is it related to sports?
Yes. Golf, netball, tennis and cricket have the highest rates of adult participation
New Zealand
 Golf, netball, tennis and cricket have the highest rates of adult participation, while netball, rugby union and football (soccer) are particularly popular among young people.
when ernie toshack with the australian cricket team in england in 1948 first match played? Early 1946 where? New Zealand where is it situated? In the southwestern Pacific Ocean about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga
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New Zealand [SEP] Sport
Most of the major sporting codes played in New Zealand have British origins. Rugby union is considered the national sport and attracts the most spectators. Golf, netball, tennis and cricket have the highest rates of adult participation, while netball, rugby union and football (soccer) are particularly popular among young people. Around 54% of New Zealand adolescents participate in sports for their school. Victorious rugby tours to Australia and the United Kingdom in the late 1880s and the early 1900s played an early role in instilling a national identity. Horseracing was also a popular spectator sport and became part of the "Rugby, Racing and Beer" culture during the 1960s.