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Kōrero: Death rates and life expectancy

Māori dwelling, 1900s

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Māori dwelling, 1900s

A Māori family stand in front of their slab whare in King Country around 1900. Poor-quality housing contributed to illness and premature death for many Māori from the 19th century.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: C24

by W. Beattie

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ian Pool, Death rates and life expectancy – Effects of colonisation on Māori, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/26593/maori-dwelling-1900s (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian Pool, i tāngia i te 19 April 2011.