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Picnicking at Judges Bay, Auckland, 1965

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Picnicking at Judges Bay, Auckland, 1965

Family groups picnic at Judges Bay, Parnell, Auckland, in January 1965. By the 1960s picnics were usually family affairs, as shown by the small scattered picnic parties in this photo. The private car, rather than public transport, had become the favoured method of transport to picnic sites.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Whites Aviation Collection

Reference: WA-63223-F

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Peter Clayworth, Picnics and barbecues – Sunday drives and picnic spots, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39295/picnicking-at-judges-bay-auckland-1965 (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 30 November 2012.