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Jimmy Te Paa and Hori Eruera

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Jimmy Te Paa and Hori Eruera

Jimmy Te Paa and Hori Eruera were two world-class pole vaulters. Eruera won the Australasian title in 1897, and Te Paa won it in 1899.

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Basil Keane, Māori and sport – hākinakina – Māori and sport in the 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41441/jimmy-te-paa-and-hori-eruera (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 2 May 2013.