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Story: Eating

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Meals

  3. Families and hospitality

  4. Getting enough to eat

  5. Table etiquette

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Meals

Meal time in a Māori village

Meal time in a Māori village

Shearers' smoko break, early 20th century

Shearers' smoko break, early 20th century

A family roast dinner, 2011

A family roast dinner, 2011

Dinner at Mānuka Point Station, 1943

Dinner at Mānuka Point Station, 1943

School lunch

School lunch (1st of 5)

Cafeteria, Kiwi dairy factory

Cafeteria, Kiwi dairy factory (2nd of 5)

Businessmen at lunch

Businessmen at lunch (3rd of 5)

Takeaway meal

Takeaway meal (4th of 5)

Drive-through meal

Drive-through meal (5th of 5)

From page 2 - Families and hospitality

A family meal, 1947

A family meal, 1947

Volunteers serving food at Raukawa marae, 2004

Volunteers serving food at Raukawa marae, 2004

1970s dinner party

1970s dinner party

Feast for returned soldiers, 1946

Feast for returned soldiers, 1946 (1st of 3)

Dinner honouring returned soldiers, 1919

Dinner honouring returned soldiers, 1919 (2nd of 3)

Wedding reception, 1970s

Wedding reception, 1970s (3rd of 3)

Traditional Chinese New Year meal, 2006

Traditional Chinese New Year meal, 2006

From page 3 - Getting enough to eat

Food for the unemployed, 1930s

Food for the unemployed, 1930s

Ration book

Ration book

Christmas dinner, Aro Valley community centre, 2011

Christmas dinner, Aro Valley community centre, 2011

From page 4 - Table etiquette

How to hold a knife and fork

How to hold a knife and fork

How to set a formal table for dinner

How to set a formal table for dinner

Māori man eating, 1861

Māori man eating, 1861

Saying grace, 1958

Saying grace, 1958

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/eating/media (accessed 25 May 2022)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 5 Sep 2013

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