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Race-going revival: a relaxing day out

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Race-going revival: a relaxing day out

Casually dressed, with beer in hand, Charlie Waaka of Whanganui settles down to watch the races at the Taupo Racing Club's annual summer meeting at Centennial Park in January 2010.

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Mary Mountier, Horse and greyhound racing – Recent changes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38995/race-going-revival-a-relaxing-day-out (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mary Mountier, published 30 November 2012, updated 1 November 2015.