Picnic at Duders Beach

1951 •

Auckland Deaf community hold their annual picnic at Duders Beach, 1951.

A group of Aucklanders travel via bus to Duders Beach in South East Auckland. Games such as running races, sack racks (which John McRae won!), lolly scrambles and apple bobbing competitions are held.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Richard Hay

From Behind the Camera to Bodybuilding Runner-Up: Richard’s First Deaf Society Picnic!

Richard reminisces about his first Auckland Deaf Society picnic at Long Bay in 1990. At just 18 years old, he was full of excitement – and luckily, he had borrowed his mum’s video camera to capture the day, including the infamous tug-of-war! Encouraging others to take turns filming, he documented the fun while stepping out of his comfort zone. Despite his shyness, he even took part in the bodybuilding show, and to his surprise, placed second!

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