Successful N.Z. promotions in U.S., Canada

Press, 7 December 1976, Page 38

Successful N.Z. promotions in U.S., Canada

From JOHN HUTCHISON, in San Francisco

The New Zealand Government’s pursuit of travellers from abroad for 1976 will end'in North America this month with two events celebrating the diamond jubilee of the Tourist and Publicity Department.

A series of presentations to travel agents, begun in November in western Canada and the United States, have

now moved to New York City. They are jointly sponsored by the New Zealand Tourist Office for North America, and Pan American World Airways. This week Pan Am will introduce, with intensive national publicity, the first non-stop air service between North America and New Zealand. The year-end activities climax one of the most active years of North American promotion by the Tourist Office, which had already in 1976 conducted elaborate film, lecture, and publicity presentations in 55 American and Canadian cities before 5000 travel agents and more than 100,000 of their potential customers, according to Mr Lang Manning, senior travel commissioner. Another major element in the year’s effort was a three-month tour by Mr Rex Forrester, a New Zealand author, lecturer, and authority' on trout fishing, who addressed more than 50 angling

clubs in North America. He also appeared on scores of television and radio programmes and was interviewed by numerous outdoor and fishing editors across the United States and Canada. Pan Aid's new non-stop service—the first flight leaves Auckland on Friday—by 7475 P (special performance) jets, will trim several hours from existing flights between California and New Zealand. The 7475 P is shorter than the conventional jumbo and has a range of 8000 miles. Mr Manning, who recalls that he was in Auckland when the first Pan Am Clipper arrived there in 1947 after a four-day flight from California, says the new Pan Am flights mark one of the most exciting milestones in Pacific tourism.

Pan Um’s regional managing director in San Francisco, Mr Dick Denton (right), presents Mr Manning with an award to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department.

The Japanese Govern’ ment has waived the requirement for vaccination against smallpox for travellers entering Japan.

1— Former gold dredging area is West Coast rail and timber centre meaning “fish mother,” but 30-otld miles from sea. 2— East Coast river drains Lake Sumner and said to be old Maori route to West Coast greenstone. 3— Petroglyphs in limestone caves rather than Australian military college. 4— I s minerally rich area between “Marble Mountain” and golden beaches bracken covered? 3—Fiery path is three-day scenic walk crossing two national parks. 6— Sir Henry gave racecourse for country’s air trainees. 7— Marlborough Valley and river tributary of the Pelorus. 8— It’s not nowhere — rather try Canterbury back country. 9— Two areas. West Coast and Central Otago, both associated with gold, mining and, perhaps, best seen at night! 10— Queen Charlotte outward bound? 11— “Just a wee measure my pretty Coast lass.” 12— Peninsula on a peninsula has something in common with area on Firth of Forth. 13— Otago river and valley best known as pass near hurlin’ display. 14— Southern home of the tasty toheroa. 15— -Winged horse gambolling in the waves. 16— Poet’s peaks in the alpine chain where the Faerie Queene dances. 17— These gruff mountains are western wall of central Hakataramea Valley. 18— Thermal resort on important trans-island route. 19 — Did Apollo rest here in Cheviot County? 20— Regal skifield peak! 21— D’ ye ken John’s Canterbury forest? 22— Marlborough sound known well by Dolphin “Jack” in earlier days. 23— Volcanic rock gives colour to this suburb name near Sumner. 24— Tin leg on road to Milford Sound. 25— “Long Food Store” in Maori is appropriate name for South Westland area. 26— White stone city on eastern seaboard. 27— North American place-name in Murchison County courtesy Captain Moonlight. 28— Pan-cooked scone at the end of first walking stage. 29— Go milk on hill to north of Dunedin. 30— Lake and river southernmost point reached by Thomas Brunner in 1846-48 on West Coast expedition. 31— Cape has cleaner air than name suggests. 32— “Canoe Harbour” is Nelson fruit growing area visited by D’Urville in 1824. 33— Only one Lyttelton island, in short not a pair. 34— They must run deep at this West Coast rail junction. 35— Pass named after famous explorer links Otago and West Coast. 36_Three-letter valley and river between Thomson and Eyre mountains into Lake Wakatipn. 37— Largest centre on New Zealand’s third island. 38— South Canterbury hamlet so English in name, just like a church. 39— Five and quarter miles of rail tunnel brought fame to alpine settlement. 40— Southland farming borough is junction of routes to Southern lakes and Southland.

“Tuesday Travel" is compiled and edited by Les B loxham; advertising co-ordinator, Alan Jamieson Our'next feature will appear on February 1, 1977. Travel safely over the holiday season . . .