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Skiing 30 Jul 2009
Hall dominates Adaptive Snow Sports Festival Championships

WANAKA — Snow Sports New Zealand Athlete of the Year, Alpine Ski Racer Adam Hall, dominated the New Zealand Adaptive Snow Sports Festival held at Cardrona this week.

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Conservation 14 Jul 2009
Cruise company going extra mile to save penguins

CANTERBURY — Local Cruise company staff are putting themselves in deep water to help save dwindling numbers of the white flippered penguin in Canterbury.

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Skiing 10 Jul 2009
Atomic athletes win Snow Sports awards

Disabled Slalom Skier Adam Hall of Wanaka was named Snow Sports New Zealands Athlete of the Year at the recent 2009 Annual Snow Sports Awards.

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Real Estate 1 Jul 2009
leading Canterbury mortgage broker moves to Viva

CHRISTCHURCH — Leading Christchurch Mortgage broker Niki Olds has moved to new mortgage broking company Viva Home Loans.

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Cycling 25 Jun 2009
Roulston makes Tour de France team

Double Olympic medallist Hayden Roulston has been selected by his the Cervélo Test Team to race in the Tour de France that starts on Saturday, July 4 in Monaco.

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Business 23 Jun 2009
Kiwi Activity Operators to get Free Online Booking Engine with Jasons

Jasons Travel Media, New Zealand’s leading provider of accommodation and activities information, has announced the launch of a new activities booking engine which would be provided free of charge to all activity operators with a paid listing on Jasons.com The company formally announced the new initiative at a function for Christchurch Tourism Operators on Thursday 18 June.

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Cycling 20 Jun 2009
brent harris gets warmup cycle teams first international result

The Warmup Cycling team had its first international result with team member Brent Harris finishing third in the Quay West Resort Noosa Century, Brisbane to Noosa 160 km race last Sunday.

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Business 15 Jun 2009
new website aims to solve world's space problems

Filling the worlds empty space is the mission behind an innovative new website, Findspace, developed in Christchurch and being launched on Monday June 15th.

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Cycling 15 Jun 2009
Roulston closes in on Tour de France selection

Double Olympic medallist Hayden Roulston will know this week whether he has made the cut to race in the Tour de France that starts in Monaco on 4 July.

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Sport 7 May 2009
Begg crashes in Europe

World class inline skater Nicole Begg’s recent winning form in Europe has been bought to an abrupt halt after a crash has left her with a torn ligament in her left foot.

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Transport 6 May 2009
free champagne as Black Cat Cruises celebrates ferry contract

LYTTELTON — Diamond Harbour ferry users will be treated to free champagne tomorrow as Black Cat Cruises celebrates being awarded the contract to continue running the ferry service between Lyttelton and Diamond harbour for another five and a half year years.

Black Cat awarded  ferry contract for another five and a half year years

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Cycling 18 Apr 2009
Allnutt wins Around Brunner

WEST COAST — Shorty Allnutt stepped up from winning last year’s Around Brunner recreational event to beat a strong elite field in the Around Brunner cycle race, the final round of the National Points Series, on the West Coast today.

Allnut wins Around Brunner

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Cycling 17 Apr 2009
Horgan back to defend Around Brunner title

WEST COAST — Sam Horgan will be back this Saturday to defend the elite Around Brunner road cycle title he won last year.

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Cycling 15 Apr 2009
Warmup cycle team makes presence felt at Tour de Lakes

SOUTHLAND — The Warmup Cycling team made its presence felt at the Tour de Lakes held in Central Otago, Northern and Western Southland at Easter.

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Cycling 9 Apr 2009
1200 expected for Around Brunner

WEST COAST — With a few days until entries close for the Around Brunner cycle race, organisers are confident of reaching 1200 entries.

International interest in a quirky Kiwi cycling event is hotting up, a month out from the start of this 'world first' national tour.

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Cycling 28 Mar 2009
Yates wins second Le Race in impressive fashion

CANTERBURY — Former world junior champion and national points series leader Jeremy Yates won his second Le Race title in impressive fashion today.

Yates makes it two in a row for Le Race

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Cycling 26 Mar 2009
Yates has work cut out to defend Le Race title from strongest field in event history

CANTERBURY — Former world junior champion and national points series leader Jeremy Yates will have a tough job defending the Le Race title he won last year in record time.

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Cycling 26 Mar 2009
French superhero lines up for Le Race

CANTERBURY — In the true traditions of the Tour de France, cyclists will find extra motivation as they head up the first climb in Saturdays Le Race in the form of a French superhero who vows no cyclist will pass without receiving his special blend of motivation.

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Cycling 25 Mar 2009
City Councillor Wells enters Le Race with marathon skipping world record holder

CANTERBURY — Christchurch City Councillor Sue Wells has entered Le Race with the world record holder for skipping a marathon, her partner Englishman Harry Escott.

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Cycling 10 Mar 2009
National Points leader Yates makes field for Le Race strongest ever

CHRISTCHURCH — The entry of former world junior champion and national points series leader Jeremy Yates confirms this year’s Le Race will have its strongest field ever.

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Cycling 9 Mar 2009
Warmup cycle team getting noticed

CHRISTCHURCH — Set up to focus on coffee and enjoyment has not stopped the Warmup Cycle team from having its fair share of success this summer.

Warmup cycle team keen to consolidate position in Benchmark series

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News 5 Mar 2009
Black Cat Cruises supports Trust with $24,000

CANTERBURY — Black Cat Cruises is supporting the Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust with $24,000 worth of sponsorship over the next three years.

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Cycling 3 Mar 2009
McCauley and Subway Avanti Cycling team mates and former female winners add spice to Le Race

AKAROA — National road cycling champion and Commonwealth Games medallist Gordon McCauley will be joined by his Subway – Avanti Cycling team mates Sam Horgan, Patrick and James Williamson, Eric Drower and Joe Cooper on the start line of Le Race on 28 March.

Le Race offers amazing views

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News 25 Feb 2009
Christchurch challenged to cycle 2000 kilometres in five hours

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch will be challenged to cycle almost 2000 kilometres in five hours on Friday, as Bike Wise month finishes with the Community Pedal Power Challenge in Cathedral Square.

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Cycling 17 Feb 2009
Australian elite champion enters Le Race

CANTERBURY — Australian Woman’s elite road race Champion and 2007 Le Race winner Carla Ryan will be on the start line again next month for the gruelling 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa event.

Le Race offers amazing views

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Cycling 11 Feb 2009
le race, new ownership same iconic course

CHRISTCHURCH — Le Race, New Zealand’s own slice of a mountain stage of the Tour de France, is under new ownership but is still on the same iconic 100km course that makes it one the must do cycle events in New Zealand.

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Cricket 5 Feb 2009
Blackcap Young gun signs with Skins

Last years ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup player of the tournament, and exciting new Black Cap Tim Southee, has signed with leading compression garment Skins.

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Skiing 4 Feb 2009
Wells wins emerging talent category at Halbergs

New Zealand's top ranked free skier and Atomic International pro team member skier, Jossi Wells, won the emerging talent category at last nights Halberg Awards.

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Cycling 30 Jan 2009
Warmup cycle team focused on coffee and enjoyment

CHRISTCHURCH — A mixture of youth, experience, regional and national age group champions make up the Warmup Cycling team for 2009.

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News 29 Dec 2008
Skins and Atomic sponsored athletes feature in Halberg Award nominations

CANTERBURY — Skins and Atomic sponsored athletes and organisations feature strongly in the 53 nominations being considered for the 2008 Halberg Awards announced last week.

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News 8 Dec 2008
Orca off Akaroa Harbour Heads

A pod of eight Orca whales have been sighted off the Akaroa Harbour Heads near banks Peninsula this afternoon (Mon 8 Dec) by a Black Cat Cruises Dolphin Swimming excursion.

Orca off Akaroa Heads

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Multisport 21 Nov 2008
Skins new Global Brand Director good news for New Zealand

Skins compression garments will receive an added boast in profile in New Zealand with the recent appointment of a new Global Brand Director.

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Business 29 Oct 2008
enthuse wins national entertainment award again

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch based marketing, media and events business enthuse ltd has won the Best New Zealand Entertainment Company category in the Corporate Events Guide’s People’s Choice Awards for the second year running.

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Tourism 22 Oct 2008
new boats launch well received

AKAROA — The warmth of the spring sun reflected the feelings of close to 100 people as they witnessed new boats being launched in Akaroa for the first time in over 10 years on Friday 17 October.

new boats well received

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Food 21 Oct 2008
Cookie Time returns to win again

CHRISTCHURCH — After scooping three awards at the last National Food Awards for its revolutionary product 'One Square Meal', Cookie Time has returned to win again at the 2008 Massey Food Awards announced last night, winning the Bakery Products award for its new Smart Cookies.

Cookie Time returns to win again

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