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This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, "terrains" and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its M¿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 understand the country's sporting history, cultures, institutions and systems, as well as the relationship between sport and different sections of society in the country. Exploring traditional sports such as rugby and cricket, indigenous M¿ori sport, outdoor recreation and contemporary lifestyle and adventure sports such as marching and parkour, the book examines the contested and conflicting societal, 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.
List of contents
1. Introduction, 2. The Neoliberal Context and Conditions of New Zealand Sport, 3. Advertising, Branding and Corporate Nationalism: The Contested Terrain of the Aotearoa New Zealand All Blacks, 4. British Traditions and New Frontiers for New Zealand Cricket, 5. Netball and the (Re)production of a Dominant Femininity: The Good Game for Kiwi Girls, 6. Māori (Indigenous) Knowledge in Sport and Wellbeing Contexts: “Tūturu Whakamaua Kia Tina!”, 7. Policy, Modernisation and the Politics of Sport Integrity, 8. Symbolic Equality in Aotearoa New Zealand Sports Organisations, 9. Sports Coaching, Education and Development: A Continually Contested Terrain, 10. The Sporting Mythscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand, 11. Global/Local Celebrity and National Sport Stardom: Examining Sonny Bill Williams, Brendon McCullum and Lydia Ko, 12. Outdoor Recreation in an Age of Disruption: Change, Challenge and Opportunity, 13. Masculinities in Alternative Sports: Ultimate FrisbeeTM and Parkour, 14. The Contribution of Positive Relationships to Girls Wellbeing in a New Zealand School Basketball Team, 15. The Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Active Ageing Through Participation in an Annual Sports Event: Marching Out of the Margins
About the author
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.
Summary
This fascinating book investigates the sporting traditions, successes, systems, ‘terrains’, and contemporary issues that underpin sport in New Zealand, also known by its Maori name of Aotearoa.
