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Kōrero: Children’s play

Holiday games, Auckland, 1924

Auckland children play games in a holiday programme organised by the Playgrounds Association, in 1924. The games shown were also often played by children as spontaneous activities without adult supervision. Among the games shown are singing games 'Oranges and lemons' (photo 8) and 'Ring a rosy' (or 'Ring a ring o' roses') (photo 7).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: AWNS-19240131-45-1

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Clayworth, Children’s play – Physical games, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/40851/holiday-games-auckland-1924 (accessed 4 June 2026).

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