New Zealand Mirror No. 17 (1953)
Channel: Archives New Zealand
Date: 2021-07-19

New Zealand’s National Film Unit presents 'New Zealand Mirror No. 17' (1953) 

WATER SPEED RECORD On Wellington's Evans Bay, Len Southward's 2½-ton speedboat "Redhead" breaks the New Zealand/Australian water speed record, averaging 101 1/4 m.p.h. 

KIWIS LIVE AT GAME FARM At a Trout Hatchery and Game Farm several Kiwis have found a home. The Kiwi is a flightless bird peculiar to New Zealand and is a remarkable creature in many ways. 

DAMS AND DYNAMITE Of the new dams and power stations on the Waikato River, Maraetai is completed, and Whakamaru is under construction. Here, diversion of the river involves two spectacular explosions in the gorge, and all-night work by heavy earthmoving machinery.