Story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce

All images and media

From page 1 - Traditional Māori workforce

Kikopiri pā, Horowhenua

Kikopiri pā, Horowhenua

Catching eels

Catching eels (1st of 2)

Māori women dressing flax

Māori women dressing flax (2nd of 2)

Tohunga tā moko (tattooist)

Tohunga tā moko (tattooist)

From page 2 - European contact

Flax mill, Whakakī

Flax mill, Whakakī

Growing potatoes

Growing potatoes

George Toms, whaler's son

George Toms, whaler's son

Phillip Tapsell, trader

Phillip Tapsell, trader

From page 3 - The rural workforce

Millstones from Mokoia

Millstones from Mokoia

South Island land sales

South Island land sales

Shearing

Shearing (1st of 2)

Māori women handling fleeces

Māori women handling fleeces (2nd of 2)

Land development scheme

Land development scheme

Digging kauri gum

Digging kauri gum

From page 4 - Urbanisation

Māori men and women in the industrial workforce, 1926–1945

Māori men and women in the industrial workforce, 1926–1945

Working in a munitions factory

Working in a munitions factory

Nurse with mother and twins

Nurse with mother and twins

Te Aute College old boys

Te Aute College old boys

Urbanisation

Urbanisation

From page 5 - Mid-1980s–2000s

Former freezing workers learn to carve

Former freezing workers learn to carve

Māori workers' distribution by industry, 1986 and 2006

Māori workers' distribution by industry, 1986 and 2006

Huia Publishers

Huia Publishers

Justice Eddie Durie and Dr Tui Adams

Justice Eddie Durie and Dr Tui Adams

How to cite this page:

Basil Keane, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-rangai-mahi-maori-in-the-workforce/media (accessed 12 August 2022)

Story by Basil Keane, published 11 Mar 2010