Kōrero: Whitebait and whitebaiting

Whitebait pottle

Whitebait pottle

Fish shops still sell whitebait in small pottles, which these days are usually plastic. This pottle, which probably dates from the 1960s, is made from waxed paper.

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Private collection
Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Carl Walrond, 'Whitebait and whitebaiting - Whitebaiting culture and regulations', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/object/11713/whitebait-pottle (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 23 Jun 2023