During the 1930s and 1940s New Zealand cities faced a chronic housing shortage. In response the government started a state rental housing scheme, which involved building entire new suburbs. This is the Hutt Valley suburb of Naenae in 1944. Following the lay of the land, the curving streets were designed to prevent the monotony induced by straight streets.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Dobrée Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)
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Photograph by John Dobrée Pascoe
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