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Filmshoot at Whakarewrewa

Shooting scenes for New Zealand Scenic Charms, Whakarewarewa, 1930s. 'Filmcraft' was the forerunner of the government's National Film Unit.

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film
tourism
whakarewarewa
Credit

Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: ABKB 7711/14W

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'Filmshoot at Whakarewrewa', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/whakarewarewa-filmshoot, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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