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Haurongo: Smith, Shirley Hilda Stanley

Shirley Smith’s schooldays

Shirley Smith as a school student. In this 1992 Radio New Zealand interview, Shirley talks about how she rejected conventional values and assumptions during her childhood. 

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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Reference: 8329 Directions – Shirley Smith (1992)

Image: Private Collection. Photographer, Hal Collidge.

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Sarah Gaitanos. 'Smith, Shirley Hilda Stanley', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2019. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/47192/shirley-smiths-schooldays (accessed 4 June 2026).