Originally recorded on black & white 8mm film, this amateur home movie captured footage of:
Bridal party exit church and pose for pictures. Bride in wedding car. Three tiered wedding cake. Bride and groom.
[Victory] street parade: Truck with Union Jacks on the door, large group of people riding on the the tray, and sign on the cab roof reading: “Ararata”. School girls marching along street followed by schoolboy band and other boys and girls marching behind. People in costume followed by decorated vehicles. Man in [military] uniform riding on back of truck with national flags around him. Nurses marching along street followed by car with Red Cross flag draped across its bonnet. Girl Guides and Boy Scouts marching behind Union Jacks. Highland pie band. Marching girls. Man riding tall bicycle. Various parade floats. view over crowds heads showing various service personnel stepping on to outdoor stage.
Motor and horse-drawn parade floats at show grounds. Māori group perform kapa haka on stage.