Becoming a city was a cause for civic celebration, because it confirmed a settlement was now an important player in the urban hierarchy. This clip shows Rotorua’s mayor proclaim his town New Zealand’s 17th city in 1962.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference:
Pictorial Parade 136. National Film Unit, 1963
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