Title: “A Day In Rangiora 1963”. Fade up to shot of house taken from street. Dog coming across lawn towards camera. Letter box : “134A No Thoroughfare”. Woman picking up newspaper from driveway and collecting milk bottles. Family eating breakfast. Woman coming across lawn. Young girl walking through garden and down driveway carrying small case. Man walking across park.
Little boy and toddler playing in sandpit. Baby climbing front steps of house. Woman hanging out washing; helped by little boy. Little boy checking letterbox. Woman taking letter from little boy; fade out of her reading it. Young girl coming along driveway to house. Man greeting children and going into house with them. Man and woman having a cup of tea on front steps of house with children playing in garden.
Man bringing car out of garage. Long shot of car parked at [base of water tower]. Men inspecting [pumping station] (* Ref. Material Notes). Woman and children coming out of front door of house and walking along street. Letter box: “161-A Rangiora Kindergarten”; woman and children walking up path.
Kindergarten and children playing. Shots of woman crossing in front of “Rangiora Post Office” and along street, intermingled with shots of her little boy playing in sandpit at kindergarten. Tracking shots of woman pushing pram along main shopping street, through park, to home. Children riding tricycle and pedal car around yard. Man arriving home and driving car into garage. Toddler playing with large toy truck. Toddler being prepared for bed. Girl reading comic and boy driving pedal car. Book of nursery tales being taken from shelf; woman reading to children.