Mums

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

A crop of lovely Mums to celebrate Mother's Day.

mums, mothers, Mothers day, family, parents, family, whanau

Image: St Anne/Super-Mum and daughter with computer

St Anne/Super-Mum and daughter with computer

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Mum, Mrs Plaster and Madge at home with the cat.

Mum, Mrs Plaster and Madge at home with the cat.

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Little boy with his Mum attaching a Christmas present to the Christmas tree

Little boy with his Mum attaching a Christmas present to the Christmas tree

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'Happy Mother's Day Mum!...'. 13 May 2012

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'Happy Mother's Day Mum!...'. 13 May 2012

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Whistler's Mothers

Whistler's Mothers

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother's headstone

Mother's headstone

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Rawene mothers

Rawene mothers

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mrs Neilson's mother

Mrs Neilson's mother

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mothers Day present

Mothers Day present

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mother and baby.

Mother and baby.

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Mother and child

Mother and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mother and child

Mother and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother and child

Mother and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother's Day present

Mother's Day present

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother's Day, 1975

Mother's Day, 1975

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Mrs Will Stewart and her three children

Mrs Will Stewart and her three children

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mr Thorley's Mother

Mr Thorley's Mother

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Mother and child

Mother and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Woman and child

Woman and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mother and daughter

Mother and daughter

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mother and child

Mother and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Woman and child

Woman and child

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Woman and boy with bicycle

Woman and boy with bicycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Balsom, Mother & Infant

Balsom, Mother & Infant

Puke Ariki

Image: Unidentified mother and children

Unidentified mother and children

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Myself and My Mother

Myself and My Mother

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Portrait of My Mother

Portrait of My Mother

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: John and his Mother

John and his Mother

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Tuato Pasi's mother, Rotuma

Tuato Pasi's mother, Rotuma

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Barber, Mother and Child

Barber, Mother and Child

Puke Ariki

Image: Malcolm, Mother and Child

Malcolm, Mother and Child

Puke Ariki

Image: Lynda & Adrian Price

Lynda & Adrian Price

Puke Ariki

Image: "Mothering time" at Karitane Hospital, Christchurch

"Mothering time" at Karitane Hospital, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Joan Zohrab and her mother

Joan Zohrab and her mother

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Winners, Shoppers Paradise Mother & Child competition

Winners, Shoppers Paradise Mother & Child competition

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Last snap of mother Dora

Last snap of mother Dora

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Papatuanuku Earth Mother fountain II

Papatuanuku Earth Mother fountain II

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two mothers and their children

Two mothers and their children

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Portrait of a mother and daughter

Portrait of a mother and daughter

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Unidentified mother [Mrs Quillian?] & child

Unidentified mother [Mrs Quillian?] & child

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mother and child (Patricia Fry with child)

Mother and child (Patricia Fry with child)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Joy Bells (the artist's mother)

Joy Bells (the artist's mother)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Janet Mander (Jane Mander's mother)...

Janet Mander (Jane Mander's mother)...

Auckland Libraries

Image: Little mothers and their babies

Little mothers and their babies

Auckland Libraries

Image: Lowry, Robert William 1912-1963 :[Mother and child. 19--].

Lowry, Robert William 1912-1963 :[Mother and child. 19--].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Milne and Choyce advertising poster for Mother’s Day

Palmerston North City Library

Image: VC's mother - 15 Domain Tce (PB1319/7)

VC's mother - 15 Domain Tce (PB1319/7)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: The Queen Mother meeting Group Captain C A Turner

The Queen Mother meeting Group Captain C A Turner

Palmerston North City Library

Image: VC Browne's mother (Mabel Gubb) (SF1000/1024)

VC Browne's mother (Mabel Gubb) (SF1000/1024)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Unidentified mother and children at an Industrial Fair sideshow [Wellington?]

Unidentified mother and children at an Industrial Fair sideshow [Wellington?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cheryl Payne with triplets of her mother Mrs W J Payne

Cheryl Payne with triplets of her mother Mrs W J Payne

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Three generations - Group sitting of Mother, Daughter and Grandchildren. c1914-1918.

Three generations - Group sitting of Mother, Daughter and Grandchildren. c1914-1918.

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Mutu and Rebecca watch Mother. From the series: Washday at the pa

Mutu and Rebecca watch Mother. From the series: Washday at the pa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lifting my mother for as long as I can (2012)

Lifting my mother for as long as I can (2012)

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Kahu Morrison and baby, outside a marae wharenui (meeting house)

Kahu Morrison and baby, outside a marae wharenui (meeting house)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Te Marua/Mangaroa Playcentre, Birchville; Wendy Pfeffer and youngster Suzannah Press open extension.

Te Marua/Mangaroa Playcentre, Birchville; Wendy Pfeffer and youngster Suzannah Press open extension.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Unidentified young boy and his mother with a new telephone in their kitchen, Wellington

Unidentified young boy and his mother with a new telephone in their kitchen, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Nurse attending to a small boy, with mother comforting child, all unidentified, at an unidentified hospital

Nurse attending to a small boy, with mother comforting child, all unidentified, at an unidentified hospital

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mothers of kindergarten children, dressed in costume for a show at Wellington Town Hall

Mothers of kindergarten children, dressed in costume for a show at Wellington Town Hall

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mothers and preschoolers at Maori language session led by Billie Tait-Jones - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

Mothers and preschoolers at Maori language session led by Billie Tait-Jones - Photograph taken by Ross Giblin

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mother has to pick him up and kiss him better. From the series: Washday at the pa

Mother has to pick him up and kiss him better. From the series: Washday at the pa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hidden Lives: the work of care. Audrey helping to wash her mother's hair

Hidden Lives: the work of care. Audrey helping to wash her mother's hair

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Four Hutt Hospital Red Cross babies, with their mothers and the president of the Lower Hutt Red Cross

Four Hutt Hospital Red Cross babies, with their mothers and the president of the Lower Hutt Red Cross

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :N.Z. [Maori mother with infant. 1920-1925]

Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :N.Z. [Maori mother with infant. 1920-1925]

Alexander Turnbull Library