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The Lions' lair

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The Lions' lair

Two boys on top of the lair get a good view of the Avalon express as Eddy Pawson of the Lower Hutt Lions Pakeke Club gives children a ride around Avalon Park. Providing amenities for children's playgrounds has been a major contribution of service organisations such as the Lions.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1986/0222

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Jock Phillips, Men’s clubs – Service clubs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31291/the-lions-lair (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 10 May 2011.