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Kōrero: Parliament

Press gallery: 1885

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Press gallery: 1885

The press gallery, consisting of journalists who view the proceedings of the House of Representatives and report and comment on them through the media, has always played an important role in making the public aware of parliamentary business. By the mid-1880s, when this photograph was taken, the press gallery was an accepted part of the institution of Parliament.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-118591a-F

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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John E. Martin, Parliament – Parliament and the public, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/33695/press-gallery-1885 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John E. Martin, i tāngia i te 23 May 2012, updated 1 February 2015.