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Kōrero: Beach culture

The encircling sea

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The idea of the beach as the essence of the good life is portrayed in this National Film Unit short film from 1952.

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Reference: The Encircling Sea. National Film Unit, 1952

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Beach culture – The Kiwi dream, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46/the-encircling-sea (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.