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	Sport in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand's most famous cricketer, the fast bowler Richard Hadlee who was the first bowler to take 400 wickets in test cricket, came from this era.
		New Zealand equestrian sportsmen, sportswomen and horses make their mark in the world (Mark Todd was chosen as international "Eventer of the 20th Century").
		New Zealand is famous among glider pilots for hosting the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama in North Otago near the centre of the South Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sport_in_New_Zealand (1641 words)

	New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		New Zealand was initially administered as a part of the colony of New South Wales, and it became a separate colony in November 1840.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the Australian colonies.
		New Zealand director Peter Jackson shot the epic The Lord of the Rings film trilogy in various locations around the country, taking advantage of the spectacular and relatively unspoiled landscapes, and Mount Taranaki was used as a stand-in for Mount Fuji in The Last Samurai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_zealand (5292 words)

	New Zealand Sports - TravelPuppy.com
		River sledging is a sport that involves riding down a river holding to a polystyrene sledge or boogie board This activity is available in Queenstown (which is on the South island), and on the Rangitaiki river (which is near Rotorua on the North island).
		Beginner's courses for paragliding (a sport that is a cross between parachuting and hand gliding and is the closest equivalent to flying) are available near Wanaka and Queenstown, whilst experienced paragliders tend to head to Wanaka, the Daney Pass or Christchurch.
		New Zealand is also home to the world’s largest insect, the weta, which is a mouse sized cricket.
	travelpuppy.com /new-zealand/sports.htm (1714 words)

	Sport in New Zealand 1940-1960 - NZHistory.net.nz
		This was a false dawn: rugby's new style was set by the unsuccessful 1949 tour of South Africa, which led to an emphasis on forward domination that was to blight the sport and have wider social consequences.
		Most New Zealanders blinded themselves to the wider issues at stake in competing with a racially-segregated country which demanded that Maori be excluded from touring teams.
		Another example is yachting, in which New Zealanders first excelled internationally at Melbourne in 1956 with the gold medal-winning team of Jack Cropp and Peter Mander.
	www.nzhistory.net.nz /culture/sport-194060 (1664 words)

	* NZine * Tennis - The Biggest Participant Sport In New Zealand - Tennis, Steffi Graf, Indoor Tennis Centre, Davis Cup, ...
		The Hilary Commission which is a major funder of sport throughout New Zealand undertakes research to assist in the allocation of funding.
		Zealand Tennis Incorporated - a board of seven and a staff of three is responsible for creating policy and strategies for the general direction of the sport, and financial governance.
		New Zealand with a population of less than four million is frequently in the top twenty four countries which is a significant achievement.
	www.nzine.co.nz /features/tennis.html?Rcat=Community&Tcat=People (1478 words)

	Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand
		The Rules are established under the Sport and Recreation of New Zealand Act 2002 and outline the role and function of the Tribunal and the jurisdiction it has to hear and determine disputes.
		Its aim is to ensure that national sport organisations and other parties to a dispute, (such as an athlete) have access to an affordable, just and speedy means of resolving a sports dispute.
		He was a member of the inquiry investigating the allegation of corruption for New Zealand Cricket.
	www.sportstribunal.org.nz /about.html (830 words)

	Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is more similar to baseball than any other American sport, with the objective of the bowler being to knock over the wicket, and the batter to defend the wicket.
		Underwater hockey was thought up in New Zealand and consists of two teams, two goal on either end of the bottom of the pool, a small stick for each player, and a lead disc or puck.
		It is a very wierd sport, my school in New Zealand was one of the first to have a competitive team.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~vermeei/cs102/sports.htm (188 words)

	Managing Sport in New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rapid change in the management of sport in New Zealand is documented in a new edition of one of the few available books on sport management.
		Chris, whose previous academic and management background has been in sport, is also currently working on a new edition of his previously successful textbook on 'Sport in New Zealand Society', which explores the social issues and controversies associated with sport.
		The new chapter on facility management covers the growing number of sport complexes and the need for them to be multi purpose.
	www.eit.ac.nz /news_and_events/managing_sport_in_new_zealand.aspx (423 words)

	Sport \| New Zealand News UK
		Carl Evans and Peter Burling won the gold medal and a second New Zealand crew, Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth, won the silver, with both...
		DRUGS: Some New Zealand athletes and rugby players are likely to be drug cheats despite the country’s tough drug-testing regime, anti-doping boss Graeme Steel has claimed.
		BASKETBALL: A travel weary New Zealand continued to close the gap on their Brazilian rivals, but again fell just short in their opening game of the Super Four basketball tournament in Santa Fe, Argentina, on Monday.
	www.nznewsuk.co.uk /sport?StartRow=41 (636 words)

	American Forces Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		San Francisco, CA - Sports Byline USA, America's original syndicated radio sports talk network, is now providing 42 hours per week of sports talk programming via satellite to Radio Sport, the 24 hour all sports network owned by the Radio Network of New Zealand.
		"We know that Sports Byline USA and Sports Overnight America are two of the most popular sports talk programs in the U.S.", says Greg Billings of Radio Sport, which has 20 stations throughout New Zealand.
		Sports has always been a huge part of the lifestyle in that country," says Sports Byline USA host Ron Barr.
	www.sportsbyline.com /news13.htm (196 words)

	blokart
		But while blokart racing is a popular sport in New Zealand, as well as Australia and parts of Europe, it’s still relatively unknown in the United States, said Brian Kent, a member of the year-old California blokart Sailing Club.
		There now are specially made tracks for the sport in New Zealand, but not in the U.S., which means that racers have to get permission to us city or privately owned parking lots.
		He added that it’s a hard sport to walk by and not stop to watch, and because it’s in a confined area like a parking lot, it’s easy to see close up.
	www.gazettes.com /blokart03232006.html (572 words)

	WWW-VL: History Index: New Zealand History: Maori, Christ
		New Zealand's Participation in the South African ('Boer') War 1899-1902
		The Young and the Restless: Children and Adolescents in New Zealand 1930-—196
		New Zealand literature in the 1940s and 1950s
	vlib.iue.it /history/oceania/NewZealand/index.html (873 words)

	Stout Research Centre \| Victoria University of Wellington
		Along with reading, sport is the country's most widely engaged in leisure activity.
		It is the most pervasive form of communal behaviour, and even the means by which many New Zealanders define themselves.
		Traditional sporting codes, as well as pursuits with lesser followings are considered, while discussion extends to the implications of sport for religion, literature and music.
	www.vuw.ac.nz /stout-centre/publications/sportpub.aspx (190 words)

	InteractSport
		This also alleviates sporting bodies from the need to take on the substantial risk that is inherent in all software development projects.
		InteractSport is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with online sporting equipment retailer SportsEquip (http://www.sportsequip.com.au/) that rewards sporting clubs with rebates based on the purchases of all products by their club members.
		Given that the members of sporting clubs spend considerable amounts each year on sporting equipment, clubs that channel purchases through SportsEquip will be able to earn a significant return that contributes towards operating costs or to reduce player subscription fees." said InteractSport Director, Andrew Walton.
	www.sportnz.co.nz (730 words)

	Fencing New Zealand - Home
		Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) 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.
		The strategy, developed during the past eight months, is based on a comprehensive analysis of New Zealand’s high performance structures and systems.
		As the leader of New Zealand’s high performance system, SPARC is focussing its resources on the sports that are capable of achieving that goal,” Hill added.
	www.fencing.org.nz (941 words)

	Fishing & Hunting, Rugby, Sport in New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mike Weddell's vast experience and knowledge make him the ideal person to identify the best trout flies in New Zealand.
		In December 1994 brothers Richard and Kevin Ackerley set out to acheive an East - West crossing of New Zealand, from the North Island's East Cape to t...
		Sports products offer nearly limitless scope for design innovation and creativity, constituting as they do a synthesis of function, beauty, high-tech...
	www.nationwidebooks.co.nz /index.cfm/Adventure_Sport.html (208 words)

	University Sport New Zealand » About USNZ
		Competitive Inter-University Sport first took place in New Zealand in 1902.
		USNZ (or more accurately its precursor the NZ University Sports Union) was created in 1957 and became an incorporated society in 1966.
		USNZ is the governing body for University Sport in New Zealand.
	www.universitysport.org.nz /about (129 words)

	Sports Byline USA: America's Sports Talk Network
		Sports Byline to Broadcast Live from Germany and Afghanistan
		Sports Byline Now Carried on Radio Sport in New Zealand- 8/7/01
		Sports Byline USA to be Heard on American Trans Air Flights - 12/21/98
	www.sportsbyline.com /conews.htm (200 words)

	Kia Ora ~ Welcome \| SPARC - ihi Aotearoa
		SPARC (Sport and 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.
		SPARC's (Sport and Recreation New Zealand) exciting new Get2Go team adventure challenge for Auckland and Northland Year 9 and 10 students starts next month.
		SPARC (Sport and 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.
	www.sparc.org.nz (247 words)

	Sport & Active Leisure : The Future of Club Sport in New Zealand Sportville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sport and Active Leisure : The Future of Club Sport in New Zealand Sportville
		Assistance for Blind and Visually Impaired users in converting PDFs into a readable format is available on the ASC website.
		This is an archive copy of a web document originally located at www.hillarysport.org.nz/pdfs/strategy/sportville.pdf published by The Hillary Commission for Sport, Fitness and Leisure.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/2000/hillary/sportville.htm (82 words)

	Multi-Sport New Zealand Directory
		18 day adventure in Fiji and New Zealand for 12 moderately-fit women over 30.
		In the Dry Zorb you are safely harnessed inside the Zorb before being sent...
		Multi-Sport New Zealand Directory Find the perfect multi-sport In New Zealand for your next vacation.
	www.realadventures.com /pages/active/multi-sport/new-zealand.htm (206 words)

	Vincent and Trenberth (1994) The structure and organisation of sport in New Zealand
		Vincent and Trenberth (1994) The structure and organisation of sport in New Zealand
		The structure and organisation of sport in New Zealand
		To view the the latter's ratings, click on Chapters/Papers/Articles in the STATISTICS box, select a publication from the list that appears, and then click on either Quality or Interest in that publication's STATISTICS box.
	www.getcited.org /?PUB=103375849&showStat=Ratings (87 words)

	sparc high performance announcement
		The New Zealand Olympic Committee is calling for applications for Team Physiotherapists for the Australian Youth Olympic Festive to be held in Sydney, Australia, from 17-21 January 2007. For more information, click here.
		If you are looking for information relating to New Zealand and the Commonwealth Games please visit
		This site is maintained by The New Zealand Olympic Committee who manage the Commonwealth Games teams of New Zealand.
	www.olympic.org.nz (273 words)

	Sport - Sporting Goods - New Zealand YELLOW PAGES® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If you're looking for Sport or Sporting Goods in New Zealand you've come to the right place.
		You can search for Sporting Goods by entering the details in the panel to the left or by clicking on one of the relevant Sport companies categories below.
		Sporting Goods Motor Sports Indoor Sports Centres Sports Clubs Sports Coaching Water Sports Water Sport Equipment Aerial Sports Sports Medicine
	www.yellowpages.co.nz /top_phrases/Sport.htm (88 words)

	Ananova - Sport
		England won a one-day international against Test-class opposition for the first time this summer to retain an interest in the NatWest Series.
		Liverpool's projected new 60,000-capacity stadium has been given the green light by the city council.
		Jose Antonio Reyes has admitted that being left out of the Champions League final was the clinching factor in his decision to leave Arsenal for Real Madrid.
	ananova.com /sport/?...+Zealand,Sport+in+the+news (270 words)

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