Story: Class
Page 9. All images & media
From page 1 - Understanding class
From page 2 - Colonial society – the rich
From page 3 - Colonial society – the working class
From page 4 - A middle-class society? – material differences, 1890 to 1970
From page 5 - A middle-class society? – class consciousness, 1890 to 1970
From page 6 - A new society, 1980s onwards
From page 7 - New groupings
How to cite this page
Jock Phillips, Class, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/165488/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Jock Phillips, published 15 April 2011.