SPFA - South Pacific Festival of Arts

SPFA: various leaders from the groups are interviewed.

Jeff Haggett and Phillip Liner turn back the clock to the beginning of the Festival..
..the Auckland Anglican Māori Club provide the compliment to the Governor
General, Sir Dennis Blundell..........E Hara Taku Toa.

- kaikōrero : Premier of Niue Mr. Robert Rex, compliment by the Niuean group.

- kaikōrero : Veronica Madunas from Havaii.
- kaikōrero : Kokaea Malua from Tuvalu.
- kaikōrero : Ted Egan from Torres Strait Islands
- kaikōrero : Honourable Vahala from Tonga and Minister of Culture.
- kaikōrero : Bernaditta Dungka from Guam
- kaikōrero : Shaun Otka from the Gilbert Islands
- kaikōrero : Tahitian speaker and a Solomon Islands speaker.
- kaikōrero : Alan Thomas from Indonesia speaks with Bill Kerekere about his
instruments that is played by members of his band from the Gamalans.

SPFA in Rotorua / Closing ceremony. Jeff Haggett gives an overview.

- Groups performing Niue / Papua New Guinea / New Caledonians / Easter
Islands and other groups. All groups were performing on the field. Aborigine
fly out the BOOMERANGS.
- Hawaiians sing "Aloha Oi"
- Val Murphy sing "Just a closer walk with thee" backed by the Solomon Island
Band.
CLOSING CEREMONY:

- kaikōrero : Ratu Sir Kamasese Mara Prime Minister of Fiji spoke on behalf of
the visitors.
- kaikōrero : Mr.Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- kaikōrero : Jock McEwen

This recording contains audio from two ORT's, namely SPFA 147 & SPFA 148