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Kōrero: Culture and recreation in the city

Christchurch boys fishing

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Christchurch boys fishing

In Christchurch the Avon River provided good fishing for trout, while in Auckland and Wellington fishers enjoyed catching fish from the sea. These three boys are angling on the Avon River near New Brighton Road, about 1938.

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Reference: PhotoCD 22, IMG02334

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Jock Phillips, Culture and recreation in the city – Making their own fun, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/25666/christchurch-boys-fishing (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 26 February 2010.