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Haurongo: Cockayne, Alfred Hyde

Cockayne discussing farming and the economy

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In this early example of a pre-recorded radio talk, dating from 1937, Alfred Cockayne discusses the importance of grassland farming to the New Zealand economy. (4 min 14 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D265

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Tony Nightingale. 'Cockayne, Alfred Hyde', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/124/cockayne-discussing-farming-and-the-economy (accessed 4 June 2026).