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Description

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
Identifier
2010-26
Relation
Coolstore - 2010-26
Date
March 1971
Digitisation ID
2015S_2010-26_012401
Format
Slide

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Taxonomy

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

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