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Hot earth

Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1954
film

Rotorua is famous for its geysers which every year attract many tourists. This film shows how a geyser works, tracing the cycle of its operation. Today, resea..

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Power progress, 1951

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Above New Zealand

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[New Zealand Weekly Review. No. 211]

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