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Story: Markets For most of the 19th and 20th centuries New Zealanders were happy to buy food from shops and street hawkers. But in the wake of the large supermarket chains, people have discovered regional foods, and the pleasures of shopping at markets and buying fresh produce directly from growers.

Story by Perrin Rowland

Main image: Oratia farmers' market, 2007

 Auckland wharf market Māori market The government store Farm produce for the market 19th-century butcher’s shop