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Kōrero: Food shops

Whārangi 8. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

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  • Four Square

    Information on the history of this chain of grocery stores.

  • The Mad Butcher

    Peter Leitch set up a chain of butchery stores, beginning in Auckland in the 1960s.

  • The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council

    The council representing the manufacturers and suppliers of New Zealand food, beverage and grocery brands.

  • Verkerks

    The history of the Christchurch specialty-meats company that started out as a delicatessen opened by a Dutch immigrant.

  • Wheat and milling history

    New Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust information on the history of flour milling in New Zealand.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Bolton, Joseph S. A company history of Foodstuffs (Wellington) Co-operative Society: the industry behind the shop counter. Wellington: The Co-operative, 1997.

  • Butterworth, Susan. Quality Bakers New Zealand: the first 25 years: a New Zealand commercial adventure. Auckland: Quality Bakers New Zealand, 1997.

  • Johnson, David, and Jenny Haworth. Hooked: the story of the New Zealand fishing industry. Christchurch: Hazard Press for the Fishing Industry Association, 2004.

  • Leitch, Peter. What a ride, mate!: the life and times of the Mad Butcher. Auckland: HarperCollins, 2008.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Food shops, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/98405/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010, updated 1 September 2016.