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Water skiing championships, 1964

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The national water skiing championships of 1964, held at Lake Ellesmere near Christchurch, feature in this newsreel. The competitive events were slalom, jumps and a 'display day' where formation skiing tricks were demonstrated.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 151. National Film Unit, 1964

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Clayworth, Powered water sports – Water skiing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/40447/water-skiing-championships-1964 (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012.