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Story: Sports and leisure

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Home and city

  3. Gambling

  4. Informal sports

  5. Organised sports

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Home and city

Man with home-grown cabbage

Man with home-grown cabbage

Home improvement

Home improvement

Westfield St Luke’s shopping centre, Auckland, 2004

Westfield St Luke’s shopping centre, Auckland, 2004

Eating out

Eating out (1st of 3)

Orsini's restaurant, Wellington, 1988

Orsini's restaurant, Wellington, 1988 (2nd of 3)

Café Astoria

Café Astoria (3rd of 3)

The ‘six o’clock swill’

The ‘six o’clock swill’

Wellington Film Festival brochure, 2000

Wellington Film Festival brochure, 2000

From page 2 - Gambling

Betting on horses, 1912

Betting on horses, 1912

Golden Kiwi poster

Golden Kiwi poster

Taking a punt

Taking a punt

Changes in the gambling laws

Changes in the gambling laws (1st of 2)

Sky City Casino, Auckland

Sky City Casino, Auckland (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Informal sports

Hut in the Tararua ranges

Hut in the Tararua ranges

Tramper on a swing bridge

Tramper on a swing bridge

Freda du Faur with Alec and Peter Graham

Freda du Faur with Alec and Peter Graham

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing contest, 1989

Surfing contest, 1989

Fishing

Fishing (1st of 3)

Whitebaiting

Whitebaiting (2nd of 3)

Game fishing

Game fishing (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Organised sports

Sports club membership 2002–3

Sports club membership 2002–3

Veteran golfers

Veteran golfers

Netball World Cup final

Netball World Cup final

The national game

The national game (1st of 3)

Commentary by Winston McCarthy

Commentary by Winston McCarthy (2nd of 3)

Rugby districts

Rugby districts (3rd of 3)

Cabbage Tree Swamp

Cabbage Tree Swamp (1st of 3)

Eden Cricket Club ground

Eden Cricket Club ground (2nd of 3)

Eden Park, 1924

Eden Park, 1924 (3rd of 3)

All Whites football team, 1981

All Whites football team, 1981

Yvette Williams at the Empire Games, 1950

Yvette Williams at the Empire Games, 1950

Winning the America’s Cup

Winning the America’s Cup

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sports-and-leisure/media (accessed 24 March 2023)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Sep 2015

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