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Kōrero: City history and people

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - The first towns

Maungakiekie

Kororāreka

Early Wellington

Early Wellington

Auckland land sale

Auckland land sale

Nelson petition

Nelson petition

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Types of towns

Growth of towns, lower North Island

Growth of towns, lower North Island

Brunner

Brunner (1 o 2)

Brunner ghost town

Brunner ghost town (2 o 2)

Port Chalmers

Hamilton West

Ohakune

Ohakune (1 o 3)

Mangakino

Mangakino (2 o 3)

Kawerau

Kawerau (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Towns to cities

Timber at Auckland wharves, late 1860s

Timber at Auckland wharves, late 1860s

Wellington–Manawatū railway

Wellington–Manawatū railway

Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861

Princes Street, Dunedin, 1861 (1 o 2)

Princes Street, Dunedin, around 1870

Princes Street, Dunedin, around 1870 (2 o 2)

Furniture factory, 1900

Furniture factory, 1900

Nelson – the second city

Nelson – the second city

Civic coats of arms

Civic coats of arms

Mai i te whārangi 4 - The appeal of city life

Centres of civilisation

Centres of civilisation

Urban growth

Supporting culture

Supporting culture

Otago University capping parade

Otago University capping parade

Population of the four main urban areas, 1858–2006

Population of the four main urban areas, 1858–2006

Mai i te whārangi 5 - The shape of cities

Invercargill’s grid plan

Invercargill’s grid plan

New Regent Street streetscape

New Regent Street streetscape

Railway poster

Zoning cities

New motorway

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Suburban growth

Group builders poster

Group builders poster

Building Porirua

Building Porirua

Rush-hour commuters

Rush-hour commuters

Courtville

Courtville (1 o 3)

Dixon Street Flats

Dixon Street Flats (2 o 3)

High-rise living, Tauranga

High-rise living, Tauranga (3 o 3)

Housing tenure in the four main cities

Housing tenure in the four main cities

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Suburban life

Visiting the Plunket nurse

Visiting the Plunket nurse (1 o 2)

Pouring concrete

Pouring concrete (2 o 2)

Family car

Suburban neurosis

Suburban neurosis

Hanging out at the mall

Hanging out at the mall

Somali footballers

Somali footballers

Mai i te whārangi 8 - New cities

Rotorua becomes a city

Rotorua becomes a city

New Zealand cities

New Zealand cities

Hastings industry

Hastings industry

Port trade, 2008

Port trade, 2008

Expanding Auckland

Expanding Auckland

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Growth of urban culture, 1980s–2000s

Sol Square, Christchurch

Sol Square, Christchurch

Sleepless nights

Sleepless nights

Chinese enclave, Haining Street

Chinese enclave, Haining Street

Asian-language signs

Asian-language signs

World of WearableArt

World of WearableArt

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

David Thorns and Ben Schrader, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/city-history-and-people/media (accessed 2 October 2023)

He kōrero nā David Thorns and Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010