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Story: City children and youth

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In 1986, 17-year old Marama Mateparae worked two four-hour shifts a week at the fast-food restaurant McDonald’s. She used her wages to buy clothes and pay for entertainment and holidays. Marama liked the work and the variety of people: ‘It’s never boring,’ she said.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1986/5496/14

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Ben Schrader. 'City children and youth', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 28-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/city-children-and-youth/1/5