Kōrero: Dairying and dairy products

In the past, the rattle of glass milk bottles signalled the arrival of the local milkman at the front gate, usually in the late afternoon. Empty milk bottles and milk tokens were placed on the mailbox or in a milk box, and these were swapped for full ones. The arrival of refrigeration and, later, the development of supermarkets heralded the decline in milk deliveries. This photograph shows a Wellington milkman on his rounds.