This article is written by Lew Blaustein, who writes at the intersection of green and sports for his GreenSportsBlog.
New Zealand is a country of less than 5 million people yet it punches well above its weight in the sports world: The All Blacks are the preeminent force in international rugby. New Zealand’s cricket team made it to the finals of the 2015 World Cup. Michael Campbell won the US Open in golf a decade ago. New Zealand also is punching above its weight in the Green-Sports world, particularly at the grassroots level, thanks to the work of Hamish Reid and Project Litefoot.