Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain

207 Pages·2021·4.925 MB·English

by  Damion Sturm (editor), Roslyn Kerr (editor)

SPORT IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems,
“terrains” and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also
known by its Maˉ ori name of Aotearoa.
The book unpacks some of the “cliches” around the place, prominence and
impact of sport and recreation in Aotearoa New Zealand in order to better un-
derstand the country’s sporting history, cultures, institutions and systems, as well
as the relationship between sport and different sections of society in the coun-
try. Exploring traditional sports such as rugby and cricket, indigenous Maˉori
sport, outdoor recreation and contemporary lifestyle and adventure sports such
as marching and parkour, the book examines the contested and conflicting so-
cietal, geographical and managerial issues facing contemporary Aotearoa New
Zealand sport.
Essential reading for anybody with a particular interest in sport in Aotearoa
New Zealand, this book is also illuminating reading for anybody working in
the sociology of sport, sport development, sport management, sport history or
the wider history, politics and culture of Aotearoa New Zealand or the South
Pacific.
Damion Sturm is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at Massey University,
New Zealand.
Roslyn Kerr is Professor of Sociology of Sport and Dean of the Faculty of
Environment, Society and Design, at Lincoln University, New Zealand.

SPORT IN AOTEAROA
NEW ZEALAND
Contested Terrain
Edited by
Damion Sturm and Roslyn Kerr
Cover image: Sydenham Junior Rugby Club at the New Zealand Junior
Rugby Festival, Queenstown, 2015 (Photo Credit: Emma J. Stewart/
Breitmeyer).
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Names: Sturm, Damion, editor. | Kerr, Roslyn, editor.
Title: Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand : contested terrain / edited by
Damion Sturm and Roslyn Kerr.
Description: New York : Routledge, 2022. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021037541 | ISBN 9780367472580 (Hardback) |
ISBN 9780367472566 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781003034445 (eBook)
Subjects: LCSH: Sports—New Zealand. | Outdoor recreation—
New Zealand. | Sports—Social aspects—New Zealand. | Outdoor
recreation—Social aspects—New Zealand. | Maori (New Zealand
people)—Sports.
Classification: LCC GV679 .S6 2022 | DDC 796.0993—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021037541
ISBN: 978-0-367-47258-0 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-367-47256-6 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-03444-5 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781003034445
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CONTENTS
List of contributors vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
Roslyn Kerr and Damion Sturm
2 The neoliberal context and conditions of New Zealand sport 7
Thomas Kavanagh and Robert E. Rinehart
3 Advertising, branding and corporate nationalism: the
contested terrain of the Aotearoa New Zealand All Blacks 19
Steve Jackson and Damion Sturm
4 British traditions and new frontiers for New Zealand cricket 31
Greg Ryan
5 Netball and the (re)production of a dominant femininity:
the good game for kiwi girls 42
Amy Marfell
6 Maˉ ori (indigenous) knowledge in sport and wellbeing
contexts: “Tuˉturu whakamaua kia tina!” 53
Farah Palmer, Bevan Erueti, Angelique Reweti,
Chrissy Severinsen and Jeremy Hapeta
vi Contents
7 Policy, modernisation and the politics of sport integrity 69
Michael P. Sam and Timothy M. Dawbin
8 Symbolic equality in Aotearoa New Zealand
sports organisations 81
Alida Shanks, Sarah Leberman, Sally Shaw and Geoff Watson
9 Sports coaching, education and development: a continually
contested terrain 95
Tania Cassidy
10 The sporting mythscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand 107
Mark Falcous and Sebastian Potgieter
11 Global/local celebrity and national sport stardom:
examining Sonny Bill Williams, Brendon McCullum
and Lydia Ko 119
Damion Sturm and Koji Kobayashi
12 Outdoor recreation in an age of disruption: change,
challenge and opportunity 133
Stephen Espiner, Emma J. Stewart and Megan Apse
13 Masculinities in alternative sports: ultimate FrisbeeTM
and parkour 146
Hamish Crocket, Richard Pringle and Damien Puddle
14 The contribution of positive relationships to girls wellbeing
in a New Zealand school basketball team 159
Ricardo Milheiro Pimenta and Richard L. Light
15 The health and wellbeing benefits of active ageing
through participation in an annual sports event: marching
out of the margins 171
Trudie Walters and Richard Keith Wright
Index 183
CONTRIBUTORS
Megan Apse is a Social Researcher working independently and for a Christchurch-
based consultancy in New Zealand.
Tania Cassidy is Associate Professor in Sport Pedagogy and Coaching in the
School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago,
New Zealand.
Hamish Crocket is Senior Lecturer in Health, Sport and Human Performance
and Deputy Dean of Te Huataki Waiora School of Health at the University of
Waikato, New Zealand.
Timothy M. Dawbin is a PhD candidate in the School of Physical Education,
Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Bevan Erueti (Taranaki, Te Ati Haunui-aˉ -Papaˉ rangi, Ngaˉ ti Tuˉ wharetoa) is
Associate Dean Maˉ ori, College of Health, and a Senior Lecturer in the School of
Health Science, College of Health, Massey University, New Zealand.
Stephen Espiner is Associate Professor in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Co-
Head of the Department of Tourism, Sport and Society and the Head of Centre –
Sustainable Tourism for Regions, Landscapes and Communities, at Lincoln
University, New Zealand.
Mark Falcous is Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport at Otago University,
New Zealand.
viii Contributors
Jeremy Hapeta (Ngaˉ ti Kuia, Rangiaˉt ne, Ngaˉ ti Raukawa, Ngaˉ ti Huia, Ngaˉ ti
Toa) is Maˉ ori Advisor Research Impact and Innovation Team (Office of R esearch
and Enterprise) and Lecturer in the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition,
Massey University, New Zealand.
Steve Jackson is Professor in Sociology of Sport in the School of Physical Edu-
cation, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Thomas Kavanagh is a Teaching Fellow in Sociology of Sport at the University
of Waikato, New Zealand.
Koji Kobayashi is Associate Professor in the Centre for Global Strategy at the
University of Otaru, Japan.
Sarah Leberman is Professor of Leadership in the School of Management at
Massey University, New Zealand.
Richard L. Light is Professor Emeritus at the University of Canterbury, New
Zealand, and Adjunct Professor at Southern Cross University and the University
of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Amy Marfell is an independent researcher and General Manager – Sport and
Community at Sport Waikato, one of New Zealand’s 14 Regional Sports Trusts.
Farah Palmer (Waikato; Ngaˉ ti Maniapoto) is Associate Dean Maˉ ori for the Mas-
sey Business School and Senior Lecturer in the School of Management, Massey
University. She is also New Zealand Rugby and Sport NZ Board member and
current Chair of the NZ Maˉ ori Rugby Board.
Ricardo Milheiro Pimenta is Research Fellow for the Japanese Society for the
Promotion of Science at Waseda University, Japan.
Sebastian Potgieter is a Socio-Cultural Teaching Fellow at the University of
Otago, New Zealand.
Richard Pringle is Professor of Sport Sociology and Associate Dean of Graduate
Research within the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Melbourne,
Australia.
Damien Puddle works for Sport Waikato and Hamilton City Council in New
Zealand as their Local Play Advocate. He volunteers as the CEO for both Park-
our NZ and the international federation Parkour Earth.
Contributors ix
Angelique Reweti (Ngaˉ puhi) is a doctoral candidate in the School of Health
Sciences and teaches within Te Puˉ tahi a Toi/the School of Maˉ ori Knowledge,
Massey University, New Zealand.
Robert E. Rinehart is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Lincoln University, N ew
Zealand.
Greg Ryan is Professor and Social Historian of Sport at Lincoln University, New
Zealand.
Michael P. Sam is Associate Professor in Sport Development and Management at
the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Chrissy Severinsen is Senior Lecturer in Public Health in the School of Health
Sciences, College of Health at Massey University, New Zealand.
Alida Shanks is a doctoral candidate in sport management in the School of
Management at Massey University, New Zealand.
Sally Shaw is Associate Professor in Sport Management at Otago University,
New Zealand.
Emma J. Stewart is Associate Professor in Parks and Tourism and Co-Head
of the Department of Tourism, Sport and Society at Lincoln University, New
Zealand.
Trudie Walters was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Tourism at the
University of Otago, New Zealand, at the time of writing this chapter.
Geoff Watson is Associate Professor in History in the School of Humanities
Media and Creative Communications at Massey University, New Zealand.
Richard Keith Wright is Senior Lecturer within the Department of Sport Lead-
ership and Management at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.