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Backyard fun, 2006

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Backyard fun, 2006

The decline in backyard vegetable gardening after the Second World War paved the way for new uses of this space. The backyard became a major site of outdoor family recreation. Trampolines were a common sight in larger backyards, like this one belonging to the Aschebrook family of Auckland.

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Kerryn Pollock, Domestic recreation and hobbies – Gardening and making things, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41110/backyard-fun-2006 (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 14 March 2013.