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Kōrero: Rural mythologies

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - First traditions

Rākaihautū

Taumata atua

Arched rock, Tolaga Bay

Arched rock, Tolaga Bay

‘An English landscape’

‘An English landscape’

Taranaki farming scene

Taranaki farming scene

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Immigrant hopes

Nelson in 1842

Nelson in 1842 (1 o 3)

Petre (Whanganui) in 1841

Petre (Whanganui) in 1841 (2 o 3)

New Plymouth in 1843

New Plymouth in 1843 (3 o 3)

Farm labourers meeting

Farm labourers meeting

Okoaro, New Plymouth

Okoaro, New Plymouth

Bush home

Reid family, Whangamomona

Reid family, Whangamomona

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Colonial myth making

Auckland province, 1859

Auckland province, 1859

Railway tunnel under construction

Railway tunnel under construction

Canterbury sheep station

Canterbury sheep station

‘Good-bye to the old hut’

‘Good-bye to the old hut’ (1 o 3)

‘Plus snow, minus fire’

‘Plus snow, minus fire’ (2 o 3)

‘Look out!’

‘Look out!’ (3 o 3)

Station ballads

Station ballads

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Country versus city, 1890–1945

Rural and urban populations, 1891–1951

Rural and urban populations, 1891–1951

Larrikin nuisance

Larrikin nuisance

Encouraging small farmers

Encouraging small farmers

Backyard garden

Backyard garden

Mai i te whārangi 5 - The cult of the pioneer

One hundred crowded years

One hundred crowded years

Cartoon from Me and Gus again

Cartoon from Me and Gus again

Country lads

Rough Rider

Rough Rider (1 o 2)

Charles Upham

Charles Upham (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Rural myth lives on, 1945–1975

Employment by sectors, 1901–2001

Employment by sectors, 1901–2001

Cartoon of Sid Holland, 1952

Cartoon of Sid Holland, 1952

Godfrey Bowen with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

Godfrey Bowen with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (1 o 2)

Colin Meads

Colin Meads (2 o 2)

Recording the countryside

Recording the countryside

Ngāmatea station

Ngāmatea station

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Urban culture takes over, 1975 on

Farmer Brian

Daniel Carter

Footrot flats

Footrot Flats

Lifestyle farmer

Lifestyle farmer

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Jock Phillips, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/rural-mythologies/media (accessed 1 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008