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Washing clothes

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Washing clothes

The arduous task of washing clothes was made easier by a ready supply of hot water. These women are pictured doing their laundry at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, in 1916.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Nancy Swarbrick, Thermal pools and spas – A valued resource, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6441/washing-clothes (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.