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Building a state house, Tāmaki

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Building a state house, Tāmaki

A team of builders employed by Fletcher Construction – (from left) J. Morgan, P. Thiebault, J. Lonergan, E. Collett, A McKerchar and K. Kelly – are busy framing up a state house in Tāmaki, Auckland, in 1954. The light wooden frame and tile roof are typical of low-cost suburban houses in this period.

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Mark Derby, Suburbs – The state builds suburbs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25053/building-a-state-house-tamaki (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 4 February 2010.