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'Come Alive' poster

The 'Come Alive' campaign was one of the first initiatives of the newly formed Council for Recreation and Sport, established following the Recreation and Sport Act 1973. This poster was issued in 1975 or 1976, and urged Kiwis to get active.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-RECREATION-1976-01

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David Green, Government and sport – Support for adult sport since 1973, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/41706/come-alive-poster (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by David Green, published 20 May 2013.