Story: Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city

State housing

State housing

These children pose outside a Māori Affairs house in Takanini, in the 1970s.  State housing assisted Māori who moved into urban areas.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: AAQT 6539/A95,413

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How to cite this page:

Aroha Harris, 'Ngā tāone nui – Māori and the city - Māori migrate to the cities', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/24854/state-housing (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Aroha Harris, published 11 Mar 2010