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Larrikinism

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Larrikinism

The challenging behaviour of teenagers (from the standpoint of the older generation) is nothing new. This 1887 letter to the Hawkes Bay Heraldcomments on the unruly lads of Havelock North.

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Reference: Hawke's Bay Herald, 1 December, 1887, p. 3

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Carl Walrond, Teenagers and youth – Control and rebellion, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/27031/larrikinism (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 22 March 2011, updated 1 August 2017.