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State houses, Porirua

State houses, Porirua

State houses, Porirua

Photographed in the 1960s, these state houses in Porirua, near Wellington, have the utilitarian architecture and barren surroundings characteristic of such developments. Some state housing areas in suburbs like Porirua were occupied almost entirely by Māori urban migrants and became in effect Māori communities.

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Alexander Turnbull Library , Duncan Winder Collection
Reference: DW-1586;F
Photograph by Duncan Winder

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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