Snell to be an Inaugural Member of IAAF Hall of Fame The IAAF has chosen the occasion of the Athletics New Zealand 125th Annual General Meeting in Hamilton this weekend to announce that New Zealand athletics icon, Sir Peter Snell will be one of twenty four inaugural members of IAAF Hall of Fame. The announcement … [Read more...]
Relay and other event news
August 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CHRISTCHURCH Riverside Handicap Road Relay, Beckenham – 28 July 2012 Fastest times went to New Brighton Olympic in the senior men 5 x 2.5km in 1h 17m 3s, from University 1h 20m 28s. Fastest laps going to Callan Moody 14m 58s, Brett Tingay 15m 1s and Daniel Balchin 15m 6s. Canterbury Tri Club was the [...]Relay and … [Read more...]
Willis sets 1500m Record
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
MONACO Herculis Diamond League Meeting – 20 July 2012 Nick Willis was still over the moon hours after smashing his New Zealand national 1500m record at the Diamond League meeting. Willis finished third in 3m 30.35s, slicing 1.44s off the record set in the same race last year. He also bettered Ryan Gregson’s Oceania … [Read more...]
Hobbit locations
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Although full details of The Hobbit filming locations are under embargo, supervising location manager Jared Connon says about 40 different parts of New Zealand were chosen. He said some locations are on private land but several are public or national parks which are easily accessible in popular tourist destinations. … [Read more...]
Tourism Seeks New Partnership
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s time for New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar visitor industry to “get its house in order” to achieve its potential, new Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Martin Snedden says. Speaking at Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference in Queenstown today, Mr Snedden said the visitor … [Read more...]
Athletes abroad ending 8th July 2012
July 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
FRANCE: Meeting d’Athlétisme Stanislas Nancy, Tomblaine – 8 July 2012 Valerie Adams maintained her unbeaten record this season in her lead up to defending her Olympic title, with a winning shot put of 20.97m in Tomblaine. Adams was consistent with all attempts over 20 metres (20.41, 20.62, 20.26, 20.29, 20.97, … [Read more...]
Wardell defeated by Injury
July 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rebecca Wardell’s quest to compete in the heptathlon at the London Olympics has been defeated by an injured hamstring. Wardell was to have a last-ditch effort in qualifying at the French combined events championships over the weekend, but after a fitness test she ruled herself out after only being able to run at 90 per … [Read more...]
Van Dalen Olympic Selection
July 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lucy Van Dalen has been officially confirmed to the New Zealand Olympic Team after bettering the New Zealand qualifying standard for the 1500m two weeks ago in San Diego. Van Dalen’s time of 4.05.76 ranks her in the top thirty in the world and Athletics New Zealand believes she has the potential to make the [...]Van … [Read more...]
