James Hope: The past and present of the corner dairy - a podcast by RNZ

The Kiwi dairy has been a cornerstone of New Zealand life since the 1930's - not just a source of food, and household essentials, but a newsagent, a post office and a centre of the community. But are they still? A new exhibition at the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui is diving into the world of the corner shop. What's its future, squeezed between garish supermarkets and sneaky online shopping? Assistant Curator of the Sarjeant Gallery James Hope has been wrestling with the legacy of the New Zealand dairy.

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