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Whitebait pottle

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Whitebait pottle

Fish shops still sell whitebait in small pottles, which these days are usually plastic. This pottle, which probably dates from the 1960s, is made from waxed paper.

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Carl Walrond, Whitebait and whitebaiting – Whitebaiting culture and regulations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/11713/whitebait-pottle (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.