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Story: Culture and recreation in the city

A New Zealand board game

Holdson's Educational Tour of New Zealand was a popular family board game in the 1950s. It allowed city families to learn something about the geography of their country from the comfort of their city living rooms.

Courtesy of Thos Holdsworth and Sons.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-F-GAMES-1950s-01-inside

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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How to cite this page

Jock Phillips, Culture and recreation in the city – Making their own fun, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/25663/a-new-zealand-board-game (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 26 February 2010.