Story: Love and romance

All images and media

From page 1 - Māori love stories

Hinemoa, 1914

Hinemoa, 1914

Māhinaarangi, Tūrongo and Raukawa

Māhinaarangi, Tūrongo and Raukawa

Tūrongo and Māhinaarangi carving

Tūrongo and Māhinaarangi carving

Roadside Stories: Island romance in Lake Rotorua

Roadside Stories: Island romance in Lake Rotorua

From page 2 - Pākehā love stories

Valentine's Day, 1876

Valentine's Day, 1876

To love a Maori, 1972

To love a Maori, 1972

From page 3 - Dances, love and courtship, 1840 to 1950

Dunedin Citizens' Ball, 1898

Dunedin Citizens' Ball, 1898

Rural dances: Spinsters' Ball, 1890

Rural dances: Spinsters' Ball, 1890 (1st of 2)

Rural dances: Middlemarch ball, 2005

Rural dances: Middlemarch ball, 2005 (2nd of 2)

Majestic Cabaret, 1942

Majestic Cabaret, 1942

Ōtira social dance, 1948

Ōtira social dance, 1948

From page 4 - Movies, milk bars and nightclubs

Hutt Valley Youth Club, 1958

Hutt Valley Youth Club, 1958

Alfie's Cabaret, 1989

Alfie's Cabaret, 1989

From page 5 - Marriage arrangements and dating

Ranginui Walker and Deidre Dodson, 1952

Ranginui Walker and Deidre Dodson, 1952

Hannaford's Matrimonial Agency, 1890

Hannaford's Matrimonial Agency, 1890

Finding great happiness

Finding great happiness

How to cite this page:

Rosemary Du Plessis, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/love-and-romance/media (accessed 6 June 2023)

Story by Rosemary Du Plessis, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 1 May 2017