The Royal Tour Of New Zealand - Reel 2 (1954)

Continued from record b. 1954? At Rotorua Park we see various shots of Maoris performing traditional ritual dances on a field before the Queen as a large crowd watches. The Queen steps up to a platform and is presented with a feathered cloak that is put around her shoulders. Prince Philip receives a similar mantle. A little white girl who has lost her mother in the crowd wanders onto the royal platform and sits near the feet of the Queen. More shots of Maoris performing different Hakas, including the famous ’Poi’ (?) dance where the women rock to the rhythm of a paddling canoe. The Queen walks from the royal stage, accompanied by officials. Several shots of the red royal train moving along the railway track; brief shot of adults and children cheering and waving streamers, probably at Moose Lodge where the royal couple paid a short visit. The Queen and Prince Philip alight the train at Stratford, and shake hands with the Mayor and his wife (?) at the station. They make their way t