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Kōrero: Children’s play

Skateboarding, 1969

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Skateboarding, 1969

Boys skateboard near a Horowhenua beach in October 1969. Skateboards made their first appearance in the 1960s, becoming widespread in the 1970s. Skateboarding later became an adult pastime with highly organised competitions, but it also remained a popular, spontaneous children's activity.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Kete Horowhenua, Horowhenua Historical Society

Reference: 1979.137.0552

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Clayworth, Children’s play – The changing world of children’s play, 1880s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/40842/skateboarding-1969 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 13 February 2013.