Story: Whanganui region
In this 1948 film clip the Breeze travels from Wellington up the west coast to Whanganui – the Whanganui River mouth can be seen on the two charts being inspected at the end of the clip. Coastal shipping like this diminished in importance as roads improved, and with the 1962 introduction of a roll-on, roll-off ferry between the North and South islands. The film's voice-over was written by the poet Denis Glover.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: Weekly Review 374. National Film Unit, 1948
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.
