Story: Flax and flax working
Page 7. All images & media
From page 1 - New Zealand flax
From page 2 - Māori use of flax
From page 3 - The early flax trade
From page 4 - The flax fibre industry: 1860s–1930s
From page 5 - Industry changes: 1930s–2000s
How to cite this page
Nancy Swarbrick, Flax and flax working, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/6707/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.