The first state house today

John and Winnie Nysse and their children, Theresa, Joana and Sophia, outside their home, the first state house built under the first Labour government's housing scheme of the 1930s.

Image copyright New Zealand Herald, 1997

How to cite this page: 'The first state house today', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-first-state-house-today, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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