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Dragon boat racing (4th of 4)

Dragon boat racing

A sport with origins in the Far East, dragon boat racing has caught on in New Zealand. These teams are battling it out for first place in a school sporting event in February 1998. The team from Hutt Valley High School (foreground) won.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1998/0556/10
Photograph by Melanie Burford

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Canoeing and rafting', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canoeing-and-rafting/4/2/4