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Recreation in Naenae, 1949

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Naenae in Lower Hutt was developed as one of the largest state-house suburbs in the country. This 1949 newsreel shows the sports centre provided for its residents.

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Reference: Weekly Review 432. National Film Unit, 1949

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Mark Derby, Suburbs – Life in the suburbs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/25066/recreation-in-naenae-1949 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 4 February 2010.