Exhibition grounds and Kupe statue.
Still shots and description
The title card reads 'Let's Have a Change and See the Exhibition'. We begin our look at the exterior of the Exhibition with a close-up of a fountain. Water falls in sprays from each of three levels, and into the pool below. Behind, on one of the Exhibition's many buildings, flags are waving in the breeze. Next we see a tall, rectangular building with 'Australia' on it, indicating that it must be Australia's pavilion. The white building has tall columns on some of its sides, making it appear striped. It is reflected in the large pool in front of us. Now we see the pool from a different angle: it is surrounded by shrubs in square terracotta planters and lights on tall white poles. Some of the Exhibition's many visitors are wandering between the buildings in the background. In our next view we see the fountain again, and behind it a large white building and a tall concrete tower. In the foreground is a bed of orange flowers. In a closer view of the tower we see it is topped by a flag pole, one of the many in this patriotic exhibition. The water in the pool in front of us is rippled by the wind. Looking at the street below, we see a tram-like vehicle drive past three art deco towers in the centre of the road, while other visitors walk to their destinations. The same view from another angle shows how close the Exhibition is to the nearby hills. A series of short scenes show the rectangular pool from above, the blue and green soundshell and a close-up of the tram. It ends with the bronze statue of Kupe, his staff pointing above him, silhouetted grandly against the blue sky.
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