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Nappy Valley

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Nappy Valley

Nappies and clothing flap on the washing line behind Mere and her daughter Siulolovao. This 1978 screenprint by the New Zealand artist Robin White was used as a poster for the 1979 United Women’s Convention and records the living conditions for many ordinary mothers and children in that period.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 2004/19

by Robin White

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Mark Derby, Suburbs – New suburbs, 1950s–1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/25072/nappy-valley (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 4 February 2010.