This Is New Zealand (1970)

Name: This Is New Zealand
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1970-03-13

22m

Running Time

Plot.

The movie that wowed audiences at Expo 70. The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Using then ground-breaking technology, the film required three separate but synchronised 35mm film projectors which projected their images onto an extra-wide screen. In 2004/2005 Archives New Zealand commissioned a restoration at post production facility, Park Road Post. Hugh Macdonald, the original director, was involved in the restoration and Kit Rollings, the original sound mixer assisted with the updated soundtrack. The remastered film was released for sale on DVD in 2014.

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Cast & Crew.

Hugh MacDonald

Director / Script

David H. Fowler

Producer

Sam Grau

First Assistant Camera

Kit Rollings

Sound Designer

Dave Jordan

Editor / Writer

Claude Wickstead

Sound Director

Kell Fowler

Cinematography

Rob Wright

Camera Operator

Geoffrey Scott

Executive Producer

Rob Ritchie

Assistant Director

Mac Ashley

Technical Supervisor

Rod Skelley

Sound mixer

Graeme Mears

Visual Effects

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 13, 1970

Status
Released

Running Time
22m

Budget
$150,000

Box Office
$22,224

Genres
Documentary History

Last updated: 2025-05-21

Wiki.

This is New Zealand is a documentary film showcasing New Zealand scenery that was produced by the New Zealand National Film Unit for screening at the World Expo in Osaka in 1970.

The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Using then ground-breaking technology, the film required three separate but synchronised 35mm film projectors which projected their images onto an extra-wide screen.

In 2007, Archives New Zealand commissioned a restoration at post-production facility, Park Road Post. Hugh Macdonald, the film's original director, was involved in the restoration, as well as the original sound mixer Kit Rollings. The remastered film was released for sale on DVD in 2014.