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Solo mum

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Solo mum

Mandy Kee of Balclutha holds her children Jayden (left) and Zak. By 2006, when this photo was taken, single-parent households like Mandy’s had become common throughout the country.

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Mark Derby, Suburbs – Suburban life since the 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25074/solo-mum (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 4 February 2010.