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Weekend tramping, 1951

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This film clip shows members of the Tararua Tramping Club carrying materials into the bush for constructing a hut. Most New Zealanders had a two-day weekend from 1945. This gave more people the chance to get out into the country's wild places.

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Reference: New Zealand Mirror 12. National Film Unit, 1951

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Peter Clayworth, Weekends – The great Kiwi weekend, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/39789/weekend-tramping-1951 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 30 November 2012.