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Kōrero: Food

Creamoata, the national breakfast

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Creamoata, the national breakfast

Creamoata, a brand of finely ground rolled oats used to make porridge, was a common breakfast food in New Zealand for much of the 20th century. This Creamoata-eating boy is a specimen of ruddy good health.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-C-THORP-03

Courtesy of Nestle

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

David Burton, Food – Cereals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/39140/creamoata-the-national-breakfast (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Burton, i tāngia i te 7 November 2012.