Story: Canoeing and rafting

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.

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

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Canoeing and rafting - Competitive kayaking', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13095/dragon-boat-racing (accessed 20 May 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 18 Jul 2016