- Title: NEW ZEALAND: ELECTION PREPARATIONS
- Date: 24th November 1963
- Summary: 1. LV AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE 0.04 2. GV WORKERS LISTEN TO MATIU RATA 0.07 3. MV WORKERS 0.10 4. CU MATIU RATA 0.12 5. FV PAN.. LISTENERS 0.17 6. CU MATIU RATA 0.20 7. MV MR. HOLYOAKE 0.28 8. MV REACHES PLATFORM 0.32 9. CU SPECTATORS APPLAUD 0.36 10. SCU HOLYOAKE SPEAKS 0.39 11. MV HECKLER 0.43 12. SLV HOLYOAKE 0.46 13. SCU HOLYOAKE SPEAKING 0.50 14. NORDMEYER 0.53 15. GV PAN.. WHARF WORKERS 0.57 16. SV PIPE BAND PRECEDES NORDMEYER INTO CANTEEN 1.03 17. GV PIPERS 1.05 18. MV PAN.. AUDIENCE 1.08 19. CU LABOUR LEAFLET 1.10 20. SV NORDMEYER SPEAKS 1.13 21. GV PAN.. AUDIENCE 1.17 22. SCU NORDMEYER 1.20 23. LV EXT.. HALL FOR DEAN EYRE MEETING 1.22 24. MV PUBLICITY NOTICE 1.25 25. GV AUDIENCE LISTEN TO EYRE 1.29 26. SLV EYRE (NATIONAL PARTY M.P. AND DEFENCE MINISTER) 1.31 27. SV AUDIENCE 1.35 28. CU EYRE 1.38 29. REAR VIEW .. EYRE 1.43 Initials JNT/S/JF/PB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: AUCKLAND, N.Z.
- Country: New Zealand
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- Aspect Ratio: 4:3
- Story Text: NEW ZEALAND GOES TO THE POLLS ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 30) TO ELECT ITS GOVERNMENT FOR THE COMING THREE YEARS.
THE NATIONAL PARTY, LED BY THE PRIME MINISTER MR.HOLYOAKE IS SAID BY LOCAL OBSERVERS TO BE BY NO MEANS CERTAIN OF RETAINING OFFICE.IN A HOUSE OF 80 MEMBERS THE PARTY HAS A MAJORITY OF 12 - SOME HELD BY A SLENDER MARGIN.
FOUR MAJOR PARTIES WILL CONTEST THE ELECTION.IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL PARTY AND ITS OPPOSITION THE LABOUR PARTY THERE WILL BE CANDIDATES FROM THE SOCIAL CREDIT PARTY AND - FOR THE FIRST TIME - FROM THE RECENTLY FORMED LIBERAL PARTY.
RECENT FILM FROM AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST POPULATION CENTRE SHOWS NATIONAL PARTY AND LABOUR PARTY LEADERS CAMPAIGNING, AND MATIU RATA A MAORI MP, CAMPAIGNING FOR RE-ELECTION.
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