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Story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce

Shearing

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Shearing

Three Māori shearers work in a shearing shed in 1954. Māori became involved in shearing in the later 19th century, and often worked together in whānau or hapū groups.

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Basil Keane, Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce – The rural workforce, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25519/shearing (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 4 March 2010.