New Zealand Students Go Gay (1929)

Christchurch, New Zealand. Title reads 'Students Have Bike Race in River'. Various shots of the students of the Canterbury University parading down main street in Christchurch, New Zealand, with floats and dressed in funny costumes. The students collect money for charity. Various shots of the students holding a cycling race with a difference - the course is a shallow river and the students choose to carry the bikes instead of riding them. They are followed by some strange floating crafts and the students even perform a Maori dance in the water. Date found in the old record - 21/05/1964. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1