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Story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce

Urbanisation

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This video from 1960 outlines the transition undertaken by Māori moving into the city. At the time, over 70% of Māori still lived in rural areas.

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Reference: Maori Today. National Film Unit, 1960

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Basil Keane, Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce – Urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/25527/urbanisation (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 4 March 2010.