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Kōrero: Gardens

Enjoying the patio

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Front or back patios became fashionable from the 1960s. Large slabs of concrete provided outdoor entertainment space, and also linked the house and garden.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 97. National Film Unit, 1960

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Maggy Wassilieff, Gardens – Backyard gardens, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/18877/enjoying-the-patio (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.