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SOUTH PACIFIC FESTIVAL OF ARTS '76

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Year
1976
Reference
F3201
Media type
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Year
1976
Reference
F3201
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Television
Duration
2:02:56
Production company
South Pacific Television
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
Adviser: Peter Crowe
Narrator: Hemi Rapata
Lighting: Kevin Hayward
Cameraman: Kevin Hayward
Sound: Andrew Ennever
Film Editing: Bill Henderson
Film Editing: Margaret O’Shea
Production Assistant: Anna Collingwood
Executive Producer: Waldo Maquire
Producer: Graeme Hodgson

In May 1972 in Suva 18 countries took part in the first South Pacific Festival of Arts. Due to its success, 22 countries readily accepted New Zealand’s offer to host the 2nd Festival in March 1976. Sir Albert Henry Premier of the Cook Islands and his entourage were greeted at Auckland’s international airport, where customs began the huge task of clearing artefacts to be used in the Festival.

Rotorua’s International Stadium was transformed into a marae, where Te Arawa people were hosts. Governor General Sir Dennis Blundell and Prime Minister Robert Muldoon arrived for the traditional Arawa pōwhiri, marking the opening.

Parts one and two.