New Zealand - Waiuku - Lawn bowlers - Members of the Waiuku Bowling and Croquet Club at play on the greens - Circa 1925 - Hay, Eric Photo Waiuku - A country town in the Auckland Region - The Māori name Waiuku comes from a legend that two prominent brothers, Tamakae and Tamakou, vied for the hand of a beautiful high-ranking Waikato chieftainess. - Waiuku came into existence as a port in about 1843, on the then important trade route between Auckland and the agricultural area of the Waikato. - It was also the terminal of an ancient Maori portage between the Waikato River and the Manukau Harbour. (Reference: Wikipedia) -------------------- Image source: Lawn bowlers, Waiuku, ca 1925. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 04590 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/42234