Biography: Friedlander, Marti

Suburban Development, Henderson, 1966

Marti Friedlander’s photography captured aspects of New Zealand life during a period of social change. This 1966 image portrays a salient aspect of a rapidly expanding Auckland; former rural land stripped bare except for the beginnings of a new suburb, the family group small in this new kind of social space.

Using this item

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 2000/28/77

by Marti Friedlander

Gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Leonard Bell. 'Friedlander, Marti', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47469/suburban-development-henderson-1966 (accessed 4 June 2026).