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Story: City history and people

All images and media

From page 1 - The first towns

Maungakiekie

Kororāreka

Early Wellington

Early Wellington

Auckland land sale

Auckland land sale

Nelson petition

Nelson petition

From page 2 - Types of towns

Growth of towns, lower North Island

Growth of towns, lower North Island

Brunner

Brunner (1st of 2)

Brunner ghost town

Brunner ghost town (2nd of 2)

Port Chalmers

Hamilton West

Ohakune

Ohakune (1st of 3)

Mangakino

Mangakino (2nd of 3)

Kawerau

Kawerau (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - Towns to cities

Timber at Auckland wharves, late 1860s

Timber at Auckland wharves, late 1860s

Wellington–Manawatū railway

Wellington–Manawatū railway

Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861

Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861 (1st of 2)

Princes Street, Dunedin, around 1870

Princes Street, Dunedin, around 1870 (2nd of 2)

Furniture factory, 1900

Furniture factory, 1900

Nelson – the second city

Nelson – the second city

Civic coats of arms

Civic coats of arms

From page 4 - The appeal of city life

Centres of civilisation

Centres of civilisation

Urban growth

Supporting culture

Supporting culture

Otago University capping parade

Otago University capping parade

Population of the four main urban areas, 1858–2006

Population of the four main urban areas, 1858–2006

From page 5 - The shape of cities

Invercargill’s grid plan

Invercargill’s grid plan

New Regent Street streetscape

New Regent Street streetscape

Railway poster

Zoning cities

New motorway

From page 6 - Suburban growth

Group builders poster

Group builders poster

Building Porirua

Building Porirua

Rush-hour commuters

Rush-hour commuters

Courtville

Courtville (1st of 3)

Dixon Street Flats

Dixon Street Flats (2nd of 3)

High-rise living, Tauranga

High-rise living, Tauranga (3rd of 3)

Housing tenure in the four main cities

Housing tenure in the four main cities

From page 7 - Suburban life

Visiting the Plunket nurse

Visiting the Plunket nurse (1st of 2)

Pouring concrete

Pouring concrete (2nd of 2)

Family car

Suburban neurosis

Suburban neurosis

Hanging out at the mall

Hanging out at the mall

Somali footballers

Somali footballers

From page 8 - New cities

Rotorua becomes a city

Rotorua becomes a city

New Zealand cities

New Zealand cities

Hastings industry

Hastings industry

Port trade, 2008

Port trade, 2008

Expanding Auckland

Expanding Auckland

From page 9 - Growth of urban culture, 1980s–2000s

Sol Square, Christchurch

Sol Square, Christchurch

Sleepless nights

Sleepless nights

Chinese enclave, Haining Street

Chinese enclave, Haining Street

Asian-language signs

Asian-language signs

World of WearableArt

World of WearableArt

How to cite this page:

David Thorns and Ben Schrader, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/city-history-and-people/media (accessed 31 May 2023)

Story by David Thorns and Ben Schrader, published 11 Mar 2010