Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand

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.

• 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

"Sport in Aotearoa New Zealand: Contested Terrain is timely in its reminder that amongst the euphoria of success on international stages, and the pride of ‘punching above our weight on the international stage’, the success and benefits of sport in Aotearoa New Zealand are not evenly distributed."-Rod Philpot, idrottsforum.org