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Manutahi School, Ruatōria area, 1947

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In mid-20th-century New Zealand, society as a whole seemed overwhelmingly monocultural. There were small but important exceptions, as demonstrated in this newsreel filmed at Manutahi School, in the Ruatōria area on the East Coast in 1947.

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Reference: Weekly Review 324. National Film Unit, 1947

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Janine Hayward, Biculturalism – From bicultural to monocultural, and back, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/32139/manutahi-school-ruatoria-area-1947 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Janine Hayward, published 14 March 2012, reviewed and revised 10 January 2023 with assistance from Janine Hayward.