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Memories of Newmarket Park, the former ‘Home of Football’

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The demise of Auckland’s Newmarket Park in 1979, when the nation’s ‘Home of Football’ was destroyed by a landslide, has left a void as a venue dedicated to the sport. But the ground – now rehabilitated and used as a … Read More

Auckland, heritage, home of football, Newmarket Park

When the All Whites took on rugby’s All Blacks

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It’s difficult to imagine in this modern era of professional rugby and with today’s football internationals playing all over the world … But there was a time when New Zealand’s biggest rugby and football stars could share the pitch, have … Read More

All Blacks, All Whites, heritage, history, John Adshead

—MARCH—

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Saturday March 6: First semi-final, ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership (TBC)

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Thursday March 25: Friends of Football’s sixth annual charity golf day at Huapai Golf Club

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