New Zealand-1981: Wairakei Geothermal Power Station With Steam And Pipes

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

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Wairakei Geothermal Power Station With Steam And Pipes — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1981 captures the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station in New Zealand. The clip opens on a yellow and white New Zealand Electricity sign for the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station Information Centre, with steam rising in the background. The camera then pans to reveal rows of large white pipes leading toward the industrial complex, where plumes of steam billow from the facility. The scene is set in a rural landscape with trees and grass, showcasing the early use of geothermal energy. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic look of home movie footage from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122839504

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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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: Useful for 1980s editorial projects needing New Zealand geothermal energy, public utility infrastructure, or visitor-shot industrial landscape footage.
Period detail: The New Zealand Electricity signage, 8mm color stock, and industrial pipework support an early 1980s public utility context in New Zealand.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing moves from the information centre sign toward the pipes and steam, suggesting a visitor documenting a notable energy site rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the yellow and white power station sign, trees, grass, fence lines, steam plumes, white pipes, and distant industrial structures.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, softened focus, muted color, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, industrial cutaway, energy-history transition, or brief memory beat within a New Zealand travel or technology sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually places geothermal power infrastructure in a rural New Zealand setting, with public-facing signage and visible steam from the facility.
Research note: Human review should note visible New Zealand Electricity branding and facility signage; no people are visible, but copyright, trademark, and location permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1981 New Zealand 8mm footage, Wairakei Geothermal Power Station, geothermal steam pipes, New Zealand Electricity sign, and vintage energy infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots from the same visit, then other 1981 New Zealand material, then broader geothermal, power station, or industrial landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing a yellow and white New Zealand Electricity sign for Wairakei Geothermal Power Station near trees. — New Zealand Electricity signage marks the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station area.

Visitor-shot 1981 New Zealand frame of the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station Information Centre sign, with vegetation and steam in the background. — Information Centre signage appears with steam rising beyond the trees.

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame showing paired Wairakei geothermal signs, a fence, trees, grass, and steam rising in the distance. — Paired geothermal station signs sit below trees as steam rises behind them.

1981 New Zealand 8mm frame of large white geothermal pipes running toward industrial structures and visible steam at Wairakei. — White pipe runs lead toward the geothermal station as steam billows from the facility.

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