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WELLINGTON CITY — A Chinese journalist says he was evicted from a Beehive photo opportunity by the Chinese vice-premier last night because of pressure on the Government from the Chinese Embassy.
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New Zealand made a great start to the ITU World Cup season with five top ten finishes amongst world class company in Mooloolaba today, reinforcing our record as a world leader in the sport.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand’s top performing triathletes were celebrated last night, at a dinner held at Auckland’s Novotel Ellerslie Hotel.
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The sport of triathlon will this weekend experience life for the first time (officially) without Hamish Carter.
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TANGIWAI — Footage of Sunday's lahar from the crater of Mt Ruapehu as it passes the Tangiwai rail bridge recorded by YouTube user mathewGordon.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Tens of thousands of walkers, runners and wheelchair entrants hit the pavements in the 35th HSBC Round the Bays fun-run in Auckland last Sunday.
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TVNZ's new online service - TVNZ ondemand - goes live today.
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WHANGAMATA — Gisborne athlete Stephen Sheldrake has today taken out the eighth Contact Energy New Zealand Cup men's race in the National Triathlon Series at Whangamata, with a final time of 1.5
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Auckland Festival started with a bang as Groupe F performed their fireworks show to thousands of people packing out the Auckland Domain from every vantage point.
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The animated Video for the Deja Voodoo song 'Frat Nation' off the album 'Back in Brown' is out now.
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Statement by Triathlon NZ Chief Executive Officer Dave Beeche..
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OTAGO — 26 year old Central Otago Winter Triathlete Ben Falconer won New Zealand’s first ever Winter Triathlon World Championship medal on Sunday at Flassin, Italy. Winter Triathlon consists of running, mountain biking and cross-country skiing (skating) – all on snow.
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New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty has finished third after a mass sprint finish at the Oceania Triathlon Championships while Debbie Tanner has also earned the final podium spot in a similarly tight finish to the women’s race in Geelong this afternoon..
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AUCKLAND — Australian F1-11 doing a Fly over, Whenuapai Airbase, West Auckland. From the Air Show on March 3.
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QUEENSTOWN — With the fantastic weather spell ongoing in the Wakatipu region, just on 250 women gathered at Lake Hayes show ground yesterday for the 14th annual Fresh Choice Southern Lakes Women's Duathlon and Triathlon. Blue skies and hot sun greeted a race field of 135 individuals and 35 teams.
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AUCKLAND — An accident during race two on Friday evening. A crash occurs on the first lap and then further chaos when they come through again on the second lap.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police capture a man on the run who tried to escape in the nearby bush in Birkenhead, Auckland. It all happened about 10pm on Friday 2 March.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An amazing display of flexibility at the Auckland Lantern Festival. The festival in Albert Park finishes tonight.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A couple of short clips from last nights NoFX concert in Auckland..
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DUNEDIN — A video by Otago University NZ regarding the study of the behaviour of matter at temperatures less than one millionth of a degree above absolute zero..
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AUCKLAND CITY — Video recorded live over 2 nights at Space Bar in Auckland for AltTV's "Top of the Rocks" season I, 2006..
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Auckland Chinese lantern festival started last night. Here are some videos by djlobber.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — The TurnDown/Whip Comp. Auckland show.
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Sunday’s ITU (International Triathlon Union) Oceania Championship race in Geelong could have major implications for a number of triathletes regarding selection for the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The pathway to Beijing is already well plotted for New Zealand’s triathletes, with competition for places in 2008 amongst the hottest of any sport in New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A journey through Auckland City by night. Photos, animation and music by Frank Marinthe.
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KIHIKIHI — Footage from North Island SuperStock Championship at Kihikihi Speedway on February 25 2007.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Over 10,000 people rocked the park at Three Kings reserve on Sunday as part of Auckland City’s free Music in Parks series, supported by The Rock. Auckland turned up the heat with a balmy summer’s afternoon for the crowd to relax and enjoy an afternoon of Rock.
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ARTHUR'S PASS — Cantabrians Jacob Roberts and Lara Prince used perfect weather and course experience to defend their titles in the prestigious Avalanche Peak Challenge. Almost 250 runners and trampers lined up in Arthur's Pass for Canterbury's premier mountain race.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Starlight Symphony fireworks in the Auckland Domain 2007.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington's Indian community – and all who enjoy a good laugh - are in for a treat when the first-ever locally-made Kiwi Indian comedy series Desi Jamura Videshi Khel begins screening on Triangle Television Wellington next month. The migrant tale, produced in New Zealand by Dr Rachel Singh of Dreamz Productions, will be in Hindi, with English subtitles.
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AUCKLAND — A selection of race and incident footage from the New Zealand Stockcar Champs 2007. Championship Races and the Grand Slam Races.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The sixth event in the Structured Finance sponsored Stroke & Stride Series is raced over a 500 metre swim in front of a 5 kilometre run. This mix of distances means an athlete is spending only around 30 percent of their race in the water and then the balance out on the road making for a very run oriented event.
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Encouraging a child to be active during early childhood can return huge benefits in later life and prevent numerous health problems. GymSports New Zealand (formerly New Zealand Gymnastics) are launching a resource called PlayGym which is a resource of activities to develop both the brain and bodies of children under five years.
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Bicycle imports outstripped car imports in 2006, as New Zealand's cycling renaissance continues. Figures from Statistics New Zealand show that cycle imports have jumped almost 40 percent since 2002 with nearly 230,000 cycles imported into New Zealand in the year ending June 2006.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Every now and then Auckland gets an absolutely perfect day and we had just one of those days for the fifth event in the Structured Finance sponsored Stroke & Stride Series. There was the brilliant sunshine, the balmy temperature, the merest hint of a breeze, the high tide filling up the sparkling Waitemata harbour, the all new golden sands of St Heliers Bay glowing and an abundance of entrants lined up and ready to enjoy their race.
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KINLOCH — Two of New Zealand’s top elite athletes, Debbie Tanner and Bevan Docherty, are set to line up in this weekend’s Elite National Sprint Distance Championships in Kinloch. The Contact Energy Sprint Distance Championships will be held at the same venue as last year’s Olympic distance National Championships, where Bevan Docherty took out the national honours after beating Hamish Carter.
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ROTORUA — Five-time New Zealand ironman champion Cameron Brown has today [28 January 2007] taken out the fifth Contact Energy New Zealand Cup men's race in the National Triathlon Series, at Blue Lake in Rotorua, part of the Bike Vegas Blue Lake Multisport Festival.
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Just a few weeks after taking out the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman [6 January 2007], kiwi multisport star Cameron Brown will take to the start line this Sunday [28 January 2007] at the National Triathlon Series’ fifth event in Rotorua. Five-time New Zealand Ironman champion Brown [34], will compete in the Contact Energy New Zealand Cup race, part of the Bike Vegas Blue Lake Multisport Festival.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Top New Zealand triathlete Bevan Docherty has today kicked off his 2007 season by taking out the fourth Contact Energy New Zealand Cup men's race in the National Triathlon Series, at Corsair Bay in Christchurch.
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