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Kōrero: Seafood

‘Fish and chips, Maketu’

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‘Fish and chips, Maketu’

Practically every little town and suburb in New Zealand has at least one fish and chip shop. Unpretentious and utilitarian, they are usually owned and staffed by a husband-and-wife team. Robin White’s 1975 oil painting, ‘Fish and chips, Maketu’ captures the simple charm of the local ‘greasy’.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Robin White

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Maggy Wassilieff, Seafood – Favourite Kiwi fare, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/5097/fish-and-chips-maketu (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.