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Kōrero: Government and sport

'Come Alive' poster

The 'Come Alive' campaign was one of the first initiatives of the newly formed Council for Recreation and Sport, established following the Recreation and Sport Act 1973. This poster was issued in 1975 or 1976, and urged Kiwis to get active.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-RECREATION-1976-01

Courtesy of Sport New Zealand

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Green, Government and sport – Support for adult sport since 1973, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/41706/come-alive-poster (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Green, i tāngia i te 20 May 2013.