| 22 Dec 06 |
- Prime Minister’s Coach Scholarships awarded
- Sport and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard today announced the allocation of 23 Prime Minister's High Performance Coach Scholarships to Auckland coaches. more
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| 28 Nov 06 |
- New Zealand's volunteer coaching ‘All Star’ named
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Alfred Welsh from Northland has won the 2006 Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year title. He was selected from more than 2,700 nominations from all over New Zealand.
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| 17 Nov 06 |
- Winners Announced in 2006 SPARC Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards
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New Zealand's top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the annual Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards held in Auckland tonight.
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| 14 Nov 06 |
- SPARC announces $5.63 million investment in high performance sport
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SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand), the Government's agency for sport and recreation, today announced that it will invest $5.63 million in 17 different sports that submitted applications for contestable high performance investment in 2007 and beyond.
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| 19 Oct 06 |
- Finalists announced in TP McLean Sports Journalism Awards
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The New Zealand Sports Journalists' Association has announced the finalists for the 2006 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by SPARC.
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| 17 Oct 06 |
- SPARC awards grants to Kiwi adventurers
- SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) is awarding grants to five teams of inspiring adventurers through its Hillary Expedition initiative. more
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| 6 Sep 06 |
- SPARC Confirms Investment to Regional Sports Trusts
- SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) has increased its investment in Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand, committing $14.6 million for sport development and targeted programmes in the regions during the 2006/2007 financial year. more
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| 15 Aug 06 |
- SPARC Releases High Performance Strategy 2006-2012
- SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) today released the findings and recommendations of its High Performance Strategy 2006-2012, a blueprint for its approach to investing in high performance sport in New Zealand in the coming years. more
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| 7 Aug 06 |
- SPARC boosts Active Communities investment to $7.1 million
- SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) is continuing its commitment to getting Kiwis active through the introduction of several new Active Communities projects. more
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| 14 Jul 06 |
- SPARC Releases Melbourne 2006
- SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) today released the findings of Melbourne 2006, an analysis of the performance of the New Zealand team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. more
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| 26 May 06 |
- New Zealand Academy of Sport Gala Dinner to celebrate victory in sport
- New Zealand’s top athletes are coming together in Auckland next week for the New Zealand Academy of Sport’s biennial celebration toasting the nation’s top athletic performances in the past two years. more
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| 18 May 06 |
- Funding boost for sport and recreation
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Government funding for sport and recreation is set to increase from $50.8 million in 2005/06 to almost $58 million in 2006/07, Minister for Sport and Recreation Trevor Mallard announced today.
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| 16 May 06 |
- Leadership programme for sport and rec sector
- A new programme designed to develop leadership skills will help senior executives from sport and recreation organisations lead more effectively, Minister for Sport and Recreation Trevor Mallard said at the programme launch in Upper Hutt today. more
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| 17 Mar 06 |
- More Kiwis Pushing Play
- New figures released today by SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) reveal that physical activity levels in New Zealand increased during the past year in the wake of SPARC’s ongoing Push Play campaign designed to get New Zealanders up and active. more
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| 13 Feb 06 |
- NZ’s first Performance Analysis Unit assists Commonwealth Games athletes
- Athletes preparing for next month’s Commonwealth Games are amongst those benefiting from New Zealand’s first Performance Analysis Unit. more
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| 26 Jan 06 |
- SPARC encourages Kiwis to stick to New Year’s resolutions
- SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand) is encouraging New Zealanders to stick to their New Year’s resolutions to get active and be healthy. more
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