A social Swedish lawn game is finding an audience in our back yard.
Three local brothers are playing a hand in popularising the sport throughout New Zealand and will host an inaugural National Kubb Open at Black Barn from 2.30pm on Friday.
Not only do Sam, George and Freddie Coltart love playing, their passion extends to hand crafting the sets using elm wood sourced in Hawke's Bay.
A concept for Kubb Brothers was born after George was introduced to the game at a festival overseas about four years ago.
They downloaded specifications from the internet and made a kit, which was shared with friends and family before realising there could be a bigger market.