Starlets and clowns at a Christmas party in the Christchurch Town Hall.
Rugby players participating in a tug of war competition at Hoon Hay Park. [Frames 27 to 29] Lyn Davis, Wayne Cottrell, Bruce Watt, and Derek Arnold compete.
Family playing clown game at the Industries Fair at Addington Showgrounds.
Anna Taylor, 5, with the laughing clowns game at the Industries Fair at the Addington Show Grounds.
Tammy Tahuhu with a laughing clowns game at the Industries Fair at the Addington Show Grounds.
Michael Dulieu with a clown model at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show.
David Milne and other children build sand castles on the beach as part of the New Brighton carnival. A clown selling leis also appears in Frames 21 to 25.
Ranfurly Shield parade. [Frame 26] Truck with large log on back with marching bands and marching girls in front and behind. [Frames 27 to 29] Otago fans posing with fake Ranfurly shield. [Frames 30...
Ranfurly Shield parade. [Frame 32] Person in costume with oversized clown head. [Frames 33 to 34] Truck with Canterbury fans in back and poem about Otago. [Frames 35 and 36] Austin van with signage on...
The Star Hootenannies singing "Grandma's Feather Bed" on stage during the Starlets Christmas party at Christchurch Town Hall.
Starlets posing with clowns as they arrive for the Starlets Christmas party at Christchurch Town Hall. From the left: Kylie McQuilkan, clown David Brook, Melanie McQuilkan, Titania Lichfield, clown...
June Harvest presents Myles Gilmour with a daffodil as part of the Spring's Here festival.
Peter Harris and Bo-bo, a baby grizzly bear, from Ridgways Circus at Canterbury Court.
To the left of the photo are the Fallout Follies - an anti-nuclear street theatre group, part of the Black Dragon Clowns. They had just finished performing. From left Marian Lyftogt (now Joy Harland)...
"Royce Ashton aka Daddy Clown of the Ashton Family Circus, touring with the Extravaganza Fair at Gloucester Green." - Contributor's note
Starlets dressed as clowns posing on the back of a train carriage at Ferrymead with the Port Hills in the background.
Large crowd watching a vintage car being pushed by a man wearing a large papier mache head surrounded by people dressed as clowns as part of the Santa Parade at the Colombo Street, Moorhouse Avenue...
Participants in the Hay's Limited Chistmas pageant dressed as clowns and in Victorian period costumes.
Students from Aranui High School in clown costumes ahead of their annual school production called Big Top. Students are, Natasya Ysoff (back), Janine Finlay (left centre), Ben McNabb (with hammer)...
Views of the Kaiapoi Christmas carnival arranged by the Kaiapoi Jaycees at the Kaiapoi Domain.
Views of the Kaiapoi Christmas carnival arranged by the Kaiapoi Jaycees.
The Merrie-Midgets were a puppet show hand-crafted, built and performed by the Comfort family. Alison Comfort with characters from The Merrie-Midgets puppet troop; clowns Hooke and Snivy, and...
A balancing clown made by Sumner School students Melissa Smith and Cali Leathers (not shown) for the Trust Bank Cantamath competition. Pictured, from left, Pamela Bell, Kirsti Carr, Celia Tripp and...
Clowns, Paul De Jong and Cobus Nel, make their way up Colombo Street towards the Telethon in the Town Hall.