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A float made to look like a waka makes its way through The Square. People in traditional Māori dress ride on the float. 92 floats took part in the Palmerston North City Centennial celebrations of 1971. Approx. 10,000 people were present at the event to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2015S_2010-26_012401
Title
Waka Float - 1971 Palmerston North Centennial Jubilee Parade
Relation
Coolstore - 2010-26
Format
Slide
Held In
Coolstore
License
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Creation

Created By
Date
March 1971

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
By Attribution Alone

Taxonomy

Tags
colour,
jubilee,
kākahu,
parade,
piupiu,
procession,
te ao māori,
Community Tags
music,

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