The farm photographer who captured a changing New Zealand

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Sep 18, 202600:08:24Society & Culture

A collection of more than 1,400 photographs taken by pioneering agricultural journalist Ron Vine between 1934 and 1947 has been recognised for its unique record of New Zealand farming, land development and Māori communit...

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