A 1965 National Film Unit report on the activities of New Zealanders in South-East Asia: the 1st Battalion of the Royal NZ Infantry Regiment in Borneo; the RNZAF ophthalmic team in Sarawak and Thailand; and in Vietnam, the arrival of 161 Battery, the departure of the NEWZAD engineers, and the work of the New Zealand Civilian Surgical Team at Qui Nhon Hospital.
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The Cold War
Vietnam War
Confrontation in Borneo
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RELATED TO NEW ZEALANDERS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Events
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1 December 1898
First movie shot in NZ
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25 April 1963
NZ medics start work in South Vietnam
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1 May 1955
RNZAF's first combat strike since Second World War
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1 April 1981
New Zealand Film Archive launched
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4 December 1966
Radio Hauraki rules the waves
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29 October 1995
Forgotten silver film hoax screened
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3 January 1930
First NZ-made 'talkie' screened
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26 November 1960
'Kiwi Keith' begins 12-year reign as PM
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10 July 1967
NZ adopts decimal currency
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16 July 1965
NZ artillery opens fire in Vietnam
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18 August 1971
Deadline for Vietnam pull-out announced
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19 October 1966
New Zealand’s day with LBJ
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8 September 1954
NZ signs Manila Pact
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21 June 1964
The Beatles land in NZ
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7 December 1963
Bassett Road machine-gun murders
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10 February 1967
End of free school milk
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10 April 1968
Sinking of the Wahine
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8 March 1929
First 'talkie' draws huge crowds in Wellington
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9 October 1967
The end of the 'six o'clock swill'
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22 March 1994
Kiwis win Oscars for 'The piano'
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2 May 1964
NZ's last electric tram trip
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1 June 1960
NZ's first official TV broadcast
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15 January 1970
Anti-Vietnam War protesters greet US Vice President
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12 May 1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street, Auckland
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Vietnam War tribute 08
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The Beatles in New Zealand
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The 1951 waterfront dispute
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Vietnam War
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Malayan Emergency
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Korean War
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The Cold War
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NZ's Search for Security
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