NZ Film Unit
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in Cook Islands.
From Our Own Correspondent Rarotonga, Sept. 20.
THE New Zealand Government National Film Unit is at present on location in Rarotonga with a view to produc ing a short film on life in the Cook Islands.
The Director of the Unit intends to cover all aspects of Island life, including Education, Health, Agriculture and Ad ministration with, of course, a strong smattering of hula girls and waving palm trees.
Todate, the people of Rarotonga have shown excellent co-operation in the work being done, their enthusiasm never flag ging although they now realise that mak ing a moving picture is hard work, and smiles are apt to get frozen on the face after the twentieth rehearsal.
Weather conditions have been disap pointing and work has been continually held up by passing clouds which refuse to move on at the right moment. The unit hoped that it would be possible to photograph the skin-diving on the pearl beds in Manihiki, but shipping difficul ties and the danger of damaging expen sive gear in a bad reef crossing has compelled a change of plans and the atoll sequences will be filmed on Aitutaki.
Cook Islanders and other Pacific resi dents will look forward with interest to the showing of the film which we hope will depict a modern idea of the Glam orous South Seas.