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Poster for New Zealand Open beach volleyball

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Poster for New Zealand Open beach volleyball

Beach volleyball isn't always played on a beach – as this poster for the 2009 McEntee Hire New Zealand Open (held at an Auckland tennis centre) shows. When competitive games are held on a beach, sand will sometimes be trucked in. Coarse sand at beaches such as Wellington's Oriental Bay (a venue for the annual beach volleyball tour) is covered with a deep layer of finer sand and the court is set up on top. For social play, which is generally more relaxed, any reasonably level beach can provide an enjoyable game.

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Andrew Findlater

by Andrew Findlater

Courtesy of Volleyball New Zealand

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Megan Cook, Minor outdoor sports – Beach volleyball, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/41659/poster-for-new-zealand-open-beach-volleyball (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Megan Cook, i tāngia i te 15 May 2013.