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Samoan family, 1980s

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Samoan family, 1980s

In New Zealand home ownership is regarded as an indication of success, and the government has assisted people on lower incomes to buy their own homes. This Samoan family bought their home in Newtown, Wellington, with the help of a Community Housing Improvement Programme loan.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1980/0637/9A

by Brett Richardson

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Lupematasila Melani Anae, Samoans – Life in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2505/samoan-family-1980s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lupematasila Melani Anae, published 3 March 2009, reviewed and revised 7 September 2022 with assistance from Lupematasila Melani Anae.