Sharon’s Global Celebrity Update

Genesis Energy lake to Lighthouse Challenge prepares to represent Wairoa District
Just one more week and the Genesis Energy Lake to Lighthouse Challenge will be going head to head with the country’s best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the TrustPower National Community Awards.
The 2009 TrustPower National Community Awards are being held in Nelson/Tasman from [...]

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Awards From The Edge
Documentary Edge Festival 2010 is delighted to announce that Last Train Home (director Lixin Fan) scooped
“Best International Feature Documentary” at last night’s award ceremony.
Fan’s sophisticated debut documentary captures the anguish and heartbreak of a family that are separated and are continuing to grow apart. This Intimate and candid film highlights the dramatic [...]

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Win The Ultimate Canterbury High Country Adventure Escape For Two at Terrace Downs Resort with Sky Sport Cricket & Crown Limousines
Simply watch Cricket Company on SKY Sports this summer and answer the questions to win weekly prizes plus the chance to be in the draw to win this amazing adventure escape!
www.skytv.co.nz

This week, the prize is [...]

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V48HOURS is the hugely successful annual filmmaking competition that celebrates chaos and creativity during one weekend each year.
V48HOURS returns for its 8th year, attracting everyone from skilled filmmakers to enthusiastic newcomers. This year over 650 team leaders will assemble squads (of up to 9,000+ people) to create 650 short films in just one weekend. Past [...]

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Double Olympian Danyon Loader will be heading home this weekend to Dunedin where he will be guest of honour at the ACC NZ Masters Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday. As an ambassador for SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand), Danyon Loader will present SPARC Awards to a number of the Games volunteers.
SPARC representative, Ben Hodges, [...]

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Young Kiwi songwriters sing for a cure.
New Zealand schools reveal exceptional musical talent during a competition to find an original song for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation’s 2010 ‘Shave for a Cure’ ad campaign.
The competition, open exclusively to New Zealand primary and secondary school students, asks for original songs, and a music video of the [...]

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Inspirational And Diverse Mix Of Kiwis Announced As New Zealander Of The Year Finalists
Inventors, activists, gang and community workers, survivors, environmentalists, business leaders and Olympians are all included in the diverse list of finalists announced today for the inaugural New Zealander of the Year Awards.
The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and communities across [...]

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Inspirational bunch of inventors, activists, gang and community workers, survivors, environmentalists, business leaders and Olympians are all included in the diverse list of finalists announced today for the inaugural New Zealander of the Year Awards.
The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and communities across New Zealand, and acknowledge the inspirational influence their work has [...]

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A very happy New Year to you and your loved ones! May 2010 and beyond bring you all the happiness you can imagine. See Sharon’s reflection on 2009 below.

Sharon’s Reflection of 2009
I had been very previledged to have had a wonderful year- in fact even though I was very busy, I also had great fun…..one [...]

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Christchurch City Chorus’ Christmas Allsorts was a huge hit with the audience at Isaac’s Theatre Royal on Sunday.

When I first heard about Christmas Allsorts, I could only think of Liquorice allsorts…. what a colourful and varied musical evening indeed!
A family show with a lot of our favourite songs as well as a special [...]

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