Award winners
Friday 16 December, 2011
New Zealand’s top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the 2011 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards Dinner in Auckland last night.
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SPARC support for Swimming NZ review
Friday 25 November, 2011
Swimming is an important sport for New Zealand but there have been many problems over the years and different views on the best way to take the sport forward.
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Official opening for National Training Centre for high performance athletes at Auckland
Tuesday 25 October, 2011
The doors have officially opened at the National Training Centre for New Zealand’s high performance athletes.
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SPARC’s role in the debate around nutritional supplements
Tuesday 25 October, 2011
The Sunday Star Times has run a series of articles on the nutritional supplements programme operated by the former New Zealand Academy of Sport. In this article Peter Miskimmin, the Chief Executive of SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand), provides...
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Doig made enormous contribution to sport and the arts
Thursday 13 October, 2011
People throughout New Zealand, and especially within the sport and arts sector, will be mourning the loss of Chris Doig, says SPARC Chief Executive Peter Miskimmin.
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New SPARC Board members appointed
Thursday 06 October, 2011
Murray Gutry and Joanna Perry MNZM have been appointed to the Board of Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).
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2011 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards entry form is out
Tuesday 04 October, 2011
The entry form for the 2011 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards is out.
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Review of Swim and Survive programmes
Tuesday 04 October, 2011
An independent review of New Zealand’s swim and survive programmes is being carried out to ensure a more unified approach is taken to teaching what is a crucial skill for all New Zealanders.
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WADA lab clears Thermotone - SPARC concerned about harm to NZ’s reputation from supplements stories
Saturday 24 September, 2011
An independent test carried out at the WADA-accredited lab in Sydney has confirmed that the supplement Red8 Thermotone would not have returned a positive anti-doping test.
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Waikato/Bay of Plenty to be home of national cycling hub
Wednesday 14 September, 2011
Waikato/Bay of Plenty will become the home of BikeNZ and the national hub of cycling after SPARC today confirmed the region as the venue for the national cycling centre of excellence.
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