Jane Thomson

One of the first to achieve important goals for women mountaineers in New Zealand, and proved that age need be no barrier to participation in the sport.

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Cora Mildred Maris Clark

An enthusiastic player of what was a thoroughly physical contest (against mud and rough playing fields as well as the opposition), Clark held that no limitations should be placed on how women played or organised what she saw as ‘their’ game of hockey.

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Elsie Hamer Wilkie

Her equable temperament – said to be her greatest asset – together with natural talent and an exceptional technique, helped her to become a leader in women’s bowls. Her victory in the world bowls in 1973 gave New Zealand women’s bowls a high profile.

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