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Miniball

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Miniball

Miniball is a modified version of basketball designed for primary schoolchildren. It is played on a smaller court with lower hoops and a smaller ball. This game was played in 1976 between two unidentified teams in Wellington. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: F-62-35mm-C

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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John Saker, Basketball – Consolidation, 1960s to 1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39890/miniball (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Saker, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 October 2015.