Pictorial Parade No. 64 (1957)
Channel: Archives New Zealand
Date: 2012-07-30

In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day.

The day has been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The International Civil Aviation Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. The purpose of the global celebration is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of States, and of the role of ICAO in promoting the safety, efficiency and regularity of international air transport.

This film presented here is Pictorial Parade 64 which includes a segment on air traffic controllers at Auckland Airport (from 4.19 till end of film). The film was produced by the National Film Unit, which was established to publicise New Zealand's participation and achievements during the Second World War. After 1945 the Film Unit expanded from producing weekly newsreels to making documentaries and films to the order of Government Departments. During its existence the Film Unit produced films for national organisations as well as many films on its own initiative. The private film industry in New Zealand relied heavily on the National Film Unit's extensive film processing facilities.

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B&W 8 mins. 35mm 744 ft. ROXBURGH - SALVAGE BY FROGMEN167 ft NAVY - 'ROYALIST'S' FAMILY DAY203 ft AVIATION - LEARNING TO CONTROL AIR TRAFFIC328 ft  B&W 8 mins. 35mm 744 ft. FROGMEN AND SALVAGE. 167 ft. For the first time the Roxburgh hydro-electric station is shut down, to help amateur frogmen salvage a heavy crane from the river below the dam. After a four-hour haul the crane is recovered. ROYALIST'S FAMILY DAY. 203 ft. Wives, children and sweethearts of the crew of New Zealand's modern cruiser Royalist have a day out on the vessel, which undergoes speed trials at 30 knots. LEARNING TO CONTROL AIR TRAFFIC. 328 ft. In Auckland, the Civil Aviation Department trains control officers on an ingenious model aerodrome where every aspect of the job can be learned.   Archives Ref: W4361/PP64 DV file of BETA SP telecini of 35mm film.