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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

The Christmas lights which used to adorn Broadway Avenue during the festive season are seen here adding a shine to the 1981 Telethon at the Rainbow Stadium.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Persons. Telethon was a 24-hour live television spectacular designed to raise money for charitable causes. It originated in the United States, but New Zealand put a typically Kiwi spin on the event. Local performers, amateur and professional were joined by international stars, who entertained New Zealand to raise money for charity. Groups of people from schools, clubs, and pubs, contributed cash and cheques, often in an oversized format, to add to the pledged totals on the day of the event.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Manawatu Standard Negative Collection
Date
June 27, 1981
Digitisation ID
2021N_2017-20_Telethon81_002
Format
B&W negative

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telethon,
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[Frankie Stevens Singing with Performers Using NZSL During the 1981 Telethon]
[American Actor Randy Powell on the Pledge Phone Lines for Telethon 1981]
[Children of South Mākirikiri School with Donation Cheque]
[Brian Burns runs an Indoor Marathon for Telethon 1981]
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[The Telethon 1981 Crowd Join in Tom Sharplin's Rock 'n' Roll Sing-a-long]
[Tom Sharplin and His Rock 'n' Roll Band Entertain the Crowd at Telethon 1981]
[Television Camera's Prepare for Filming at the 1981 Telethon]
[The Telethon 1981 Crowd Join in Tom Sharplin's Rock 'n' Roll Sing-a-long]
[Wide Shot of the Telethon 1981 main set]