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Kōrero: Eating

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Meals

  3. Families and hospitality

  4. Getting enough to eat

  5. Table etiquette

  6. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Meals

Meal time in a Māori village

Meal time in a Māori village

Shearers' smoko break, early 20th century

Shearers' smoko break, early 20th century

A family roast dinner, 2011

A family roast dinner, 2011

Dinner at Mānuka Point Station, 1943

Dinner at Mānuka Point Station, 1943

School lunch

School lunch (1 o 5)

Cafeteria, Kiwi dairy factory

Cafeteria, Kiwi dairy factory (2 o 5)

Businessmen at lunch

Businessmen at lunch (3 o 5)

Takeaway meal

Takeaway meal (4 o 5)

Drive-through meal

Drive-through meal (5 o 5)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Families and hospitality

A family meal, 1947

A family meal, 1947

Volunteers serving food at Raukawa marae, 2004

Volunteers serving food at Raukawa marae, 2004

1970s dinner party

1970s dinner party

Feast for returned soldiers, 1946

Feast for returned soldiers, 1946 (1 o 3)

Dinner honouring returned soldiers, 1919

Dinner honouring returned soldiers, 1919 (2 o 3)

Wedding reception, 1970s

Wedding reception, 1970s (3 o 3)

Traditional Chinese New Year meal, 2006

Traditional Chinese New Year meal, 2006

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Getting enough to eat

Food for the unemployed, 1930s

Food for the unemployed, 1930s

Ration book

Ration book

Christmas dinner, Aro Valley community centre, 2011

Christmas dinner, Aro Valley community centre, 2011

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Table etiquette

How to hold a knife and fork

How to hold a knife and fork

How to set a formal table for dinner

How to set a formal table for dinner

Māori man eating, 1861

Māori man eating, 1861

Saying grace, 1958

Saying grace, 1958

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Kerryn Pollock, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/eating/media (accessed 3 March 2021)

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013

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