Story: Hōiho – horses and iwi

Clerk of the course

Clerk of the course

This striking rider was the clerk of the course at a Māori race meeting in the Waikato, around the 1930s. Māori have had a long involvement in horse racing. They began organising their own races from the 1870s, usually in tribal groups.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
Reference: MNZ-1045-1/4-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Basil Keane, 'Hōiho – horses and iwi - Horsemanship', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/17821/clerk-of-the-course (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 24 Nov 2008, updated 1 Jul 2015