Story: Ngā mātua – Māori parenting

Māori whānau

This image from the early 20th century shows a Māori whānau in European dress.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tesla Studios Collection (PAColl-3046)

Reference: 1/1-016538-G

by Frank J. Denton

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Cindy Kiro, Ngā mātua – Māori parenting – Whānau and whāngai, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29216/maori-whanau (accessed 26 June 2026).

Story by Cindy Kiro, published 10 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.