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Enjoying the patio

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Front or back patios became fashionable from the 1960s. Large slabs of concrete provided outdoor entertainment space, and also linked the house and garden.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 97. National Film Unit, 1960

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Maggy Wassilieff, Gardens – Backyard gardens, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/18877/enjoying-the-patio (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.