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Story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods

Māori traders, 1850

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Māori traders, 1850

Māori traders take pigs to Auckland to sell in the 1850s. Until the 1860s Māori played a vital role in supplying the Auckland market with food.

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Hazel Petrie, Kai Pākehā – introduced foods – Pigs and potatoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/19202/maori-traders-1850 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hazel Petrie, published 1 March 2009.