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Backer expects Riegler will help young NZ skiers

Wednesday, 9 April 2003, 5:39 pm | Word Of Mouth Media

The financial backer of world-ranked New Zealand slalom skier Claudia Riegler hopes the retired skier will put something back into the sport here. More >>

Plea to stop pharmacies from big chain stores

Friday, 4 April 2003, 12:56 am | Word Of Mouth Media

A lobby group today appealed to the Government to stop moves allowing big box retailers to have pharmacies in their stores. More >>

ChCh Polytech breaks the mould with circus arts

Thursday, 27 March 2003, 2:47 pm | Word Of Mouth Media

Christchurch Polytech Institute of Technology has broken the mould of traditional career courses by running a circus programme. More >>

Most Important Air Show In NZ History

Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 7:57 am | Word Of Mouth Media

The Richard Pearse centenary pageant in Timaru this weekend is one of the most important air shows in New Zealand’s history, organisers said today. More >>

Bus company switches to low sulphur diesel

Monday, 24 March 2003, 10:27 am | Word Of Mouth Media

New Zealand’s second biggest public bus fleet has stepped in to help clean up Christchurch air by switching to a new cleaner burning diesel. More >>

Mining company helps open up training at Reefton

Thursday, 20 March 2003, 9:50 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Under a landmark new agreement, a new training facility has been re-established in an old mines school in the West Coast township of Reefton. More >>

New step in campaign to fight against sport drugs

Thursday, 20 March 2003, 12:52 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Auckland Warriors rugby league star Ali Lauiti’iti tomorrow joins some of the country’s leading sports personalities in helping the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency stamp out drugs in sport. More >>

Best auction of New Zealand art ever likely

Tuesday, 18 March 2003, 1:30 pm | Word Of Mouth Media

The best auction of New Zealand art ever to be presented will be held at Webb’s Auctions in Auckland on April 8. More >>

Bond rising star of World Cup

Thursday, 13 March 2003, 11:19 am | Word Of Mouth Media

New Zealand's Shane Bond is the rising star of the cricket World Cup tournament, climbing 31 places up the PricewaterhouseCoopers world one-day cricket ratings. More >>

Highlighting the fight against drugs in sport

Thursday, 13 March 2003, 9:58 am | Word Of Mouth Media

The country’s leading sports stars have joined forces with the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency in the global fight to stamp out drugs in sport. More >>

Record crowd of 22,466 for Wildfoods Festival

Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 9:20 am | Word Of Mouth Media

The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival last weekend attracted a record crowd of 22,466, organiser Mike Keenan confirmed today. The festival has grown rapidly in popularity in recent years, more so this year as a result of interest in the Fear Factor television ... More >>

World record threshing attempt for Pearse pageant

Monday, 10 March 2003, 1:51 pm | Word Of Mouth Media

An attempt on a world steam threshing record will be made in Timaru later this month in conjunction with the Richard Pearse centenary air pageant. More >>

Thousands Attend Wildfoods Festival

Monday, 10 March 2003, 9:02 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Tens of thousands flock to Hokitika Wildfoods Festival to swallow scorpions, sheep testicles, seagulls, grasshoppers, snails, slugs and huhu grubs More >>

Wildfoods - Possible Changes For 2004

Monday, 10 March 2003, 9:00 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Next year's Wildfoods Festival of scorpions, sheep testicles, seagulls, grasshoppers, snails, slugs, worms and huhu grubs may take different shape More >>

Great forecast for big Westland Wildfoods Festival

Tuesday, 4 March 2003, 10:51 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Superb weather as forecast for this Saturday is expected to help draw a record crowd of more than 21,000 people to the 14th annual Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika. More >>

NZ Rowing plan to enter up to 6 boats in Olympics

Monday, 3 March 2003, 9:14 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Media Release - March 2 NZ Rowing plan to enter up to six boats in Athens Olympics More >>

New Zealand rowing trialists named

Monday, 3 March 2003, 9:13 am | Word Of Mouth Media

New Zealand Rowing today released their squad of national trialists to compete in the national trials at Lake Karapiro on March 15-20. The New Zealand squad to compete in the world championships in Milan in August will be named after the trials on March ... More >>

Hellstrom, O'Neill to be challenged for top honour

Friday, 28 February 2003, 10:39 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Olympian Rob Hellstrom and Sean O'Neill face one of their toughest tests in the Wairau boat tomorrow (Saturday) when they defend their coxless pair title at the New Zealand rowing championships on Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel. More >>

Evers-Swindell sisters out to show supremacy

Thursday, 27 February 2003, 5:51 pm | Word Of Mouth Media

World champion sisters Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell will defend a string of national titles at the New Zealand rowing chamionships on Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel on Saturday. More >>

Warne case emphasises need for World Code

Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 10:49 am | Word Of Mouth Media

Concerns were raised today about world wide inconsistencies in dealing with positive drug cases in sport. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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