A report on progress being made in the building of dams and power stations as part of an extensive project to increase hydro-electric output in New Zealand. The latter part of the film shows experiments on the utilization of geo-thermal energy from the country’s many geysers.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312603
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geothermal resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geysers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-power
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Dams
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-power
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)