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Story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods

Processing wheat

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Processing wheat

Māori process wheat, in the early 20th century. Missionaries sometimes associated the growing and processing of wheat with civilisation, due to its use metaphorically in the Bible.

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Hazel Petrie, Kai Pākehā – introduced foods – Wheat, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19207/processing-wheat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hazel Petrie, published 1 March 2009.