1emailprintThe Rotorua Lakes High Squash Club is welcoming teams, whanau and supporters to this year’s national tournament held in Rotorua. You are invived to come and join in the fun of fast paced action on the courts, along with celebrations and festivities that is Nga Hau e Wha! Don’t miss out on the iconic Rotorua [...]
Locals keen to extend their poi skills to incorporate dance and a variety of different poi are being encouraged to check out Rotorua Entertains’ latest offering. The Rotorua District Council (RDC) project, with support from Rotorua Trust and REAL NZ Festival funding, provides local people with the skills to entertain during Rugby World Cup 2011 [...]
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(Radio NZ) A large plastic land-based waka being built for the Rugby World Cup will be test run at a secret location. Central Auckland hapu Ngati Whatua o Orakei is managing the almost $2 million Government-funded attraction. It says construction of Te Waka Maori is going to plan, with parts being manufactured in west Auckland. [...]
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Samoan cruiserweight champion Vaitele Soi returned home this week after winning the ‘Last Man Standing’ an all professional 8 man knockout tournament in Auckland on Saturday, walking away with the $10,000 prize money Soi also laid claim to beating one of New Zealand’s finest fighters – kickboxing legend Shane “Chopper” Chapman in the final as [...]
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(National Business Review) The place of Maori culture in New Zealand tourism has been questioned, after a reported lack of representation at a Rugby World Cup campaign launch last week. The REAL New Zealand showcase, a campaign across 16 different industry sectors aimed at getting international business leverage during the World Cup, was launched in [...]
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IT WAS fitting that Jamal Idris learnt of his rise to Australian international at a family gathering on the Aboriginal mission in Forster where he grew up. His selection has helped give the Kangaroos the greatest representation of indigenous players in history. With Brisbane winger Jharal Yow Yeh also called up to make his Test [...]
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Taranaki Tribal Rugby will be commemorated as part of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union exhibition commemorating 125 years of Taranaki Rugby from 27 August – 13 November 2011 at Puke Ariki Museum in New Plymouth. This exhibition has been planned to coincide with the region hosting RWC2011 pool games. The Parihaka Shield is an example [...]
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In a late addition to the HYUNDAI CODE guest list tonight, the inaugural Breakers coach Jeff Green will be on the couch in the lead up to the grand final decider against the Cairns Taipans. The outspoken former coach of the basketball team will give his views on the season so far and the upcoming [...]
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The official match ball for this year’s Rugby World Cup has been launched featuring Maori designs. British manufacturers Gilbert have named the 2011 tournament model the “Virtuo”. The white ball has blue and green design work on it in the official World Cup colours. It features a stylistic interpretation of the Hammerhead Shark (Mangopare) and [...]
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Former All Black Pita Alatini will hit the HYUNDAI CODE couch tomorrow night to talk about life in Japan post tsunami after he, wife Megan, and their children were caught up in last month’s tragedy. HYUNDAI CODE producer Fiona Apanui-Kupenga says Pita will talk about the aftermath of the tragedy, how it affected his family [...]
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