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: 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: 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: A little strawberry picker

A little strawberry picker

Auckland Libraries

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

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

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

Image: Pocket money

Pocket money

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Image: pocket money

pocket money

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