Story: Basketball

First-time winners

In 1978 the New Zealand men's team beat Australia for the first time, 67–65. This film of the last moments of the game highlights the closeness of the win. 

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John Saker, 'Basketball - Consolidation, 1960s to 1980s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/39891/first-time-winners (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by John Saker, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Oct 2015