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Story: Daily life in Māori communities – te noho a te hapori

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Daily life in traditional communities

  3. Changes in daily life after European arrival

  4. Daily life in modern Māori communities

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Daily life in traditional communities

Communal gardens, 18th century

Communal gardens, 18th century

Catching eels

Catching eels

Making flax baskets

Making flax baskets

Preparing and eating fern root, around 1828

Preparing and eating fern root, around 1828

Speechmaking after a meal

Speechmaking after a meal

From page 2 - Changes in daily life after European arrival

Cutting flax, 1919

Cutting flax, 1919

War party, around 1820

War party, around 1820

Mission school, late 1850s

Mission school, late 1850s

Circular meeting house, Mōhaka

Circular meeting house, Mōhaka

Gum-digging village, around 1910

Gum-digging village, around 1910

From page 3 - Daily life in modern Māori communities

Learning city routines

Learning city routines

 Māori girls' hostel, 1954

Māori girls' hostel, 1954

State housing, Ōtara, 1960s

State housing, Ōtara, 1960s

Building urban marae, 1980

Building urban marae, 1980

Woman tattoo artist at work

Woman tattoo artist at work

How to cite this page:

Mark Derby, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/daily-life-in-maori-communities-te-noho-a-te-hapori/media (accessed 2 March 2021)

Story by Mark Derby, published 5 Sep 2013

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