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Kōrero: Dairying and dairy products

A pint of milk a day

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A pint of milk a day

Pint milk bottles are now largely a thing of the past in New Zealand, but in 1976 they were still the standard way of getting milk. A pint of milk a day was recommended as necessary for growing children. Here, Danny Mohi shows how it is done – one-handed!

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1976/0733/7A

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Hugh Stringleman rāua ko Frank Scrimgeour, Dairying and dairy products – Dairy products, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19936/a-pint-of-milk-a-day (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hugh Stringleman rāua ko Frank Scrimgeour, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.