Story: Rural mythologies
Page 9. All images & media
From page 1 - First traditions
From page 2 - Immigrant hopes
From page 3 - Colonial myth making
From page 4 - Country versus city, 1890–1945
From page 5 - The cult of the pioneer
From page 6 - Rural myth lives on, 1945–1975
From page 7 - Urban culture takes over, 1975 on
How to cite this page
Jock Phillips, Rural mythologies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/2849/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.