Monsters!

A DigitalNZ Story by Mike Kmiec

Don't be scared.

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Image: Jealous monster

Jealous monster

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Revengeful monster

Revengeful monster

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Lochness Monster capping costume.

Lochness Monster capping costume.

University of Otago

Newspaper

SEA MONSTER. (Colonist, 14 July 1913)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

MONSTER HAILSTONES. (Colonist, 22 August 1906)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

SEA MONSTER. (Colonist, 14 January 1901)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

A SEA MONSTER'S BABY (Star, 26 August 1901)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

THE AGE OF MONSTERS. (Star, 07 April 1902)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Successful monster

Successful monster

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Favourite Monsters — JAMES BROWN

Favourite Monsters — JAMES BROWN

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Monster tanawhia shark caught by J Crapper outside harbour, Nelson, NZ

Monster tanawhia shark caught by J Crapper outside harbour, Nelson, NZ

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Two clowns playing instruments and a monster - Photograph taken by Talma Studio

Two clowns playing instruments and a monster - Photograph taken by Talma Studio

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A New Zealand Sea Monster, recently caught at the Thames, Auckland

A New Zealand Sea Monster, recently caught at the Thames, Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: Gagging the Green Monster

Gagging the Green Monster

Auckland Libraries

Image: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Illustration on subject of Monsters .. The Auckland star 10.1.[19]76.

Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Illustration on subject of Monsters .. The Auckland star 10.1.[19]76.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [New Zealand Worker] :Tonight! Tonight! General strike. Auckland workers out to a man and woman. Wellington must follow! Monster demonstration at Newtown Park. ... Workers of Wellington, show your manhood. Waterside Workers' Band will play. "Worker" Print 10,000/11/13 -518 [1913].

[New Zealand Worker] :Tonight! Tonight! General strike. Auckland workers out to a man and woman. Wellington must follow! Monster demonstration at N...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Monster fish with ship fin. From the group: Terrors of the sea. From series two: The trials and tribulations of the first voyage

Monster fish with ship fin. From the group: Terrors of the sea. From series two: The trials and tribulations of the first voyage

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: C. C. Ward

C. C. Ward

Puke Ariki