Story: Families: a history

All images and media

From page 1 - Changing families

Whalers and their families on Te Awaiti beach

Whalers and their families on Te Awaiti beach

Lovell-Smith family, Christmas Day 1915

Lovell-Smith family, Christmas Day 1915

No family is perfect – No. 2

No family is perfect – No. 2

From page 2 - Colonial families: 1840–1879

Register of marriage notices, January–March 1862

Register of marriage notices, January–March 1862

Fertility rates, Māori and non-Māori, 1844–2015

Fertility rates, Māori and non-Māori, 1844–2015 (1st of 2)

Birth rates, 1861–2017

Birth rates, 1861–2017 (2nd of 2)

Māori and Pākehā families: whānau at Te Ariki

Māori and Pākehā families: whānau at Te Ariki (1st of 2)

Māori and Pākehā families: the Lister family in their garden

Māori and Pākehā families: the Lister family in their garden (2nd of 2)

The Langmuir family harvesting potatoes, around 1910

The Langmuir family harvesting potatoes, around 1910

A struggle to make ends meet

A struggle to make ends meet

From page 3 - Late 19th and early 20th century families

Māori and non-Māori child mortality rates

Māori and non-Māori child mortality rates

Wedding party, Wairarapa, 1909

Wedding party, Wairarapa, 1909

Never-married women aged 20–24, 1876–2013

Never-married women aged 20–24, 1876–2013

The Martin family, Wellington, around 1889

The Martin family, Wellington, around 1889

Bathing the baby, 1889

Bathing the baby, 1889

From page 4 - Families, wars and economic hardship: 1914–1944

Family man, Wellington, 1937

Family man, Wellington, 1937

Dance, Whakarongo hall, 1920s

Dance, Whakarongo hall, 1920s

Photo for an absent father, 1917

Photo for an absent father, 1917

Labour Party pamphlet, 1925

Labour Party pamphlet, 1925

Rates of home ownership

Rates of home ownership

From page 5 - Baby boom begins: 1945–1959

Pākehā family in suburbs, 1950s

Pākehā family in suburbs, 1950s

Factory crèche, 1950s

Factory crèche, 1950s

Fathers and sons, 1962

Fathers and sons, 1962

1950s family

1950s family

From page 6 - Baby boom continues: 1960s – early 1970s

Age at first marriage, 1935–2017

Age at first marriage, 1935–2017

Suburban sprawl, Auckland, 1962

Suburban sprawl, Auckland, 1962

Sexist society, 1972

Sexist society, 1972

Men, children and women's liberation, 1972

Men, children and women's liberation, 1972

From page 7 - Baby bust families: mid-1970s to 1990s

Waiting to have children

Waiting to have children

Ex-nuptial births, 1964–2017

Ex-nuptial births, 1964–2017

Complicated families

Complicated families

Extended family household

Extended family household

From page 8 - 21st-century families

Ages of married mothers at birth of first child, 1962–2015

Ages of married mothers at birth of first child, 1962–2015

Māori and non-Māori dependency ratios

Māori and non-Māori dependency ratios

Twins and triplets

Twins and triplets

Diverse families

Diverse families (1st of 3)

Grandparents as carers

Grandparents as carers (2nd of 3)

Caring for adult children

Caring for adult children (3rd of 3)

Internet families

Internet families

How to cite this page:

Ian Pool and Rosemary Du Plessis, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/families-a-history/media (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Ian Pool and Rosemary Du Plessis, published 5 May 2011, updated 1 Jul 2017