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Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland

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Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland
Production
company
New Zealand Government Tourist Office
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland is a 1935 New Zealand promotional documentary film.[1]

Synopsis

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This documentary shows the following tourist attractions around Rotorua - Blue Baths, golf course, mud pools, Maori village, Waikite Geyser, Maori carvings, crafts such as weaving, St Faith’s Church Ohinemutu, memorial to Queen Victoria at Ohinemutu, water skiing on Lake Rotoiti, trout fishing in lake and stream, Lake Tarawera, Mount Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana with its steaming cliffs.[1]

Production

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This film was produced for the New Zealand Government Tourist Office.[1]

Reviews

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  • 1935 Southland Times - "The Magic Playgrounds" has pride of place in the programme of "Shorts" at the Regent.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1935. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Entertainments". Papers Past. No. 25283. Southland Times. 13 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2023.