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Kōrero: Beach culture

Snorkelling

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Snorkelling

Photographed in 1959, a snorkeller at Opo Bay, Mayor Island, takes a break. The development of aquatic gear such as snorkels, flippers and wet suits led many Pākehā to gather food along the coast.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQT 6539/A61,620

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Jock Phillips, Beach culture – The beach and food, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9106/snorkelling (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.