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Many New Zealand sportsmen and sportswomen have achieved world records. This resource covers history of sport, types of sports, including funding, rules, laws, sexism, drugs in sports, Māori sports, international games and the value of sport in Aotearoa. SCIS no: 1922227

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Steven Adams: When Dad got sick

Steven Adams: When Dad got sick

"It was 10 o’clock at night and this massive family was crying and then laughing and then crying and laughing again. I don’t know if it’s a brown thing, but if you’re not laughing at the hospital, ...

The Cricket World Cup: New Zealand

Can the Black Caps pull off another captivating run at the Cricket World Cup, or are they lacking in some key areas?

New Zealand cricket: The World Cup a brief history

New Zealand's Black Caps were 1 of 16 teams competing in the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies during March and April 2007.

Israel Folau loses contract

Wallabies superstar Israel Folau has had his four-year, $4 million contract with Rugby Australia terminated because of his controversial social media posts about gays and other so-called "sinners" ...

America's Cup

A set of resources on the America's Cup. Includes images, video, audio, research papers and articles.

Say no to doping

Say no to doping

Javelin thrower Holly Robinson shows her support for Drug Free Sport in New Zealand.

Olympians

Some well known and not so known New Zealand Olympians. If you recognise or know the team members who are not identified please leave a comment.

Sports and games, widely played by both adults and children, were important in traditional Māori society. As well as providing entertainment, they could be educational or form part of a ritual.

- Sport, 1940-1960

Sports participation and spectatorship were the only daytime leisure activities to rival home-centred pursuits such as gardening in this period. New Zealand's hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 1...

Sports writing

The story of New Zealand writing wouldn't be complete without acknowledging the important role sport has played as a source of inspiration for many New Zealand writers. For some writers sport is...

Research papers

The role of sports brands in niche sport subcultures

This research investigates the role of sports brands in niche sport subcultures, athletes’ perception of brands and the role of brands in building group identity. The dissertation examines theory o...

New approach reveals high sector value

New approach reveals high sector value

New approach reveals high sector value. By taking an innovative approach to analysing the sport and recreation sector, the AERU has revealed the significant role the sector plays in the well-being...

Springbok Tour Protests

Springbok Tour Protests

Chasing Great

This feature documentary follows All Black Richie McCaw on his 2015 quest to become the first skipper to defend the Webb Ellis Cup. Directors Justin Pemberton (The Golden Hour) and Michelle Walshe ...

SPORTSMANSHIP PRAISED (Evening Post, 19 December 1924)

Women's worth and sexism in sport

ANALYSIS: It's been a week of controversial comments about women's sport. Megan Whelan looks at the issue.

- Māori rugby timeline

This timeline covers some of the key events and major players in the history of Māori rugby. It was compiled to mark the centenary of the first official New Zealand Māori team.

NZ Olympic team practice the haka

With limited practice time because of the lack of snow the New Zealand winter Olympics athletes have been spending their time practicing the haka in Vancouver. Trainings schedules, particularly for...

Research papers

Obstacles to Action - A Study of New Zealanders' Physical Activity and Nutrition

In 2003, SPARC (now Sport NZ) and the New Zealand Cancer Society undertook a study of more than 8,000 New Zealanders to find out about motivators and barriers...

Ban of alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport

Ban of alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport

A report calling for the ban of alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport is being labelled a feel good piece that will do little to tackle New Zealand's binge drinking culture.

School Kids PE Gear - how much?

School Kids PE Gear - how much?

Sports tops for kids at Parnell District School are raising eybrows and parents' bills priced at $62.

New Zealand at the Olympics

New Zealand at the Olympics

Images, videos, audios and articles past and present about New Zealand's participation in the Olympic Games.

Olympic and Commonwealth games: New Zealand as the Commonwealth Games host

The 1950 British Empire Games New Zealand hosted the fourth British Empire Games at Auckland in 1950. Held in the wake of the Second World War, the 1950 games were seen as strengthening New Zealand...

London 2012 Paralympic Games

London 2012 Paralympic Games

London 2012 provided the most widely attended Paralympic Games ever. We follow New Zealand’s team on their path to glory, as well as bringing behind the scenes footage of the Games. Follow Us on Fa...

Sports funding switch lamented

Sports commentator Ken Laban says a switch from funding sports participation programmes to funding elite athletes will leave Maori and Pacific people out in the cold.

NZ's link to Aust drug cheating probed

NZ's link to Aust drug cheating probed

Sport Minister Murray McCully has asked top New Zealand sports bodies how this country could be caught up in the drugs scandal enveloping Australian sport.

Concussion injury guidelines for sports

Sports players should be taken out of play immediately anyone suspects they may have concussion, according to guidelines just released by the ACC guidelines.

[mass marathon]

[mass marathon]

Depicts hundreds of people densely crowded together, wearing t-shirts and singlets, running.

Cartoon of the Oxford v Cambridge sports

Cartoon of the Oxford v Cambridge sports

A page from Jack Lovelock's scrapbook containing a cartoon by Harold Gittens of the 'Evening news' showing various athletic performances at the 1934 Varsity sports. Quantity: 1 page. Physical Des...

Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :Calf worship. 14 August 2013

Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :Calf worship. 14 August 2013

A man reads a poem about popular All Black rugby player, Dan Carter, and his injured calf muscle. The calf injury has caused Carter to miss the Bledisloe Cup opening game in Sydney on 17 August, as...

John Knowles: From the newsroom to sports boss…

John Knowles: From the newsroom to sports boss…

John Knowles began his broadcasting career as a television reporter in the 1960s. Later he ran TV One operations in Christchurch, and did stints managing TVNZ operations in both Dunedin and Aucklan...

Weekly Review No. 267 - Winter Sports at Mount Cook

Weekly Review No. 267 - Winter Sports at Mount Cook

This jaunty early National Film Unit film promotes the alpine scenery of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park and its recreational opportunities. It includes slalom at the 1946 New Zealand ski champs, ice-...

Military and sport: Military and sport overview

Sport has a long and varied tradition in the armed forces, ranging from impromptu games to pass the time through to organised competitions. As a means of improving skills, character or physical fit...

Clark, Laurence 1949- :[Line-out]. New Zealand Herald, 9 June 1993.

Clark, Laurence 1949- :[Line-out]. New Zealand Herald, 9 June 1993.

Shows All Black rugby players leaping into the air in a line- out to catch a bag of money that another All Black has thrown. Refers to the debate about whether the All Blacks should turn professio...

All Black rugby legend Sir Colin Meads dies

All Black rugby legend Sir Colin Meads dies

Digital cartoons by Shaun Yeo on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Māori and sport – hākinakina:

When Europeans arrived in New Zealand they brought their sports with them. For Europeans civilisation and sport went hand in hand, and they attempted to involve Māori in European sports. Māori did ...

Schools portray rugby player poaching as a win-win. But do students really benefit?

Schools portray rugby player poaching as a win-win. But do students really benefit?

This win at all costs culture isn’t new in secondary schools rugby isn't new – schools have been recruiting talent in return for “opportunity” and “a better education” for over a decade. But do the...

Rugby World Cup hype buries Lydia Ko

Rugby World Cup hype buries Lydia Ko

Digital cartoons by Al Nisbet on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

The Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of Sport

The Eternal Olympics: The Art and History of Sport

Events in cricketing history

Historic events in New Zealand cricket.

New Zealand sports bodies

Links to various sporting bodies in New Zealand.

Water activities

Sailing, surfing, diving, fishing – Kiwis love the water and we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to water sporting activities.

Rugby league and rugby union

The difference between rugby union and rugby league in New Zealand.

Food companies and sports sponsorship

Public health groups on sponsorship by food companies and misleading advertising.

History of the Silver Ferns

A comprehensive guide to the history of the Silver Ferns.

New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes

A searchable index of New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes.

Nutrition advice sheets

AUT Millennium and Nestle nutrition experts give nutrition advice specific to various sports.

Choosing dietary supplements

What are dietary supplements and why should athletes choose them carefully?

Infographic on how sport and active recreation benefits people, communities and New Zealand.

The importance of sport to the New Zealand Army.

Extreme sports in New Zealand

Extreme sports (like bungy jumping and windsurfing) in New Zealand.

Courage and class

Fifty women who shaped New Zealand sport.

SportNZ—statement of intent

A pdf on work, responsibility and priority of SportNZ.

Pathway for Paralympics New Zealand

A guide to what it takes to become a Paralympian.

Women and girls in sport and active recreation

A strategy that champions equality for New Zealand women and girls in sport and active recreation.

Sport New Zealand

The governing of sport and recreation and developing strategies for facilities and events in New Zealand.

Sports Tribunal of New Zealand

This independent body ensures sports organisations and athletes have access to affordable, just and speedy means of resolving sports disputes.

Drug Free Sport New Zealand

This national anti-doping organisation is committed to protecting and promoting a culture of clean, drug-free sport.

New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act 1994

About the 1994 New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act.

Athletics New Zealand publications

Downloadable almanacs from Athletics New Zealand.

Hunting in New Zealand

What you need to know about hunting in New Zealand.

New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

Inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

Māori All Black waiata

The significance of the Māori All Black waiata.

Sport and recreation injuries and prevention

General facts and figures on sports injuries and prevention.

ACC Sports Smart on the importance of warming up.

Injury-free sports and recreation

ACC on injury-free sports and recreation.

Scott McLaughlin claims victory isn’t just his

Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen bumper-to-bumper victory in 2018 Australia’s Supercars championships.

Investment principles of Sport New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand.

Want to raise a champion?

Advice for parents and coaches on raising a sports champion.

The significance of the silver fern

The fern symbol has long been associated with our national representative sports teams.

The Coast to Coast endurance race has become a hugely prestigious event.

Sport New Zealand

Sport New Zealand is proud to be the guardian of our country’s world-leading sporting system, from grassroots through to elite sport.

New Zealand sport

Statistics and graphs covering New Zealand sports.

What is New Zealand’s oldest sport

The result may surprise you.

Sport in New Zealand

A report providing a snapshot of participation in sport and active recreation through the lenses of age, gender, ethnicity and deprivation.

Dame Valerie Adams

Dame Valerie Adams is expecting her second child but still has eyes on the fifth Olympics.

Why are the All Blacks so good?

The All Blacks are the most successful sports franchise in history.

New Zealand sport

Images of New Zealand sports and players.

The Black Ferns are New Zealand's senior women's rugby team and the most dominant team in women's rugby.

Programme advertising a Maori horse racing meeting in Karioi, Waikato

Maori horse racing programme

“Persons allowed to see these races must not say rude words to the stewards, or swear at jockeys who do not win” These two rules found on this early race meeting programme. From the beginning of E...

P class yachting

P-class yachting

Given New Zealander’s accessibility to the coast, it is hardly surprising that yachting has proved to be an enduring New Zealand pastime – and a sport in which we excel internationally. The yachts ...

Beatrice Faumuina

Beatrice Faumuina

For its size, New Zealand has a proud tradition of international success in both the Commonwealth and Summer Olympic Games. This cartoon shows champion discus thrower, Beatrice Faumuina who won go...

Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall 1901-1971 :Sport in New Zealand; trout and salmon fishing, big game fishing. [ca 1935].

Big game fishing

Given our abundant rivers, lakes and extensive coastline it’s no wonder that recreational fishing is one of our most popular pastimes. In fact, fishing emerges as the most popular participation spo...

Two unidentified women at Trentham races, Upper Hutt

Women at Trentham racecourse

In its hey-day, the one female fashion item that featured at 1950s horse racing meetings was the frock or mid-calf length full skirt dress, sometimes – like here – accompanied with gloves, hat and ...

Ted Morgan, amateur world welter-weight boxing champion

Ted Morgan proudly displays the championship belt that he won as an amateur world welterweight boxing champion at the Amsterdam Olympic Games in 1928. Although selected as a lightweight, he had to ...

WILD-PIG HUNTING (Otago Daily Times 10-6-1918)

Wild pig hunting

Kunekune, Arapawa and Captain Cookers were types of pigs introduced to New Zealand by early European settlers. Those that became feral were hunted for food, sport or because they destroyed crops an...

NZ Sport. "Doping? Not us!" "That's a Russian thing!"

"Doping? Not us!"

In this cartoon, a little kiwi says that doping in sport is a Russian thing. The reference is to Russia being banned by the International Olympic Committee from taking part in the Winter Olympics ...

Hunting trophies in V E Donald's dining room

Hunting trophies

Mr V E Donald sits in his dining room with his trophy wall decorated with deer and wapiti heads. Wapiti (elk) is the largest round antlered deer in the world. Deer were introduced to New Zealand i...

Swimwear designed by Hot Tuna - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Hot Tuna swimwear

While men’s swimming trunks or togs became shorter and briefer in the 1950s -1970s, the opposite occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. During this time swimwear fashion adopted a more laid back, casual ...

All Black rugby team

All Black rugby team

The All Black rugby team which played the Springboks at Athletic Park, Wellington in September 1921. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Cuba Street, Wellington, arrival of the All Blacks

Cuba Street, Wellington, arrival of the All Blacks

Photograph taken by Crown Studios of Wellington. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches

Young women playing netball and a group of spectators at the sideline

Young women playing netball and a group of spectators at the sideline

Young women playing netball and a group of spectators at the sideline. Taken by Frederick Nelson Jones circa 1925. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Basketball game at a garden party at the Governor's residence, Vailima

Basketball game at a garden party at the Governor's residence, Vailima

Basketball game at a garden party at the Governor's residence, Vailima, Western Samoa, taken in the 1920s by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Vailima, Governor'...

A SPORT WHICH FINDS FAVOUR WITH BOTH MAORI AND PAKEHA.

A SPORT WHICH FINDS FAVOUR WITH BOTH MAORI AND PAKEHA.

A SPORT WHICH FINDS FAVOUR WITH BOTH MAORI AND PAKEHA. Auckland Region (N.Z.)

Opunake Rugby Team, 1926

Opunake Rugby Team, 1926

Studio portrait of the Opunake rugby team with a shield.

George Nēpia

George Nēpia was a student at the Māori Agricultural College. However his main interests lay in rugby and music.

Mr and Mrs F.C. Brockett on skis, Whakapapa

Mr and Mrs F.C. Brockett on skis, Whakapapa

Mr and Mrs F.C. Brockett on skis, Whakapapa. They are similarly dressed in patterned knitted jerseys. Photograph taken circa August 1925 by George Leslie Adkin. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath...

[Regatta - Official opening of the Auckland yachting season]

[Regatta - Official opening of the Auckland yachting season]

A class yacht sails on the Tamaki Strait adjacent to Rangitoto Island

DIFFICULT CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING: WELLINGTON HARRIERS ON THE OPENING DAY.

DIFFICULT CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING: WELLINGTON HARRIERS ON THE OPENING DAY.

DIFFICULT CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING: WELLINGTON HARRIERS ON THE OPENING DAY. Auckland Region (N.Z.)

Creator unknown : Female tennis players, Wellington region

Creator unknown : Female tennis players, Wellington region

Row of seven unidentified female tennis players photographed circa 1930 by an unidentified photographer in the Wellington Region. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w orig...

Wellington College swimming sports

Wellington College swimming sports

Wellington College swimming sports, circa 1920s, photographed by S C Smith. Shows a group by the pool. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Date estimated by cataloguer. Quant...

Pihama Athletic Club

Pihama Athletic Club

The Pihama Athletic Club seated outdoors. In the back row from left are: Clem Rilley, Jack Willford, Cecil Clark, Rodney Hogan, Len Harvey, Roy Ranginiwa. In the middle row from left are: Grace Nel...

Birkenhead Primary School Sports Day

Birkenhead Primary School Sports Day

Showing children at Birkenhead Primary School Sports Day Auckland Region (N.Z.)

School sports day, Dargaville Domain

School sports day, Dargaville Domain

Child jumping over the high jump at a school sports day in Dargaville Domain. Photographed in 1945 or 1946 by Robert E Wells. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosi...

Ngāti Kahungunu sports day

Ngāti Kahungunu sports day

Ngāti Kahungunu is the largest iwi (tribe) in Hawke’s Bay. This photograph shows a series of images from the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi authority’s annual general meeting, which is held at Splash Planet i...

Ambedkar Sports Day, Pukekohe, 2008.

Ambedkar Sports Day, Pukekohe, 2008.

Photograph taken at the 2008 Ambedkar Sports event held in Pukekohe. View of Auckland Sikh Society members and participants.

Waka hurdle race at Ngaruawahia

Waka hurdle race at Ngaruawahia

Group of Maori men competing in a waka hurdle race at Ngaruawahia, circa 1920s. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Ngaruawahia Canoe Hurdle race Quantity: ...

Waka ama race

The New Zealand Masters Women’s waka ama crew celebrate after winning the 500-metre sprint at the 2006 world championships, held at Lake Karapiro. Waka ama are traditional Polynesian outrigger cano...

Waka race

A waka (canoe) race on Tauranga Harbour, 29 December 1865.

1905/06 Originals

1905/06 Originals