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Kōrero: Children and sport

Winning softball team

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Winning softball team

Ōtara's Yendarra Primary School softball team pose after winning a 1981 Auckland Softball Association tournament. Sports like softball and rugby league developed a strong following in working-class communities such as Ōtara.   

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Ben Schrader, Children and sport – Greater diversity, 1970 to 2010s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/41521/winning-softball-team (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 1 May 2013.