Washday at the pa
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Washday at the pa is a 1964 illustrated children's book by Ans Westra
that describes a day in the lives of a rural Māori family.
The book was originally published by the then School Publications Branch of the Department of Education
, and printed by the Government Printer, but all 38,000 copies were withdrawn following a campaign by the Māori Women's Welfare League
that it would have a 'detrimental effect' on Māori people - and that the living conditions portrayed within the book were atypical. The subsequent August 1964 order by the Minister of Education caused a controversy and all copies in schools were recalled and shredded, as were all unsold copies in the Government Bookshops chain.
Westra had the book republished the next year by the Caxton Press
of Christchurch
.
The book was updated in 2011 by Ans Westra
and Mark Amery, to include other photos of the same family take in 1998.
Ans Westra
Ans Westra, CNZM is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece Washday at the pa....
that describes a day in the lives of a rural Māori family.
The book was originally published by the then School Publications Branch of the Department of Education
Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Education , is the primary state sector organisation of New Zealand responsible for New Zealand's education system...
, and printed by the Government Printer, but all 38,000 copies were withdrawn following a campaign by the Māori Women's Welfare League
Māori Women's Welfare League
The Māori Women’s Welfare League or Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora is a New Zealand welfare organisation focusing on Māori women and children...
that it would have a 'detrimental effect' on Māori people - and that the living conditions portrayed within the book were atypical. The subsequent August 1964 order by the Minister of Education caused a controversy and all copies in schools were recalled and shredded, as were all unsold copies in the Government Bookshops chain.
Westra had the book republished the next year by the Caxton Press
Caxton Press (New Zealand)
Caxton Press is a printing company founded in 1935 in a partnership between Denis Glover and John Drew. The press printed the work of many New Zealand writers who have since become familiar names in New Zealand literature....
of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
.
The book was updated in 2011 by Ans Westra
Ans Westra
Ans Westra, CNZM is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece Washday at the pa....
and Mark Amery, to include other photos of the same family take in 1998.
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- Washday at the pa by Ans WestraAns WestraAns Westra, CNZM is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece Washday at the pa....
(Caxton Press, 1964), in particular the enclosed publisher's note (no ISBNs). - Washday at the pa by Ans WestraAns WestraAns Westra, CNZM is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece Washday at the pa....
(Government Printer, 1964) (no ISBNs). - Washday at the pa by Ans WestraAns WestraAns Westra, CNZM is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece Washday at the pa....
and Mark Amery ({Suite}) ISBN 9780473198466