Edmund Hillary and George Lowe, on board a TEAL Flying Boat, arrive at an Auckland wharf for a public welcome after scaling Mt Everest.
Brief underexposed footage of [mountain].
Members of the public wait on the wharf; TEAL Flying Boat taxiing to wharf.
NZ flag over gateway; public in foreground; TEAL Flying Boat taxiing to dockway; people disembarking from Flying Boat; crowd waiting on wharf.
Hillary and Lowe walk along gangway and are met by family and friends.
Hillary picks up a child [Peter Hillary] and kisses a woman [Louise Rose]; after mingling with the crowd they ascend the dais for official speeches, beginning with the Mayor. Hillary and Lowe both speak; brief shot of press photographers.
Various shots of dignitaries on dais; Hillary and Lowe leave the terminal amidst the well-wishers gathered; their vehicle leaves the scene under police escort.