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NZ surf team ready for World Games

A fresh-faced New Zealand surf lifesaving team has arrived in Taiwan for the World Games, confident of another podium finish.

Roskill News - July 2009

Just Skins and Club Prizegiving

A very short newsletter this time. I’m hoping to have something to tell you each month, but I need your help on that. So let me have all the news, gossip, photos etc. And if you don’t know anything make it up!

Nominations open for Cycle-Friendly Awards

Are you a keen cyclist, enjoy the occasional pedal about, or maybe just cyclist-friendly? Now you can nominate your favourite cycling project or cycling champions for the CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards 2009.

Scholarships offered to young Manawatu athletes

Applications are now open for the Sport Manawatu Athlete scholarships. Sport Manawatu, through the ‘500 Club’, offers scholarships to local secondary school-leavers who are moving onto tertiary study or trade apprenticeships within the region.

Athlete opens brothel to fund Olympics campaign

A New Zealand taekwondo athlete has opened a brothel to help fund his bid to compete at the 2012 London Olympics.

Inaugural Winter Games given $1 million boost

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, John Key has today announced that the Government will invest $1 million in this year’s inaugural Winter Games.

Royal week ahead for Kiwi rowing team

An excellent entry peppered with plenty of international standard crews will give the large New Zealand contingent racing at Henley Royal Regatta a strong test next week.

Olympians head NZ team to BMX World Championships

Olympians Sarah Walker and Marc Willers will lead a record New Zealand team to compete in next month’s UCI BMX World Championships in Adelaide.

Queenstown’s Winter Festival celebrates 35 year milestone

The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest winter party is celebrating 35 years of winter fun this year with ten days of totally outrageous and uniquely Queenstown events.

Priority given to Wanaka sports facility

The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be asked to adopt the 10-Year Plan on June 30, with funding to develop an indoor sports facility and hard court area, for the Upper Clutha Community commencing 2011, Mayor Clive Geddes has said.