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Kōrero: Farming in the economy

Promoting apples

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Promoting apples

This poster from the 1930s emphasises New Zealand’s relationship with the British Empire and its role as a food producer. The Zealandia figure, draped in the New Zealand flag, holds an apple aloft.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-E-FRUIT-1930s-01

by Edward Cole

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Robert Peden, Farming in the economy – Horticulture and viticulture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/17647/promoting-apples (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.