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Kōrero: Hauraki–Coromandel region

Driven to drink

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Driven to drink

When Ohinemuri people voted for prohibition in 1908, miners were forced to go outside the district – usually to Hikutaiā or Katikati – to get a drink. The other option was to make home brew. This photograph recalls that era, which came to a close in 1926.

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel region – Government and politics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30485/driven-to-drink (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Monin, i tāngia i te 13 December 2010, updated 1 April 2016.