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Kōrero: Lifesaving and surfing

Duke Kahanamoku

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Duke Kahanamoku

Popular among Māori until the arrival of European missionaries, surfing underwent a revival after the visit of champion Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku in 1915.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Canterbury Museum, Canterbury Times Collection

Reference: 1923.53.433

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Nancy Swarbrick, Lifesaving and surfing – The rise of surfing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7368/duke-kahanamoku (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.