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Kōrero: Pregnancy, birth and baby care

Single mothers

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The 1972 television film Gone up north for a while explored the difficulties faced by single mothers. Here the main character Patricia Davis (played by Denise Maunder) undergoes a challenging interview with a disapproving nurse (played by Marian Rowe).

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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Gone up north for a while. National Film Unit, 1972.

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerryn Pollock, Pregnancy, birth and baby care – Birth rates, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/26179/single-mothers (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 29 March 2011.