Taheke Press

Taheke Press has many New Zealand images, mostly postcards that are over 100 years old. Here are some of the most popular. For the complete selection select from the product categories listed to the left.

Maori Chief

Maori Chief (photo by Valentine) postcard sent in 1905 to Buffalo, NY, USA.

A Puketeraki Maori

"This old man holds in his hand a kind of wooden flageolet (Putorino) and wears a soft, silky Kaitaka mat over which is fastened a valuable cloak of flax covered with strips of dark brown dogskin."

A penny for a Haka

A delightful old photo postcard of Maori children earning money from tourists by doing a "Haka". Sent to Chicago, IL, USA in 1905.

Maori Beauties

Sent in 1906 from Poverty Bay to Peterborough, Ontario Canada.

New Zealand Postcards:

Image Collection (Maori)