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New Zealand Olympic team uniform, 2012

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New Zealand Olympic team uniform, 2012

This unisex T-shirt was part of the official New Zealand team uniform for the 2012 London Olympics. The motif was devised by Wellington graphic designer Gareth Gardner and combines a Māori hei tiki with the Olympic rings. 

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Fiona McKergow, Clothes – Clothing and identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41164/new-zealand-olympic-team-uniform-2012 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Fiona McKergow, published 18 March 2013.