Kei te Tāone Nui - Māori and the City (1945-1970)
The post-Second-World-War era in Aotearoa New Zealand saw one of the fastest rates of urban migration in the world.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 4 May 2021
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories, assimilation, belonging, change, choice, city, colonialism, community, culture, economics, employment, history, Hoani Waititi Marae, Hunn report, identity, integration, kura kaupapa, land rights, Māori, Māori Women’s Welfare League, migration, movement, opportunity, pepper-potting, protest, race relations, racism, social action, social change, te reo Māori, Treaty rights, urban marae, urbanisation, work
Kei te Tāone Nui - Māori and the City (1945-1970)
Words by Samuel Denny, Caitlin Moffat-Young, and Aroha Harris
With Māori migrating to cities in large numbers to take advantage of new economic opportunities. The “golden city” offered much, but it came at a high price.