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First women's test, 1914

Zoom in to see details of these photos of the first women's hockey international in New Zealand, played in September 1914 against an All-England team at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. England led 3–1 at half time but New Zealand drew ahead to lead 5–4 before England scored two late goals to win the match. This was the first time a New Zealand women's team had played an international match in any sporting code.

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

Reference: AWNS-19141008-47-1

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Geoff Watson, Hockey – Participation in hockey, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/38922/first-womens-test-1914 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoff Watson, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 January 2015.