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Story: Sport and the nation

Page 8. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Rugby collection

    An excellent collection of short films about rugby on the New Zealand on Screen website.

  • New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

    This site includes short informative biographies of all New Zealand sportspeople inducted into the hall of fame.

More suggestions and sources

  • Cameron, Don, ed. Memorable moments in New Zealand sport. Auckland: Moa, 1979.

  • Ingram, Wallie. Legends in their lifetime. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1962.

  • Lawrence, Richard. Triumph and tears: 100 dramatic and memorable moments in New Zealand sport, 1897–2006. Hastings: Richard Lawrence, 2006.

  • McLean, T. P. Silver fern: 150 years of New Zealand sport. Auckland: Moa, 1990.

  • Phillips, Jock. A man’s country? The image of the Pakeha male, a history. Auckland: Penguin, 1987.

  • Ricketts, Harry, ed. The Awa book of New Zealand sports writing. Wellington: Awa Press, 2010.

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How to cite this page

Jock Phillips, Sport and the nation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/222958/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 29 July 2013.