Gumboots galore!

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

A walk through gumboots - an essential part of our dress code!

Gumboots, Boots, Footwear, Kiwiana

Gumboots in various sizes and colours are worn by the young and old for work and leisure. The boots are a Kiwi icon, having become part of our popular culture.

Image: Day on the Farm...

Day on the Farm...

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Infamous gumboots: 

Fred Dagg

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Image: Taihape gumboot

Taihape gumboot

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Decorated gumboots adorning trees & fences: 

Down on the farm:

Image: Tony Blunt

Tony Blunt

South Canterbury Museum

Image: Woolshed wear

Woolshed wear

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Gumboot throwing competitions: 

Image: Derail

Video of gumboot tossing (starts at 0.39 secs)

Derail

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Gumboot music and dancing:

Image: Fred Dagg's gumboots

You can hear "The gumboot song" at http://folksong.org.nz/gumboot/

Fred Dagg's gumboots

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lately with Karyn Hay

Gumboot Ball

Lately with Karyn Hay

Radio New Zealand

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Tutus and gumboots

Tutus & Town Halls

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Gumboot Waltz

Alexander Turnbull Library

Gumboots love water:

Choice of colour and design!

Image: Gumboots

Gumboots

Waitaki District Council

Featured on video:

Image: Taihape, gumboot capital - Roadside Stories

Taihape, gumboot capital - Roadside Stories

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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A Kiwi Legend

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Captured in cartoons:

Hunting for NZ's oldest pair:

Image: Gumboots - Finding New Zealand's Oldest Pair

Country Life team is on the hunt for NZ's oldest pair of gumboots in 2016

Gumboots - Finding New Zealand's Oldest Pair

Radio New Zealand

Image: Marathon gumboots

Marathon gumboots (c.1943) that are now part of the Te Papa collection

Marathon gumboots

New Zealand Fashion Museum