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Kōrero: Economic history

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Phases of economic development

Fish hooks

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill)

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill)

Māori trading

Exports and GDP, 1860–2004

Exports and GDP, 1860–2004

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Early Māori economies

Waka huia

Feast, Bay of Islands, 1849

Feast, Bay of Islands, 1849 (1 o 2)

Māori traders, 1850s

Māori traders, 1850s (2 o 2)

Canoes with produce

Canoes with produce

Mai i te whārangi 3 - First European economies

Clubbed seals, Campbell Island

Clubbed seals, Campbell Island

Deforestation of New Zealand

Deforestation of New Zealand

Cliff Street, Lyell, 1900

Cliff Street, Lyell, 1900 (1 o 2)

Lyell cemetery, 2008

Lyell cemetery, 2008 (2 o 2)

New Plymouth, 1843

New Plymouth, 1843

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Early pastoral economy

Wool, meat and butter exports, 1853–2000

Wool, meat and butter exports, 1853–2000 (1 o 2)

Sheep numbers, 1851–2014

Sheep numbers, 1851–2014 (2 o 2)

Droving sheep

Coats of arms

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Boom and bust, 1870–1895

Main trunk line

Main trunk line

Remutaka incline, around 1880

Remutaka incline, around 1880

Sweating system

Sweating system

Auckland waterfront

Auckland waterfront

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Refrigeration, dairying and the Liberal boom

Real value of exports and imports, 1857–2003

Real value of exports and imports, 1857–2003 (1 o 2)

Industrial structure of non-Māori workforce, 1848–1936

Industrial structure of non-Māori workforce, 1848–1936 (2 o 2)

Cheviot Hills

Taranaki dairy factories

Taranaki dairy factories

Bluff freezing works

Bluff freezing works

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Inter-war years and the great depression

Depression, 1928

Depression, 1928

The great depression, 1932

The great depression, 1932

Soup kitchen, Wellington, around 1932

Soup kitchen, Wellington, around 1932

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Industrialisation

External trade partners, 1857–2008

External trade partners, 1857–2008

Industrial structure of workforce, 1936–2006

Industrial structure of workforce, 1936–2006

Patriotic postcard, 1939

Patriotic postcard, 1939

Tasman pulp and paper mill, Kawerau

Tasman pulp and paper mill, Kawerau

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Great boom, 1935–1966

Women workers, Second World War

Women workers, Second World War

Advertisement for Laminex

Advertisement for Laminex

Chatham Islands crayfish boom

Chatham Islands crayfish boom

Shrek marketing Icebreaker

Shrek marketing Icebreaker

Mai i te whārangi 10 - External diversification after 1966

Terms of trade, 1860–2000

Terms of trade, 1860–2000

Japanese eating lamb, 1970

Japanese eating lamb, 1970

Composition of exports by value

Composition of exports by value

International tourists

International tourists

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Government and market liberalisation

Government department building, Stratford, 1913

Government department building, Stratford, 1913

National Party booklet, 1949

National Party booklet, 1949

Consumer price index

Consumer price index (1 o 2)

Unemployment, 1896–2006

Unemployment, 1896–2006 (2 o 2)

Protest against the sale of Coalcorp, 1989

Protest against the sale of Coalcorp, 1989

Industry shares in nominal GDP, 1920–2008

Industry shares in nominal GDP, 1920–2008

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Economy in the early 2000s

GDP per person, 1860–2007

GDP per person, 1860–2007

Economic down-turn late 2008

Economic down-turn late 2008

Rainfall predictions

Rainfall predictions

Māori group, 1910

Māori group, 1910 (1 o 2)

Māori family in front of their state house, 2008

Māori family in front of their state house, 2008 (2 o 2)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Brian Easton, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/economic-history/media (accessed 11 December 2023)

He kōrero nā Brian Easton, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010