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Kōrero: Domestic recreation and hobbies

Gendered recreation, 1995

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Gendered recreation, 1995

Farmers Marie and Bruce McNaughton are enjoying classically gendered recreational activities one evening in 1995. Marie is doing embroidery and Bruce is reading a newspaper. The sewing machine and quilt in the background show that Marie is a keen crafter. 

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Bruce Connew

by Bruce Connew

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Kerryn Pollock, Domestic recreation and hobbies – Opportunities for leisure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/41094/gendered-recreation-1995 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 14 March 2013.