New Zealand-1981: White Memorial Obelisk for Tamati Waka Nene on a Clear Day

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationNew Zealand
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 New Zealand

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White Memorial Obelisk for Tamati Waka Nene on a Clear Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from New Zealand in 1981 captures a weathered white stone memorial obelisk dedicated to Tamati Waka Nene, Chief of Ngapuhi. The inscription commemorates him as the first to welcome the Queen's Sovereignty in New Zealand and a consistent supporter of the Pakeha. The stone, showing signs of age and outdoor exposure, stands beside a white-sided building on a clear day. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading characteristic of 8mm archival footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse into New Zealand's colonial history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122833624

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1981 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New Zealand Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1980s New Zealand home-movie footage of a colonial-era memorial or commemorative public marker for documentary, museum, or education use.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage and visible memorial inscription place the scene in a visitor-recorded 1981 New Zealand context, with a white weatherboard building beside the obelisk.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the inscription and stone form rather than staging action or guided presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white stone obelisk, engraved dedication text, IHS lettering, a white-sided building, window frames, trees, and clear daylight.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, mild color fading, soft contrast, and contact-sheet framing that reflect the physical home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, historical insert, location marker, or reflective memory beat within material on New Zealand colonial remembrance.
Historical context: The inscription identifies Tamati Waka Nene, Chief of Ngapuhi, and frames the memorial through colonial language visible on the stone.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should verify site access, memorial/property context, and copyright status separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1981 New Zealand 8mm memorial obelisk, Tamati Waka Nene monument, Ngapuhi chief memorial, and colonial inscription home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1981 New Zealand exteriors, then related memorial, monument, or colonial-history footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing a white obelisk memorial for Tamati Waka Nene beside a weatherboard building. — White memorial obelisk with readable dedication text near a building window.

Visitor-shot 8mm view of the Tamati Waka Nene memorial inscription in New Zealand, with white siding and a window behind it. — The memorial text is centered, with the building facade visible behind the stone.

1981 home-movie frame showing the weathered white Tamati Waka Nene memorial with inscription and nearby building details. — Weathered stone surface and memorial lettering remain visible in a steady exterior view.

Wider 1981 New Zealand 8mm view of the Tamati Waka Nene obelisk, showing more of the building, trees, and surrounding grounds. — A wider view places the memorial beside the white building and surrounding trees.

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