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Story: Suburbs

Living in the suburbs

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This government newsreel from the late 1950s promotes the advantages of suburban family life, either in private or state-built housing.

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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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Mark Derby, Suburbs – The suburban ideal, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/25046/living-in-the-suburbs (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 25 May 2015.