Figure 1.--These boys are practing softball during a little freetime during the school day.

Softball was introduced to New Zealand by American servicemen during World War II. It is not one of the major New Zealand sports. Nothing really can compete with Rugby, but it is one of the many sports New Zealand youngsters enjoy.

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