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Christchurch 1974
Short Film (Full Length) – 1970
We New Zealanders warmly invite you to come and play and stay with us down in the Pacific, where there’s always a traditional welcome awaiting our friends!– Narrator Philip Liner
For the games, all our facilities will be enlarged or modified, and two will be brand new.– Narrator Philip Liner
[Christchurch] began more as a model of Victorian formality — but she blossomed and is waiting now to welcome you in 1974.– Narrator Philip Liner
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