This impressionistic, late 1960s survey traces Auckland from volcanic origins to a population of half a million people. Produced by the National Film Unit, it finds a city of "design and disorder" growing steadily but secure in its own skin as its populace basks in the summer sun. A wry, at times bemused, Hugh Macdonald script and an often frenetic, jazzy soundtrack accompany time honoured Queen City images: beaches and yachting, parks and bustling city streets, and an unpredictable climate given to humidity and sudden downpours. Awards:
1970 Edinburgh Film Festival - Certificate of Merit
1968 Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference (Taiwan) - Third Prize
1967 Venice Film Festival - Lion of St Mark Plaque
1967 Tourfilm Festival (Czechoslovakia) - Tourism Film Prize
