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National Sports Journalism Awards
Friday, 16 December 2011, 9:52 am | SPARC
MEDIA RELEASE 2011 SPARC SIR TERRY McLEAN NATIONAL SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED Auckland, 16 December 2011 - New Zealand’s top sports journalists and photographers were recognised at the 2011 Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism ... More >>
Australia should play greater role in India/China relations
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 2:33 pm | SPARC
Australia can, and should, play a major role in facilitating co-operation between India and China, an expert in international relations argues. Speaking at the launch of the Soft Power Advocacy and Research Centre (SPARC) at Macquarie University today, ... More >>
Doig made enormous contribution to sport and the arts
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 5:39 pm | SPARC
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. Doig died in Christchurch this morning, after a long illness. Miskimmin said Doig had ... More >>
WADA lab clears Thermotone
Friday, 23 September 2011, 8:15 pm | SPARC
WADA lab clears Thermotone SPARC concerned about harm to NZ’s reputation from supplements stories More >>
Winners Announced in the SPARC Sport Volunteers Awards 2011
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 1:11 pm | SPARC
Three highly deserving Wellington regional winners of the SPARC Volunteer of the Year Awards were announced yesterday morning at an awards breakfast at the Renouf Tennis Centre, Wellington. More >>
Active Communities projects approved
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 3:21 pm | SPARC
A Taranaki pilot project to teach pre-school children the skills they need to ride a bike independently has been given the green light after securing Active Communities funding from Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC). The pilot is one of six projects ... More >>
SPARC Sport Volunteers Recognised with Awards
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:09 pm | SPARC
Sport Wellington is delighted to announce the finalists of the 2011 SPARC Sport Volunteer Awards. Sport Wellingon received over 340 nominations for the awards and the judges have had the difficult task of deciding regional finalist in the three categories. ... More >>
Review backs sports supplements programme
Friday, 26 August 2011, 2:20 pm | SPARC
An extensive and thorough independent review of the New Zealand Academy of Sport’s nutrition supplements programme has found it to be both sound and valuable. More >>
Swimming review released
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 4:31 pm | SPARC
SPARC Chief Executive Peter Miskimmin has today welcomed the commitment by Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) to implement changes recommended by an independent review of the organisation’s high performance programme. More >>
Sport & Recreation Quake Group joins forces on recovery
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 3:51 pm | SPARC
Sport Canterbury West Coast, Christchurch City Council and SPARC have joined forces to help coordinate efforts to deliver sport and recreation in post-quake Canterbury. Key people from these three organisations started to work together soon after the ... More >>
Waikato/Bay of Plenty granted time extension
Friday, 6 May 2011, 3:12 pm | SPARC
Waikato/Bay of Plenty has been granted an extension of time until early September to confirm it has the funding in place to develop a national cycling centre of excellence. In April, SPARC announced the Waikato/Bay of Plenty bid, developed by the Home of ... More >>
Sports community mourns death of Paul Ackerley
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 3:11 pm | SPARC
The New Zealand sports community is mourning the death of highly-respected Olympian and hockey coach Paul Ackerley. Ackerley died in Wellington Hospital this morning after a short illness. He was 61. Ackerley was a member of the history-making New ... More >>
Lifetime achievements honoured at Sport Awards
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 9:04 am | SPARC
Three long-serving sports administrators have been recognised with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2011 New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards held in Auckland tonight. More >>
Winners announced at 2011 NZ Sport and Recreation Awards
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 9:01 am | SPARC
Excellence across the sport and recreation sector has been recognised with the presentation of the 2011 New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards in Auckland. More >>
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Preferred Tenderer for Cycling Centre
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 5:35 pm | SPARC
Negotiations will soon be underway with Waikato/Bay of Plenty after SPARC’s High Performance Board selected the region as the preferred tenderer to develop a national cycling centre of excellence. More >>
Youth sport expert to speak at Connections 2011
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 3:35 pm | SPARC
A globally respected expert on young people in sport will be in New Zealand this week to offer the sport sector advice on how to keep more Kiwi kids involved in sport and recreation. More >>
Third Intake of High-Flying Coaches for Coach Accelerator
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 5:37 pm | SPARC
Coaches from six sports have been selected for the third intake of a programme aimed at producing more coaches capable of developing World, Olympic or Paralympic champions. More >>
New high performance sport entity a step closer
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 4:56 pm | SPARC
A new entity to take high performance sport in New Zealand to the next level is now a step closer. Paul Collins, Chair of the SPARC High Performance Board, has announced an agreement in principle to form a single high performance sport entity through ... More >>
Three shortlisted for cycling centre of excellence
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 4:23 pm | SPARC
Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) has selected a short-list of three regions from which one will be chosen to develop a national cycling centre of excellence. More >>
Swimming review gets underway
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 3:02 pm | SPARC
An independent review of Swimming New Zealand’s High Performance Programme is about to get underway, led by Wellington businessman Chris Ineson. More >>
