Story: Pacific churches in New Zealand

Basketball team

Basketball team

As well as religious worship, Pacific Island churches provide cultural and social activities for their members. Many churches field teams in sporting codes such as football, bowls and kilikiti (Samoan cricket). This is the Pacific Islanders Congregational Church outdoor basketball (now called netball) team in 1954.

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Private collection, Magila Annandale

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How to cite this page:

Cluny Macpherson, 'Pacific churches in New Zealand - Programmes and services', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/26725/basketball-team (accessed 30 April 2024)

Story by Cluny Macpherson, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 10 Apr 2018