Sport / October 2010
November 2010 | September 2010-
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New councillor says: bike to the future
- Hutt Chick
- Hutt City’s new Councillor, Lisa Bridson puts her bike where her mouth is.
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Seminar and Grading
- Aikido Shinryukan Wellington
- Takase-Shihan (7th Dan) will be visiting Wellington for the weekend of 6-7 November 2010. Registration and training will start at 9am Saturday. Sensei will arrive at 10am. Seminar times for both days are 9am – 4pm (tbc). Registration fee (tbc).
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Prince of Wales Park Water Reservoir, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellington Firebirds trial matches on Sunday and Monday
- Cricket Wellington
- Wellington Firebirds trial matches on Sunday and Monday
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Year 9 and 10 HRV Zone tournaments in January
- Cricket Wellington
- Year 9 and 10 HRV Zone tournaments in January
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Welllington Region Gillette Cup Semi-finals on Sunday
- Cricket Wellington
- Welllington Region Gillette Cup Semi-finals on Sunday
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NZCT Secondary Schoolgirls Wellington Regional Playoff this Sunday
- Cricket Wellington
- NZCT Secondary Schoolgirls Wellington Regional Playoff this Sunday
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Junior club cricket starting this weekend
- Cricket Wellington
- Junior club cricket starting this weekend
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Wairarapa Area Commander to take up role of Director of Sport
- Wellington District Police
- Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector John Johnston is to take up the role of Director of Sport,...
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Wellington Blaze news 27 October
- Cricket Wellington
- The Wellington Blaze squad concluded their winter work with a very good victory over a Central Districts selection at Manaroa Park in Palmerston North over Labour weekend.
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Firebirds to the fore in club cricket
- Cricket Wellington
- A century to Wellington Firebirds skipper Grant Elliott helped pave the way for Naenae Old Boys’ opening One-Day Pearce Cup win over Karori on Monday.
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly Report 31 October
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi Everyone, I trust everyone appreciate the wry humour of the Met Office who told us that we would be having three days of glorious sunny weather last weekend. It is such wit and jest that brings joy and pleasure into our otherwise drab and dreary lives.But I digress.
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Test debut beckons for McKay against India
- Cricket Wellington
- Left arm fast bowler Andy McKay is one of three Wellington Firebirds players named in the BLACKCAPS 15-man Test squad for November’s three-Test series against India
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McKay in Test Squad for first time
- Cricket Wellington
- Left arm fast bowler Andy McKay is one of three Wellington Firebirds players named in the BLACKCAPS 15-man Test squad for November’s three-Test series against India
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Eastern Suburbs begin Pearce Cup defence with 10-wicket Twenty20 win
- Cricket Wellington
- Eastern Suburbs begin Pearce Cup defence with 10-wicket Twenty20 win
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Yacht requiring assistance returning to Mana
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Mon, 25/10/2010 - 15:00 - 18:00 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Yacht returning from Marlborough Sounds.
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Small runabout broken down amongst the rocks
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 23/10/2010 - 17:25 - 19:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Coastguard were called by police to assist a small runabout that had loss it's engine.
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Book launch 31 October - A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864-2009
- Cricket Wellington
- Book launch 31 October - A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864-2009
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Woodcock not resting on laurels
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2009/10 season was a successful one for Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Luke Woodcock but he’s not resting on the accomplishments of seasons past as he prepares for the season opener in Napier on 9 November
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Bumper season of club cricket starting this weekend
- Cricket Wellington
- The club cricket season starts this Saturday with a Twenty20 round for all Intercity Men’s grades. The Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy grades will also play a One-Day 50-over round on Labour Day Monday
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Get 65% off Wellington Firebirds HRV Cup tickets
- Cricket Wellington
- Starting at 12noon today (Wednesday), and finishing at 11.59am tomorrow (Thursday), you will be able to purchase tickets to all five Wellington Firebirds’ home Twenty20 matches for the amazingly low price of $35.
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Weekly Report 24 October
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneTwo items concerning members for this week –End-of- Year DinnerCommittee member Bill Buxton has been assiduously beavering away at organising this.I have visited the Istanbul Restaurant in Cuba Street and pencilled in booking for 60 people.
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Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Screaming Jets play Wellington, Sept/Oct 2011
- WCC Watch
- No, this is not a post on the Aussie hard rock band Screaming Jets.
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Wellington International Airport, Coutts Street, Rongotai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kaitoke walk fund raiser for landmine survivors
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Despite howling gales and rain it was a pleasant walk in the dense bush of the Kaitoke Regional Park (Waterworks) on Sunday morning 19th October at 9.00 a.m.
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Brett Lee joining Wellington Firebirds in HRV Cup
- Cricket Wellington
- Champion Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is joining the Wellington Firebirds for December’s HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 competition and will play five round-robin games and also be available for the final on 2 January.
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Getting hooked on cricket with the Firebirds
- Cricket Wellington
- A nationwide Cricket Players’ Association initiative called Hooked on Cricket that introduces cricket to non-traditional cricket communities came to Porirua in Wellington last Friday and the Wellington Firebirds squad was part it.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Silver Hill Climb Ride Report (Clive B)
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Silver Hill Climb Ride Report 16 October 2010 I challenged myself, as one does, to ride up and over the Aka’s three times on Sunday 16 October 2010.
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Boat drifting and unable to start while diver in the water
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 16/10/2010 - 09:30 - 11:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 2 Diver went for a dive from a 14ft fibreglass boat close to shore in Hongoeka Bay.
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Junior House Rugby 2010
- St Patricks College, Silverstream
- Thursday 14 October 2010: Junior House Rugby continued today with a fast and frantic match between Chanel and Trinity, a last minute try from Chanel tying the score at 15-all. With Marist beating Patrick 20-15 with a last minute try yesterday, the next few rounds promise to be very exciting.
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St Patricks College Silverstream, Fergusson Drive, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Morrison and Morrison made life members of Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- John Morrison and Bruce Morrison were made Life Members of Cricket Wellington at the association’s twelfth Annual General Meeting, held at the Basin Reserve on 13 October.
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Three new selectors on Wellington Firebirds panel
- Cricket Wellington
- Three new selectors on Wellington Firebirds panel
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Cricket Wellington and Kilbirnie Sports extend partnership for another three years
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce that Kilbirnie Sports have extended their long term and loyal relationship with them for another three years
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Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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The College Cricket Review draft final report
- Cricket Wellington
- The College Cricket Review draft final report
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Bowden raring to go ahead of new season
- Cricket Wellington
- A winter off freshening up and working part-time has left Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Dewayne Bowden hungry for action when the season starts in less than a month from now
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Cricket Wellington Annual Report 2009/10
- Cricket Wellington
- The 2009/10 Annual Report is now online
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Weekly Report 17 October
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneUpdate on the Quiz Night from Andrew JohnsonRob - just a quick note for the WMC newsletter from the trenches of the Khandallah Montheiths Pub Quiz this week:
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Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Play cricket for your school this summer
- Cricket Wellington
- New Zealand Cricket is calling for 2011 development tournament.
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National’s road building is an expensive white elephant
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- You don’t have to be the Oracle of Delphi to know that NZ’s National-led (with Act clowns) government is going to spend a whole bucket of money to achieve very little in Wellington and it is going to do so building a slew of over-priced and unaffordable roads.
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Photo's from Tour of Waikanae
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Hi Team, It was a great, but windy and cold day out on the corner marshaling and taking photo's.
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Artificial turf – a value-for-money plan for the new council to complete
- Wellington Scoop
- With the election all over bar the results, I hope that the new Wellington City Council, whoever is elected, will maintain its commitment to completing the artificial turf programme over the next term. Fourteen thousand Wellington football, rugby and league players, plus parents and supporters, all deserve and should expect that.
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Coloured Belt Grading
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- Coloured belt grading is being held on Saturday 20th November Plimmerton Hall, Sunset Parade, Porirua City...opposite Plimmerton Fire Station. AM & PM session...Time tbc
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fuji Mae Junior Belt Tournament
- International Taekwon-Do Foundation of New Zealand - Wellington Region
- This very popular tournament is being held on Saturday 30th October, at Wellington Boys College Main Gymnasium. It is open to white and yellow belts.
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Electric bike share
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- This blog sits in the nexus of bicycles and public transport being interested in bike technologies and the real meaning of the word sustainability, not as some fancy buzz word used by limited ability politicians, but as a real fix the world, make it a better place kind of word.
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Walking Event for Landmine Survivors
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Walking event on Sunday 17th October.To raise funds for prosthetic legs for landmine survivors at Chiang Mai Prosthetic Foundation, Northern Thailand.
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Korokoro trip
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- WOW – no, not World Of Wearable Arts .
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Weekly Report 10 October
- Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
- Hi EveryoneLast Sunday’s Away TripI gather went very well. There were some 40+ members on the bus and Bill Buxton gleefully reports that the largest groups were the walkers. Sue Hamlett has written a most readable report on the outing. Click on it and read.
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Many rewards in umpiring says Watkin
- Cricket Wellington
- Umpire Evan Watkin says seeing the world’s greatest players up close and personal is just one of many rewards of becoming an umpire. In July Watkin was made a Life Member of the Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers Association (CWUSI) and Cricket Wellington recently caught up with him to ask about of his umpiring career highlights and how aspiring umpires can get involved.
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Join us for a busy summer of cricket in Wellington
- Cricket Wellington
- The countdown is on to a full summer of cricket in Wellington in 2010-11. There’s much to look forward to this season and a Cricket Wellington Membership is your best way to get your dose of cricket. Memberships start from just $99.
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WSC Pace bowling clinic with Firebird Andrew Lamb
- Cricket Wellington
- WSC Pace bowling clinic with Firebird Andrew Lamb
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HRV Year 9 and 10 Zone Tournaments
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is delighted to announce extended playing opportunities for talented Year 9 and 10 cricketers through January.
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Photo's from Tues racing 5/10/10
- Kapiti Cycling Club
- Hi team,It was great to see a good turn out in the sun this evening.
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Walklin joint winner of Regional Kiwi Battler Competition
- Cricket Wellington
- Walklin joint winner of Regional Kiwi Battler Competition
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Dog on a bike
- Wellington Region Cycleways
- Woof!! I am sure it’s done the rounds, but if you’ve not seen it yet, here’s your chance.
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Luke Wright to join Wellington Firebirds for 2010/11 HRV Cup
- Cricket Wellington
- Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce the signing of England's Luke Wright for the 2010/11 HRV Cup Twenty20 competition. Wright will join the Wellington Firebirds for the HRV Cup which runs throughout December, with the final scheduled for 2 January.
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White Heron Trophy
- Waikanae Golf Club
- The results of the White Heron Trophy, played last Sunday, are: Men: Harry Ackerman and Ian Webley Women: Maureen Creasy and Judy Stevenson Congratulations!
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97 Te Moana Rd, Waikanae Beach, Waikanae 5036, New Zealand
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Course Closed
- Waikanae Golf Club
- As a result of the torrential rain which fell yesterday (Thursday 30 September) and the already high water table, much of the course is under water and cannot in any circumstances be played on.
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97 Te Moana Rd, Waikanae Beach, Waikanae 5036, New Zealand
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