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Farmer fencing

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Farmer fencing

A Māori farmer erects a fence in the North Island in August 1965. He is wearing the classic green Swanndri – a woollen jacket that is pulled over the head, and has a lace-up front and a hood.

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Bronwyn Labrum, Rural clothing – Black singlets and bush shirts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18522/farmer-fencing (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Labrum, published 1 March 2009.