Pictorial Parade No. 57 (1957)
Channel: Archives New Zealand
Date: 2014-12-18

New Zealand National Film Unit presents Pictorial Parade 57 (1957)

WELLINGTON - NAUTICAL PICKUPS 151 ft

SUCCESS OF A CONFERENCE - COLOMBO PLANNERS MEET IN WELLINGTON 471 ft

MOTOR CYCLING - SCHOOLS AND SCRAMBLES 201 ft

U.S. FROGMEN'S DISPLAY. 151 ft. At Oriental Bay, Wellington, American naval frogmen display their latest rescue technique.

COLOMBO PLAN CONFERENCE. 471 ft. Held in New Zealand in 1956, the Colombo Plan conference was opened by the Prime Minister. At the opening session we see and hear representatives of Burma, Britain and U.S.A., and at the closing session, New Zealand's Minister of External Affairs and representatives of Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines and Canada.

MOTOR-CYCLE CLUB. 201 ft. The Minister of Transport and the Leader of the Opposition arrive at Rongotai to present certificates at the Ixion Motorcycle Club's instructional course. Speed tests on a closed road and a 'scramble' are shown.