Story: Economic history
Page 14. All images & media
From page 1 - Phases of economic development
From page 2 - Early Māori economies
From page 3 - First European economies
From page 4 - Early pastoral economy
From page 5 - Boom and bust, 1870–1895
From page 6 - Refrigeration, dairying and the Liberal boom
From page 7 - Inter-war years and the great depression
From page 8 - Industrialisation
From page 9 - Great boom, 1935–1966
From page 10 - External diversification after 1966
From page 11 - Government and market liberalisation
From page 12 - Economy in the early 2000s
How to cite this page
Brian Easton, Economic history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/99254/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Brian Easton, published 12 April 2010.