Swinging in the breeze

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Capturing the timeless joy of swinging on a variety of swings in backyards and playgrounds around NZ - children, teens, adults and animals!

swings, recreation, playgrounds, playing, playtime, leisure, exercise, families, children, outdoors

Enjoying freedom of swinging in the breeze:

Image: Children swinging

Children swinging

NZEI Te Riu Roa (New Zealand Educational Institute)

Image: Girl on a swing

Girl on a swing

mychillybin

Image: Swinging

Swinging

NZEI Te Riu Roa (New Zealand Educational Institute)

Image: Girl on Swing

Girl on Swing

mychillybin

Image: lyall bay swing wellington nz 1985

lyall bay swing wellington nz 1985

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Fully loaded swinging chair

Fully loaded swinging chair

Christchurch City Libraries

From times gone by:

Image: Morere or swing.

1840

Morere or swing.

University of Otago

Image: [Young girl on swing]

1885-1888

[Young girl on swing]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Four children by a swing

ca 1900

Four children by a swing

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Waikato Hospital

c.1926: Children & nurses on rotating swing at Waikato Hospital,

Waikato Hospital

Hamilton City Libraries

Image: Qtol Contest

ca 1932-1940

Qtol Contest

Nelson Provincial Museum

Memorable swinging spots around NZ

Image: Children on swings

Hamilton Lake Domain

Children on swings

Hamilton City Libraries

Image: Kowhai Park, Wanganui

Kowhai Park, Wanganui

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lake Domain Reserve, Hamilton, 1971

Lake Domain Reserve, Hamilton, 1971

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Myers park, swings

Myers park, swings

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Family picnic at Elstree Kindergarten

Family picnic at Elstree Kindergarten

Rotorua Museum of Art & History Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Image: Tree swing, Titirangi Beach, Auckland

Tree swing, Titirangi Beach, Auckland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Octopus swings, Kōwhai Park

Octopus swings, Kōwhai Park

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Swings. Hunterville mobile kindergarten

Swings. Hunterville mobile kindergarten

NZEI Te Riu Roa (New Zealand Educational Institute)

Image: Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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