A media scrum awaited The Beatles shortly after their arrival in Wellington on 21 June 1964. The late Peter Sinclair, a well-known broadcaster who hosted live music shows on television, is standing to the right with a recorder in his hand.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: Dominion Post Collection, EP/1964/2083/37-F1/4-071856-F Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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