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New Zealand-1981: Geothermal Activity at Wairakei Power Station

  • Year1981
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationNew Zealand
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1981 New Zealand
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Geothermal Activity at Wairakei Power Station — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from New Zealand in 1981 captures geothermal activity at the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station. The clip opens with steam rising from a natural vent in a grassy area, followed by wide shots of a large lake or geothermal basin under a cloudy sky, with birds flying overhead. A clear shot shows the official sign for the New Zealand Electricity Wairakei Geothermal Power Station Information Centre. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, archival quality of early environmental energy development.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122839496

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • 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

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Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1981 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New Zealand Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • devastation
  • nature
  • pollution
  • destroyed
  • ugly
  • wasteland
  • environmental
  • effects
  • surrounding
  • zealand
  • electricity
  • power
  • station
  • new zealand
  • 1981
  • 1981 New Zealand footage
  • Wairakei Geothermal Power Station
  • geothermal steam
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 archival footage
  • New Zealand electricity
  • environmental energy
  • geothermal basin
  • old film footage
  • historical documentary
  • retro home movie
  • 1980s footage
  • steam vent
  • cloudy sky
  • birds flying
  • film grain
  • color faded
  • vintage documentary
  • New Zealand history
  • geothermal power

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1980s New Zealand documentary requests needing visitor-shot views of geothermal energy, lake or basin landscapes, and public-facing power station signage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm view across a pale lake or geothermal basin near Wairakei, with low scrub, distant hills, and birds in flight.
Wide visitor-shot view across water or geothermal basin under a cloudy sky.

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