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Kōrero: Beach culture

Donkey Rides, Sumner Beach

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Donkey Rides, Sumner Beach

A common commercial entertainment at the beach was donkey rides. These well-dressed youngsters are taking a ride at Sumner near Christchurch, in 1905.

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Reference: PhotoCD 5, IMG0019

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Jock Phillips, Beach culture – Beach recreation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9111/donkey-rides-sumner-beach (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.