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Story: Children and sport

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early sport, 1860 to 1919

  3. Growth of children’s sport, 1920 to 1969

  4. Greater diversity, 1970 to 2010s

  5. Identity and ethos

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early sport, 1860 to 1919

Christ's College rugby team

Christ's College rugby team

Girls playing tennis, 1889

Girls playing tennis, 1889

Early netball game

Early netball game

Sports day, around 1910

Sports day, around 1910

Boy boxer, 1920s

Boy boxer, 1920s

From page 2 - Growth of children’s sport, 1920 to 1969

Cricket in the Domain, 1901

Cricket in the Domain, 1901

 Boys playing rugby

Boys playing rugby

Building Hataitai Park

Building Hataitai Park (1st of 2)

 Netball at Hataitai Park

Netball at Hataitai Park (2nd of 2)

Physical education, 1945

Physical education, 1945

Saturday morning sport

Saturday morning sport

From page 3 - Greater diversity, 1970 to 2010s

Girls' rugby game

Girls' rugby game

Winning softball team

Winning softball team

Top 15 sports among secondary school students, 2012

Top 15 sports among secondary school students, 2012

Girls' dressage team

Girls' dressage team

From page 4 - Identity and ethos

A supporting haka

A supporting haka (1st of 2)

Sporting role models

Sporting role models (2nd of 2)

Netball skills award scheme

Netball skills award scheme

Kiwi cricket at Hataitai School

Kiwi cricket at Hataitai School

Football academy class

Football academy class

How to cite this page:

Ben Schrader, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/children-and-sport/media (accessed 28 September 2023)

Story by Ben Schrader, published 5 Sep 2013

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