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Status
Released
Production
New Zealand National Film Unit
Aired
1969-01-01
Shot for an Australian Travel Agents Seminar, this short film seeks to portray 1969 New Zealand as a hip and happening place. The tourism clichĂ©s of a scenic wonderland remain, but the film attempts to present a more sophisticated NZ to entice jet-set Aussies east. After all, we "got rid of six o'clock closing ages ago." To complement the Anzac staples of sport, beer and gambling there are mountains and MÄori. Nightclubs offer show bands and strippers for "relaxation" after strenuous days of sightseeing. Câmon is a fascinating snapshot of a nation in transition.
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