A Nice Sort of Day

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Title

A Nice Sort of Day

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NZ On Screen

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Description

This film contrasts impressions of two places over the course of a day: Mana Island off Tītahi Bay, and Wellington city. Two young climbers, teacher Steve Firth and gardener Laurie Gallagher, row out to the island while the sun rises and the city wakes up. Over smokes and beers, they discuss why they climb. Evocative shots of their rockface ascent are paralleled with shots of city bustle: traffic, Radio Windy DJs and new high rises. The genre of dramatised documentary was relatively new when ...

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Format

Video

Date created

1977

URL

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/a-nice-sort-of-day-1977

Related subjects

climbing / wellington / abseiling / 70s fashion / dramatised documentary / rock climbing / mana island / 1970s / 1977 / 70s / seventies / wellington high school / teachers / teaching / classroom / students / gardening / horticulture / organic gardening / gardener / teacher / bouldering / trad climbing / radio windy / outdoor climbing / hippies / nature / outdoor activities / tītahi bay / rowing / city life / pigeon park / weekends / hitchhiking / titahi bay / steve firth / laurie gallagher / wellngton teachers' training college

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