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Story: City styles

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Cities and culture creation

  3. City music

  4. City fashion

  5. City communication and codes

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Cities and culture creation

Group Show catalogue, 1953

Group Show catalogue, 1953

Chez Eelco coffee house, Nelson, 1962

Chez Eelco coffee house, Nelson, 1962 (1st of 2)

Chinese Lantern Festival, Auckland, 2009

Chinese Lantern Festival, Auckland, 2009 (2nd of 2)

Stewart Plaza, Christchurch, 2009

Stewart Plaza, Christchurch, 2009

Break dancing, 1984

Break dancing, 1984

From page 2 - City music

Ball at the Choral Hall, Auckland, 1860s

Ball at the Choral Hall, Auckland, 1860s

Rock 'n' roll, Taita Youth Club, 1958

Rock 'n' roll, Taita Youth Club, 1958

Scribe, Pasifika festival, 2004

Scribe, Pasifika festival, 2004

Fly My Pretties

Fly My Pretties

From page 3 - City fashion

Dressing up for town, Auckland, 1957

Dressing up for town, Auckland, 1957

Hoodie wearers, Wellington, 1999

Hoodie wearers, Wellington, 1999

Milk-bar cowboys, Auckland, 1950s

Milk-bar cowboys, Auckland, 1950s (1st of 3)

Big hair and tight jeans, 1964

Big hair and tight jeans, 1964 (2nd of 3)

Bogans, Dunedin, 2009

Bogans, Dunedin, 2009 (3rd of 3)

The property developer look

The property developer look

iD Dunedin Fashion Show, 2005

iD Dunedin Fashion Show, 2005

From page 4 - City communication and codes

South Auckland poetry

South Auckland poetry

Tags in a Wellington car park, 2009

Tags in a Wellington car park, 2009 (1st of 5)

Graffiti art, Wellington, 2004

Graffiti art, Wellington, 2004 (2nd of 5)

Anti-graffiti advertisement, 2009

Anti-graffiti advertisement, 2009 (3rd of 5)

Political graffiti, Wellington

Political graffiti, Wellington (4th of 5)

Woollen tagging, Tauranga, 2009

Woollen tagging, Tauranga, 2009 (5th of 5)

Billboard, Auckland, 2009

Billboard, Auckland, 2009

‘Keep to the left’ sign, Dunedin, 1926

‘Keep to the left’ sign, Dunedin, 1926

Jay-walker, Auckland, 2006

Jay-walker, Auckland, 2006

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/city-styles/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 11 Mar 2010

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