Roundabout with Philip Liner - Expo '88.
Philip Liner visits and describes the New Zealand Pavilion at the World Expo in Brisbane, Australia. The Expo's theme was ' Leisure in the Age of Technology." The opening of the Expo '88 song is heard ( "Together We'll Show the World" by Frank Millward and Carol Lloyd).
This is only the second time New Zealand has taken part in a World Expo - the previous time was at Osaka in 1970.
The New Zealand Pavilion is proving to be the most popular at Expo. People have been queing for nearly four hours to get into the New Zealand Pavilion. Philip Liner gives a description of the New Zealand experiences visitors will see and hear in it.
Excerpt of the official Expo '88 theme song, "Together We'll Show the World" .
Max Cryer, who is the Pavilion's Entertainment Director, explains his job of organising the New Zealand performers for the outdoor stage, to entertain the queue while they wait to experience the New Zealand pavilion. He explains why the films created for the Pavilion cannot be shown on television in New Zealand, as many people have requested.
The Māori Concert Party who perform several times a day, are largely Brisbane-based iwi. They can be performing to up to 5,000 people at a time on the outdoor stage.
Other entertainers are visitng from New Zealand, both professionals and visiting amateurs such as school cultural groups.
Max gives details of some of the 'headaches' he deals with in his role. He says Expo is a carnival, rather than an arts festival and he has approached it as such when it comes to choosing acts who have to be able to perform without a full theatre and accompaniment.
The New Zealand Tourism and Publicity Department have a booth. Interview with Owen Eagles, Travel Commissioner about promoting travel to New Zealand at Expo. He says New Zealanders are also 're-discovering' their own country through the Expo display.
Chris Moon, manager of the New Zealand restaurant speaks about the running of the 'Lockwood Lodge', and describes the food that being served at the restaurant, which caters to about 1200 people a day on average.
Several airplane-loads a week of New Zealand produce come across especially for the restaurant. Most of the staff are Kiwis who were already resident in Brisbane. He details some of the dishes they serve - they get through 20 tonnes of hokey pokey ice-cream every three weeks.
Philip Liner closes the programme (full "Roundabout" theme music follows)