Adaptability and engaging with growing numbers in the North Harbour Rugby province are key targets for the QBE Harbour Hibiscus in the 2020 Farah Palmer Cup season.
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It was straightforward on the scorelines in the finals of the North Island Junior Squash Championships at the Hamilton Squash and Tennis Club today as those with international experience rose to the fore.
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The top seeds have won through to the finals of the major age groups at the North Island Junior Champs at the Hamilton Squash and Tennis Club on Monday.
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A big boost for squash around the country with 170 players taking part in the North Island Junior Champs starting at the Hamilton Squash and Tennis Club today through until grand finals on Monday afternoon.
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After four weeks of tough grinding competition it was success for teenage pro, Temwa Chileshe in the Premier Squash League as he staged a hard-fought comeback to defeat training partner and fellow pro, Joel Arscott in five games in the final.
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The final week of the initiative which saw sport underway first in New Zealand after lockdown comes to a completion this weekend as the Squash Premier League plays week four of its competition.
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Rising New Zealand squash star, Temwa Chileshe scored his second Premier Squash League title after he repeated his week one victory with success over Joel Arscott again.
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Week three of the Premier Squash League gets underway in Auckland this evening with two-time New Zealand Commonwealth Games representative, Lance Beddoes joining the competition for the first time.
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There was plenty of intensity in the final day of week 2 of the Premier Squash League in Auckland as Joel Arscott prevailed in five games for the title.
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‘After-lockdown’ sport continues in New Zealand with week two of the Unsquashable Premier Squash League in Auckland.
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In what is set to be arguably the first elite sport played in New Zealand after the relaxation of the COVID-19 rules, the squash premier league will take place this weekend.
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A blow to the squash calendar in New Zealand with the cancellation of the New Zealand Senior Teams event which was to be held at Hutt City in Wellington, 28-30 August.
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Unfortunate news for the squash world that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the WSF (World Squash Federation) and Squash Australia have regretfully agreed to cancel the WSF World Junior Championships that had been scheduled to take place in July 2020 on the Gold Coast.
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New Zealand professional squash players, Paul Coll and Joelle King along with others have had their world rankings frozen by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) during the ongoing suspension of the PSA Tour due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.
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Along with many other sports, Squash New Zealand is having to re-assess and re-jig it’s calendar as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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WHAKATANE — A top list of players will be hitting the courts at the Whakatane Squash Club this weekend for the Arch Delahunty Eastern Bay Of Plenty Squash Open and PSA Satellite tournament.
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After a remarkable comeback in his semifinal Wellington squash player Evan Williams couldn’t continue his performance into the final of the Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Squash Open.
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After a remarkable comeback in his semifinal Wellington squash player Evan Williams couldn’t continue his performance into the final of the Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Squash Open.
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As Paul Coll continues his great success around the world.
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A strong team encompassing players from almost the full length of New Zealand has been confirmed for the Executive Travel NZ junior trans-Tasman Squash Test Series.
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The Barfoot and Thompson Summer Squash Series is bringing out some of the best in the sport from New Zealand and beyond.
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The first tournament of the Barfoot and Thompson Summer Series was completed at the Henderson Squash Club with mixed results for the Kiwi number one seeds.
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International squash comes to West Auckland this week with the PSA Satellite tournament, the Henderson Rochelle Hobbs Squash Open including some of the best players from New Zealand and overseas all working towards titles and PSA (Professional Squash Association) world ranking points.
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A great draw has been confirmed for the men’s Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Squash Open with three players ranked within the top 100 in the world and five different nationalities taking part.
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A new champion and a repeat winner at the 2019 Wellington Open NZ Tennis Championships at the Renouf Centre.
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There’s plenty on the line for all finalists in the finals of the 2019 Wellington Open NZ Tennis Championships at the Renouf Tennis Centre.
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The 2019 Wellington Open and NZ Tennis Championships start getting down to the business end of the tournament at the Renouf Centre as the top four seeds enter the draws.
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There were no major upsets in the initial round of the 2019 Wellington Open NZ Tennis Championships at the Renouf Centre in the Capital as all of the seeded players won their matches in straight sets.
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The first matches at the Wellington Open NZ Championships get underway today at midday with some of New Zealand’s ATP ranked players taking the court along with a number of rising stars of the sport in New Zealand.
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It’s a rarity for any of the three Kiwi top 100 doubles ranked tennis players to spend time in New Zealand.
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A strong and very even field has been confirmed for the 2019 Wellington Open NZ Championships starting next week in the Capital.
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On the back of Paul Coll’s great result reaching the world squash championships final recently and being ranked No.5 in the world as well as players such as Campbell Grayson and Lwamba Chileshe at career high rankings a series of professional squash tournaments is being launched for the summer of 2020.
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The annual appeal week for Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust (ADNZ) has been and gone, but the support and need is all year round.
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There are many charities quietly doing great work out of the spotlight in New Zealand society, providing valuable services to the community.
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The Annual Appeal week for Assistance Dogs New Zealand is August 5th-11th but not many people are aware of just what the ADNZ charity does in the community.
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Counties Manukau continued their domination of the national Taekwon-Do Championships with an overall title for the fifth consecutive year, this time winning at their home venue at Pulman Arena in Papakua.
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It’s a battle of the big teams at the national ITF Taekwon-Do Championships at Pulman Arena in Counties Manukau.
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AUCKLAND — Around 400 martial arts athletes, plus officials and supporters descend on Pulman Arena this weekend for the New Zealand Taekwon-Do Championships with a number of world champions and rising stars taking part.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Two tough finals, but no titles for New Zealanders at the Inspirenet PSA Squash Classic Challenger tournaments at Palmerston North's SquashGym over the weekend.
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Club pride is on the line this weekend in Palmerston North as the national squash Cousins Shield and Mitchell Cup take place at the SquashGym Club.
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New Zealand has finished third overall on the medal table at the ITF Taewkon-Do World Championships at Inzell, Germany.
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At the completion of day three New Zealand continues to sit in second place overall on the medal table at the ITF Taewkon-Do World Championships at Inzell, Germany.
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The New Zealand team is second after the completion of day two at the ITF Taewkon-Do World Championships at Inzell, Germany.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The prestigious AON New Zealand Junior Squash Open takes places over the next three days in Tauranga and it’s bringing close to 200 competitors, coaches and officials to the city.
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A total of 12 medals on day one of the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Inzell, Germany as the Kiwi team kept itself in with the leading nations.
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The rising stars of New Zealand squash have shown further improvement over their rivals in Australia by winning three titles at the Australian Open Junior Championships at Thornleigh, New South Wales.
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Wanting the best for your teenager who is talented in their chosen sporting field is to be expected, but there are many pitfalls along the way to a scholarship, including and organisations who are in it just for quick cash.
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New Zealand has won the opening Test of the Executive Travel Junior Squash trans-Tasman series against at the Remuera Rackets Club in Auckland.
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New Zealand is aiming to continue its domination over Australia in junior squash as it targets its fifth win in a row in the Executive Travel trans-Tasman Junior squash series team’s event.
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A strong New Zealand team has been confirmed for the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships in Inzell, Germany next month as they try to go one better than their silver medal two years ago The 50-strong team ranges from juniors (12-18 years) to competitors aged over 40.
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TAURANGA — The city of Tauranga has won the bid to host the World Squash Federation Men’s Team Championship in 2021.
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AUCKLAND — Music is set to make its mark on the North Shore again.
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AUCKLAND — A successful few weeks for Ryo Kobayashi from Japan and Palmerston North’s Kaitlyn Watts as they won their respective Auckland Squash Open titles.
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A strong group of New Zealand players has been selected for the Executive Travel trans-Tasman Junior squash series team’s event.
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It’s a rarity for squash world No.7 Paul Coll to play in New Zealand, let alone against another top ranked PSA player.
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WELLINGTON — One of the more impressive improvements in New Zealand sport this year is set to make an impact in Wellington next month.
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Commonwealth Games gold medal winners, Joelle King and Paul Coll are back in action tonight after a short break from PSA world tournaments.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The sport of ITF Taekwon-Do has been recognised once again for excelling in the Papakura Community and in the Counties Manukau Region.
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The New Zealand sporting landscape can celebrate global success after Kiwi competitors once again dominated ITF Taekwon-Do world by being the leading nation at the world cup in Sydney over the past week.
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It’s a sport of fitness and precision….and squash is on a high in New Zealand thanks to the medal haul of three gold and one bronze at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier this year with Joelle King the New Zealand teams top athlete.
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Pirongia, a small town in Waikato, keeps on giving to the community in many different ways. Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust (ADNZ) is based in Pirongia.
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The appeal week ends on tomorrow, but that doesn’t stop Assistance Dogs New Zealand still aiming for extra funding and resources, in fact they’re happy to keep in front of the public all year.
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For many people in New Zealand a dog is much more than just a friend, an exercise companion or a guard dog. At Assistance Dogs NZ our dogs provide so much more than a regular dog, they are an invaluable aide for those in need.
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Bowls New Zealand today announced the six club teams to compete in the inaugural televised league of the new fast format, Bowls3Five, coming this October on SKY Sport.
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Counties Manuaku continued their domination of the national ITF Taekwon-Do with their fourth title in a row and eighth in 10 years as they won the best overall region at the Oceania Championships in Wellington over the weekend.
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After day one of the Oceania Taekwon-Do Championships in Wellington there’s been plenty of close competition for gold medals, particularly in the sparring categories.
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After day one of the Oceania Taekwon-Do Championships in Wellington there’s been plenty of close competition for gold medals, particularly in the sparring categories.
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Wellington hasn’t seen the likes of it since it hosted the world champs in 2011, but Taekwon-Do NZ is back in the capital and is stronger and bigger than ever.
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The future of squash has arrived at Howick Squash Club with a new interactive system, called InteractiveSquash to be put on display.
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It’s a busy time for Taekwon-Do New Zealand in 2018 with an increased number of participants around the country and a number of accolades directed towards athletes from the sport.
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A win for third seeded Englishman Angus Gillams at the PSA pro squash event in Auckland as he continues his journey around the world in a bid to improve his world ranking.
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The PSA pro squash tour around New Zealand comes to a conclusion in Auckland this week with the US$10,000 men’s Squash XL Open in Auckland which features a wide variety of players including a couple of rising stars Ten nations are represented in qualifying and main draw and five players ranked inside the top 100.
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Get ready, Bowls3Five is coming to SKY Sport - and with a short fast format, it’s going to challenge the perception of lawn bowls and arguably become the most innovative change to the sport yet.
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It’s a rare opportunity seeing New Zealand’s Commonwealth Games athletes competing against each other in their own nation.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A couple of firsts provided close fought matches in the finals of the PSA professional squash tournaments in Palmerston North The women’s US$5,000 SquashGym International Classic saw third seed Jemyca Aribado make history by becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a PSA title.
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A large contingent of New Zealand’s rising squash players have been confirmed for the men’s and women’s world junior individual champs followed by the biennial men’s world junior team championships next month in Chennai, India.
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AUCKLAND — A first title wasn’t to be for Kiwi junior squash player, Kaitlyn Watts as she was defeated by top seed and world No.53 Christine Nunn of Australia in the final of the US$5,000 Court Tech Wormen’s PSA Classic in Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — The top seed and the top Kiwi junior will meet in the final of the US$5,000 Court Tech PSA Women’s Classic at Squash XL Club in Avondale, Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — A solid first round for local players at the the US$5,000 Court Tech PSA Women’s Classic at Squash XL Club in Avondale, Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — Professional squash comes to Auckland this week with the US$5,000 Court Tech Women’s Classic on the PSA tour.
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Squash New Zealand is tapping in to current knowledge to help enhance New Zealand’s young talent and develop new players for the future of the sport.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Morrinsville Golf Club’s Alex Lunn put in a consistent display to win the South Island Long Drive Golf Championships at Clearwater Golf Club over the weekend in testing conditions.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Big-hitting golfers from around the South Island have a chance to show their power this Sunday at Clearwater Golf Resort with the return of the South Island Long Drive Championships.
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AUCKLAND — A battle of the top seeds and a disrupted final saw two new names take away the trophies at the Auckland Squash Open at the Remuera Rackets Club on Sunday evening.
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Squash in New Zealand appears to be on a high at present with top results by professional players and a large 152-strong field will compete in the 2018 Auckland Squash Open this weekend at the Remuera Rackets Club.
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A good improvement in world rankings for New Zealand squash players Joelle King and Paul Coll with a month remaining until the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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The top seeds were victorious in the Wellington Tennis champs at the Renouf Tennis Centre with local player Finn Tearney continuing his good domestic form, while British pro, Suzy Larkin won the women’s title.
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WELLINGTON — The big names are ready to take the court as the Maxim Financial Wellington Tennis Open is set for its quarter-finals stages at the Renouf Tennis Centre in the Capital.
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Australia have beaten New Zealand in the inaugural Trans-Tasman Long Drive Golf Challenge held at Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club in the far west of Sydney over the weekend.
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ITF Taekwon-Do New Zealand is thrilled with the confirmation that it’s sport is nominated in three categories of the 2017 Halberg Awards which are decided in February next year.
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The New Zealand Long Drive Golf team, the Long Blacks are growing in stature and support and gaining funding as they prepare for their December 15 Trans-Tasman clash against Australia at Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club in Sydney.
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New Zealand is through to the last eight of the 2017 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship at Marseille, France for the first time in over 20 years.
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WELLINGTON CITY — An impressive list of players have been confirmed for the Maxim Financial Wellington Tennis Open at the Renouf Tennis Centre this month with arguably the best players in the Capital for a number of years.
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New Zealand have topped their pool at the 2017 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship at Marseille, France this morning after a 2-1 victory over the United States World No.9 ranked player Paul Coll won in three games in 40 minutes over Todd Harrity in the opening match 11-9, 11-7, 11-3, but Evan Williams dropped his match in four games against Christopher Hanson.
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New Zealand have easily dispatched South Africa 3-0 in their first pool match at the 2017 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship at Marseille, France this morning.
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The 2017 World Squash Federation Men’s World Team Squash Championship commence tonight at Marseille, France with 24 nations competing in the prestigious event, November 27 – December 3.
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A 13-man New Zealand team has been confirmed to take on Australia in what is arguably the first international long drive golf Trans-Tasman Challenge.
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