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Biography: Rigg, Theodore

Sir Theodore Rigg on the fuiture of agriculture in New Zealand, 1954

Audio file

Hear Sir Theodore Rigg, in a scratchy recording made for radio in 1954, commenting on the future for agricultural production in New Zealand. He argues that a 50 per cent increase in output was both possible and necessary. (5 min 8 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D3700

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Graeme Robertson. 'Rigg, Theodore', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/149/sir-theodore-rigg-on-the-fuiture-of-agriculture-in-new-zealand-1954 (accessed 4 June 2026).