Earning pocket money

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Earning pocket money doing chores indoors and outdoors over the decades

Money, work, working, job, chores, housekeeping

Image: Mowing the lawn, 1970

Mowing the lawn, 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Doing the dishes

Doing the dishes

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Girls washing dishes

Girls washing dishes

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Sweeping up the autumn leaves

Sweeping up the autumn leaves

Auckland Libraries

Image: Vivian Adkin watering pot plants

Vivian Adkin watering pot plants

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mucking out, Karaka, 1993

Mucking out, Karaka, 1993

Auckland Libraries

Image: Child feeding chickens, New Lynn.

Child feeding chickens, New Lynn.

Auckland Libraries

Image: School boys hanging out rabbit skins to dry, at Petone

School boys hanging out rabbit skins to dry, at Petone

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Nelson Milking the Goat

Nelson Milking the Goat

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Son milking

Son milking

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ethel Guy [series, 3-4 year old milking cow]

Ethel Guy [series, 3-4 year old milking cow]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Girl delivering milk

Girl delivering milk

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paper boy, 1960

Paper boy, 1960

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Earning Pocket-Money During The Holidays

Earning Pocket-Money During The Holidays

Auckland Libraries

Image: A little strawberry picker

A little strawberry picker

Auckland Libraries

Image: 'Oh, you dirty dog!'

'Oh, you dirty dog!'

Auckland Libraries

Newspaper

POCKET-MONEY JOBS (Evening Post, 10 May 1930)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Children with bank books

Children with bank books

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Winter, Mark 1958- :"Some report says that a quarter of us Kiwi kids are poor." ... 13 September 2011

Winter, Mark 1958- :"Some report says that a quarter of us Kiwi kids are poor." ... 13 September 2011

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Fletcher, David 1952- :"We've been criticised for our lack of action on child poverty!" 13 April 2013

Fletcher, David 1952- :"We've been criticised for our lack of action on child poverty!" 13 April 2013

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Parenting - kids and chores

Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about getting children to do jobs around the house, and pocket money

Parenting - kids and chores

Radio New Zealand

Image: Parenting with Nigel Latta

Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta discusses pocket money - is it good or bad, and how much is too much?

Parenting with Nigel Latta

Radio New Zealand

Article

A survey of children's pocket money shows on average boys received 13 percent more than girls in the past year (2016)

Pocket money 'pay gap' for kids

Radio New Zealand

Article

UN report has found that worldwide, girls spend 40 percent more time doing unpaid household chores than boys (2016)

Girls spend 40 percent more time on chores than boys - UN report

Radio New Zealand