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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MediaWorks Radio today announced LiveSPORT Radio as the new brand name for the sport and racing network formerly known as BSport.
LiveSPORT will continue to provide sport purists with an entertaining and informed radio programme in addition to generating sport news for a potential audience of 1.4 million per week* via the RadioLIVE sport news bulletins [...]
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The finalists for Westpac New Zealand Halberg Awards 2009 are as follows:
Westpac New Zealand ‘Sportsman of the Year’
Scott Dixon (motor sport), Mahe Drysdale (rowing), Duncan Grant (rowing), Richie McCaw (rugby) and Daniel Vettori (cricket).
Westpac New Zealand ‘Sportswoman of the Year’
Sophie Pascoe (swimming), Alison Shanks (cycling), Valerie Vili (athletics) and Sarah Walker (BMX cycling).
Westpac New Zealand [...]
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It is with deepest sadness that I share with you that former All Black Grahame Thorne’s son, Bruce Thorne has died following a car crash in his home country of South Africa.
The 37 year old’s wife and one-year-old son survived the crash.
Thorne was brought up in South Africa with his mother, Grahame Thorne’s first wife, [...]
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Rugby World Cup 2011 Official Corporate Hospitality Agents Announced
Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) and Rugby Travel and Hospitality (NZ) Limited (RTH) are pleased to announce the appointed Official Corporate Hospitality Agents (OCHAs) for Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealand.
The first Official Corporate Hospitality packages for the Tournament will go on sale from February 1, 2010 [...]
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Westpac Halberg Celebrity Sporting Lunch With Valerie Vili -
20 November 2009 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, 161 Cashel Street, Christchurch.
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The Trust is delighted to have the 2008 Shot Put Olympic Champion and 2007 and 2008 Supreme Halberg Award winner Valerie Vili as guest speaker. Valerie outclassed a strong shot put field to win New Zealand’s [...]
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Southern DC-10 Charity Auction
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The Southern DC-3 is one of New Zealand Aviation’s most iconic aircraft and can be frequently seen flying around the skies of Canterbury and the South Island. For the past three years, the volunteers of the Southern DC-3 Charitable Trust have been working passionately towards gifting ZK-AMY to the people of New [...]
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Posted in 2009, Sports on Aug 13th, 2009
Fans To Photoshoot This Year’s All Blacks Poster
Fans and new 3D technology to create this year’s Adidas All Blacks poster
Adidas is celebrating its 10th anniversary All Blacks sponsorship by providing fans an opportunity to take photos of the team and create this year’s official digital 3D All Blacks poster.
“We’re always looking at ways to [...]
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Big Names Line up for Suzuki International Tri-Series
Darryl Atkins is one of the hottest Supermoto riders in the world, and he’s booked to compete at Wanganui during the 2009 Suzuki International Tri-Series.
The Suzuki International Tri-Series will be staged over three quick-fire rounds around the central North Island at Manfeild, Wanganui, and Taupo.
3.60% p.a. On-Call: Apply [...]
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Disabled Sports Coaches Set To Pave The Way For Their Peers
A simple request from a disabled sportsman keen to become a coach has lead to a groundbreaking and innovative new coaching scheme launched in Thames.
On June 12, four highly committed sportspeople with intellectual disability attended their first coaching session designed to establish them as sports [...]
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