In the 2010s New Zealand’s women’s hockey team was consistently among the best in the world, but until 2018 it had not won a major tournament
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Events In History
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Sport, 1940-1960
The mid-century decades brought more mass participation in sport, the consolidation of many national competitions, and greater achievement at international level. Read the full article
Page 3 - Women's sport, 1940-60
Women's sport matured in New Zealand after 1945. Mass participation in a period of prosperity, and increased mobility thanks to the now-common motor car, were crucial
Women Together
New Zealand Women's Hockey Association
The first recorded game of hockey in New Zealand was played by a group of women in 1897 in Nelson. By the end of the century, most girls attending primary school played informal games of hockey among themselves. Read the full Women Together Essay
Ngāti Toa Rangatira Women's Hockey Club
Toa, as it became commonly known, was the first hockey club formed in the Porirua area, and competed in the Wellington hockey competitions from the time it was founded in 1930 at Takapūwāhia marae Read the full Women Together Essay
