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Your information hub for sport and active recreation in the Manawatu. We are committed to promoting physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle, our work includes developing capability of coaches and clubs, working with schools, running community events, attracting significant sports events to the area and more. We have been active as a charitable trust since 1987 serving the Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua. Our vision is everyone active everyday.

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Triathlon 17 May 2012
School triathlon counts towards NCEA

This Sunday (May 20) more than 80 local secondary school students will compete in a triathlon at Linton Army Camp and they’ll gain some NCEA credits along the way.

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Sport 8 May 2012
Ruth Aitken to speak at local awards

Netball NZ Coaching Director and former Silver Ferns Coach Ruth Aitken is confirmed as the guest speaker for Sport Tararua’s 2012 Infracon Tararua Sportsperson of the Year Awards, on Friday June 29 at Stadium Pahiatua.

Ruth Aitken

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Sport 3 May 2012
Regional Sports Conference to tackle new trends

Are clubs out and recreation in? This will be one of the questions addressed at the inaugural Sport Manawatu Regional Sports Conference on Friday May 18 at Massey University.

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Running 10 Apr 2012
Record entries for Great Forest Events

Event organisers are expecting record numbers for the annual Great Forest Events, a marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k run or walk through Matariki Forest at Waitarere Beach this Saturday (April 14).

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Rugby Sevens 15 Feb 2012
Rugby sevens coaching for the Manawatu

Sport Manawatu and the Manawatu Rugby Union are running a series of free workshops and training camps aimed at local rugby sevens players and coaches.

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Cycling 16 Jan 2012
Sport Manawatu finalist for three cycling awards

The Cycling Advocates’ Network has announced Sport Manawatu as a finalist in three categories at this year’s Cycle Friendly Awards.

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Rugby Sevens 22 Nov 2011
Local school to compete for national sevens title

AUCKLAND CITY — In a few weeks Feilding High School will make the journey north to compete for the national Condor Rugby Sevens title at the College Rifles Rugby Football Club in Remuera, Auckland.

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Sport 3 Nov 2011
Curtis tops secondary school sport for second year

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Curtis tops secondary school sport for second year Palmerston North Girls’ High School student, Michaela Curtis, has claimed the title of Manawatu Standard Supreme Female Sportsperson for the second consecutive year.

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Sport 14 Oct 2011
Finalists announced for Sports Personality of the Year

For the first time, it will be up to the community to decide this year’s Manawatu Sports Personality of the Year.

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Disability 30 Sep 2011
Atheltes with disabilities get chance at Hurricanes title

The first Hurricanes Regional Multisport event for athletes with disabilities will be held Tuesday October 4 at Action Indoor Sports Centre.

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Community 19 Sep 2011
Community decide Sports Personality of the Year

For the first time, it will be up to the community to decide this year’s Manawatu Sports Personality of the Year.

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Athletics 19 Sep 2011
Nominations now closing

The 2011 Manawatu Standard Secondary School Sports Awards are not far away and nominations need to be with Sport Manawatu by Friday September 23.

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Cycling 15 Sep 2011
Build your cycling confidence for free

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Free introductory adult cycle safety workshops will run in Palmerston North during October, November and December to help cyclists build confidence when biking around the city.

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Squash 12 Sep 2011
Squash creates racket amongst local intermediate schools

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Squashgym is causing a stir amongst intermediate schools through the introduction of their KiwiSport project, “Schools in Squash,” having already reached over 900 children in the Manawatu region.

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Netball 30 Aug 2011
Local schools top at North Island netball comp

Two Palmerston North secondary schools competed in the final of the Lower North Island Secondary School Netball Championships on Friday in Wellington.

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Multisport 11 Jul 2011
Grassroots Sports Awards Early Bird Nominations Closing Soon

QUEENSTOWN — Early bird nominations for the Property Brokers Grassroots Sports Awards 2011 are closing soon and a trip for two to the NZ Winter Games is up for grabs.

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Athletics 6 Jul 2011
Support for aspiring school athletes

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Applications are now open for the Sport Manawatu Athletes Scholarship.

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Cycling 2 Jun 2011
New race for young cyclists

PALMERSTON NORTH — Manawatu’s new schools road cycling championships will take place on Sunday June 19.

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Sport 1 Jun 2011
"Fast Fund" opens in the region

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu’s KiwiSport Fast Fund opens today (June 1) across the Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua regions.

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Cross Country 19 May 2011
Schools turn out in force for annual cross country

PALMERSTON NORTH — Secondary school students from around the region raced at Manawatu College for the annual Manawatu Inter Secondary School Cross Country Championships yesterday (May 18).

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Business 20 Apr 2011
Businesses warm up for winter with iMove

PALMERSTON NORTH — Businesses in Palmerston North have not let the change of weather deter them from signing up for Sport Manawatu’s iMove Workplaces initiative.

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Sport 14 Apr 2011
Building up Boccia

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Rhys Bycroft, a student from Waiapau College, is playing boccia at the New South Wales Junior Boccia Tournament in Sydney, April 10-15.

Bocce in play

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Rugby Sevens 11 Apr 2011
Feilding High School Tops Sevens Tournament

FEILDING — Feilding High School qualified for the BNZ Condor Sevens yesterday (April 10) defeating Palmerston North Boys’ High School 36-22 at Ongley Park and taking bragging rights over their old foes in the process.

Feilding High School Tops Sevens Tournament

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Volleyball 1 Apr 2011
Christchurch team out with tummy bug

PALMERSTON NORTH — As the 2011 National Secondary School Volleyball Championships enters into the fourth day of competition at Arena Manawatu, Christchurch based team, Burnside High School, has withdrawn due to a team tummy bug.

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Volleyball 29 Mar 2011
Tauranga girls on top

PALMERSTON NORTH — With the second day of the 2011 Secondary School Volleyball National Championships completed at Arena Manawatu, four Tauranga based girls' teams have made the first cut into the top 16 play offs.

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Volleyball 29 Mar 2011
High hopes for Palmy Boys this week

PALMERSTON NORTH — The 2011 Secondary School Volleyball National Championships are underway at Arena Manawatu with round one of pool play kicking off at 8.15am yesterday (March 28).

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Athletics 24 Mar 2011
Boys' High break long standing record

PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North Boys’ High School junior boy’s 4x100 metre relay team achieved something no other team had achieved since 1976, when they broke a long standing record at the Manawatu Inter Secondary School Athletics Championships on Saturday March 19 2011.

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Volleyball 24 Mar 2011
Volleyballers descend on Palmerston North

PALMERSTON NORTH — Over 1,700 keen volleyballers will descend on Palmerston North when the 2011 Secondary School Volleyball National Championships kick off on Monday.

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Athletics 10 Mar 2011
Top school athletes set to compete

PALMERSTON NORTH — Top secondary school athletes will compete for school pride, personal excellence and a spot in the North Island Secondary School Athletics Team at the Manawatu Inter Secondary School Athletics Championships on Saturday March 19 at Massey University’s athletic track.

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Cycling 13 Jan 2011
Build your cycling confidence for free

Free introductory adult cycle safety workshops will run in Palmerston North during January, February and March to help cyclists build confidence when biking around the city.

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Sport 26 Oct 2010
98 activities and counting!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The number of free and discounted activities being offered to workplaces has reached 98, with more to be confirmed.

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Sport 22 Oct 2010
Finalists named for Sportsperson of the Year

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Finalists have been determined for Manawatu’s premier celebration of sporting success.

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Running 18 Sep 2010
10,000 Laps for Feilding Cancelled

FEILDING — Due to persistently bad weather, 10,000 Laps for Feilding has been cancelled.

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Sport 26 Aug 2010
Nominations for Secondary School Sports Awards now open

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominations are now open for the 2010 Secondary School Sports Awards.

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Sport 13 Aug 2010
Nominations open early for Manawatu Sportsperson of the Year

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominations for the 2010 Central Energy Trust Sportsperson of the Year Awards have opened one month earlier than usual.

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Sport 6 Aug 2010
New Chairman for Sport Manawatu

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu is pleased to announce Nolan King as the new chairman of the board.

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Sport 29 Jul 2010
Nominations encouraged for Grassroots Awards.

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — James Ross, Manawatu’s 2009 General and Regional Volunteer Coach of the Year, is asking the community to nominate their sports volunteers for the 2010 Grassroots Sports Awards.

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Sport 25 Jun 2010
Nominations open for 2010 Grassroots Sports Awards!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Say thanks to the hard working people volunteering in sport in our local community by nominating them for the 2010 Grassroots Sports Awards.

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League 17 May 2010
League legend and world cup at community camp

PALMERSTON NORTH — Two of rugby league’s best known figures are coming to Palmerston North.

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Sport 10 May 2010
Record number of nominees for 2010 Infracon Tararua Sportsperson of the Year

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominees for the 2010 Infracon Tararua Sportsperson of the Year Awards have been announced, with five local faces in the running to become this year’s supreme winner, and an incredible 43 nominees up for awards across the six categories.

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Sport 29 Mar 2010
Get involved this winter; play, officiate, coach or coordinate!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — For a region that has so many fantastic facilities and sporting opportunities it is difficult to understand why only 15% of the adult population are members of a sports club.

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Volleyball 25 Mar 2010
It's Business Time

PALMERSTON NORTH — The 2010 National Secondary Schools’ Volleyball Championships are in full swing at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North as teams get down to the business end of the tournament.

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Volleyball 23 Mar 2010
National Secondary Schools' Volleyball Championships are off to a slamming start

PALMERSTON NORTH — The Volleyball New Zealand 2010 National Secondary Schools’ Volleyball Championships are underway at Arena Manawatu.

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Running 23 Mar 2010
Great Forest Events 2010

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — It is time to dust off those running shoes and get ready for the Great Forest Event 2010.

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Sport 22 Mar 2010
Understanding your volunteers

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Imagine your sport without; referees, coaches, organised draws, or anyone to run the bar after the game.

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Athletics 9 Mar 2010
Top athletic champions to compete

PALMERSTON NORTH — The 65th Manawatu Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championships is being held on Saturday March 13 at the all weather Manawatu Community Athletics Track at Massey University.

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Running 17 Feb 2010
Burne needs $5,000 to compete at worlds

PALMERSTON NORTH — On March 28 2010 the world’s finest middle and long distance runners will gather in Poland to compete at the IAFF World Cross Country Championships.

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Sport 16 Dec 2009
Mammoth effort by Manawatu schools with iMove

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Over 1,700 Manawatu students from 21 schools took part in the iMove programme during term four; biking and walking to school instead of being dropped off in cars.

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Sport 14 Dec 2009
AgResearch has taken out the competition during the November iMove Workplaces promotion

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — AgResearch has taken out the competition during the November iMove Workplaces promotion followed very closely by Fonterra in second place.

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Sport 8 Nov 2009
Winners of the Secondary School Sports Awards

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Friday night’s Manawatu Standard and Student City Secondary School Sports Awards saw Scott Burch (Awatapu College - Athletics) and Te Paea Selby-Rickit (PNGHS - Netball) take out the Supreme Male and Female Awards respectively.

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Sport 2 Nov 2009
Nine finalists named for Manawatu Sportsperson of the Year

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Finalists for the 2009 Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sportsperson of the Year Awards have been announced, with nine local faces in the running to become this year’s award winner.

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Sport 19 Oct 2009
Turning luck around

PALMERSTON NORTH — Who better to speak on overcoming adversity than Tony Christiansen, who lost both his legs in a horrific railway accident aged nine? Mr Christiansen has been announced as the guest speaker for the 2009 Central Energy Trust Sportsperson of the Year awards.

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Sport 10 Oct 2009
Unsung heroes of grassroots sports celebrated

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Palmerston North Boys’ High School mathematics teacher James Ross does much more than educate students in maths.

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Sport 1 Oct 2009
Schools back on their bikes and walking for iMove

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Term 4 marks the start of the popular Sport Manawatu active transport initiative iMove in schools and early childhood centres around the region.

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Sport 14 Sep 2009
Nominations for Secondary School Sports Awards now open

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominations are now open for the 2009 Manawatu Standard Limited and Student City Secondary School Sports Awards.

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Sport 11 Sep 2009
Disabilities Interschool next week

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Tuesday, September 15 will see 50 Athletes with Disabilities meet at the Action Indoor Sports Arena on Tremaine Avenue to compete in the first ever Manawatu Athletes with Disabilities Interschool.

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Sport 8 Sep 2009
Nominations for Secondary School Sports Awards now open

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominations are now open for the 2009 Manawatu Standard Limited and Student City Secondary School Sports Awards.

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Sport 4 Sep 2009
Watching major sports events increases participation

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Every four years, following the Olympic Games, there is a world-wide surge in participation in sport, particularly Athletics and Aquatics, which receive generous media attention during the games.

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Football 3 Sep 2009
Secondary School Football Tournament - venue change

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Important venue change for Jim Wishart trophy – Football Tournament.

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Sport 24 Aug 2009
Time to recognise our top sports performers

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Nominations for the 2009 Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sportsperson of the year awards are now being called for.

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Sport 20 Aug 2009
Time to say Thanks Coach

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Whether coached by seasoned veterans or first time coaches, athletes all around New Zealand have the chance to say ‘Thanks Coach!' with the annual Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards 2009.  The search has started for New Zealand's top volunteer sports coach with the annual SPARC Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards 2009.

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Sport 3 Aug 2009
The Social Side of Sport

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport has been a part of the New Zealand culture for many years.

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Volleyball 30 Jul 2009
Volleyball to return to PN in 2010

PALMERSTON NORTH — The largest annual secondary schools tournament to occur in New Zealand will return to Palmerston North in 2010.

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Sport 29 Jul 2009
Local coaches learn to XLR8

PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North coaches, teachers and students were treated to a unique opportunity on Sunday (July 26) to increase their knowledge in speed, power and agility.

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Sport 23 Jul 2009
New active families programme

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu is getting more of the region’s children active and eating well with their new programme Active Families.

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Sport 20 Jul 2009
Scholarship applications now open!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Applications are now open for the Sport Manawatu Athlete scholarships.

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Health 17 Jul 2009
Families Fighting Fat

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — It seems you can’t go anywhere without hearing or reading about something to do with obesity - whether it’s on TV or radio, in the paper or flicking through a magazine.

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Sport 14 Jul 2009
Fundraising for Horowhenua Athletes

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — In recognition of the vital role performance athletes play in our community, Sport Manawatu has established an online fundraising scheme for our international athletes.

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Sport 13 Jul 2009
Fundraising for Manawatu Athletes

In recognition of the vital role performance athletes play in our community, Sport Manawatu has established an online fundraising scheme for our international athletes.

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Sport 8 Jul 2009
Coach Promotion Month is here!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu is seeking stories from coaches for their annual coach promotion month, running throughout the month of July.

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Sport 2 Jul 2009
Hard work pays off for Manawatu GymSports

PALMERSTON NORTH — Manawatu Gymsports Inc has successfully completed the Sport Manawatu Club Assist programme.

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Sport 30 Jun 2009
Are you the busiest person in the Manawatu? Prove it!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu is looking for the busiest person in the Manawatu who believes they can’t possibly fit physical activity into their day.

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Olympics 26 Jun 2009
Honouring our Olympians

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — More than 30 of the region’s sporting heroes were honoured at Te Manawa in the celebration of New Zealand’s 1,111 Olympians last night (June 25).

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Olympics 16 Jun 2009
Celebrating 1,111 New Zealand Olympians

PALMERSTON NORTH — Sporting heroes and local dignitaries will gather in Palmerston North next week to celebrate 1,111 New Zealand Olympians.

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Sport 20 May 2009
Little feet on the street with iMove

PALMERSTON NORTH — Parsons Avenue Kindergarten started their iMove promotion on Tuesday when 33 children and their parents met at Levin’s Jubilee Park at 8.30am to walk together to kindergarten.

Levin Early Childhood Centres will be doning their iMove high visibility vests to do a group walk to Levin Fire Station

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Basketball 19 May 2009
Tornadoes on Church Street

PALMERSTON NORTH — Streetball moves such as tornadoes, helter skelter, backache and the shammgod will be on display at Sport Manawatu’s streetball event, on Church Street, Saturday May 30 from 10am.

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Sport 30 Apr 2009
Manawatu bucks national trend

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The 2008 secondary school sport census shows Manawatu is bucking the national trend towards a decline in participation levels.

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Cross Country 30 Apr 2009
Cross Country runners set to shine

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Local Secondary School runners are set to converge upon Manawatu College and its challenging course for the annual Manawatu Inter Secondary School Cross Country on Wednesday, May 20.

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Sport 24 Apr 2009
What motivates you?

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — One of the hardest jobs for any leader or coach is motivating his/her group to perform at their best.

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Sport 1 Apr 2009
Sport Manawatu snippets

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — An overview of Sport Manawatu’s activities throughout the coming month.

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Volleyball 1 Apr 2009
National Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships are off to a slamming start

PALMERSTON NORTH — The 2009 National Secondary Schools’ Volleyball Championships are underway at Arena Manawatu.

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Sport 26 Mar 2009
Wellbeing article: Keep playing  get into a sport for winter

Keep playing  get into a sport for winter Did you know that 70% of youth that are playing sport drop out between the ages of 13 and 17? This is what Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) found in their Stay and Play Research.

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Volleyball 26 Mar 2009
Local colleges look to serve up a storm at Volleyball Champs

The country’s top secondary schools Volleyball teams will compete in Palmerston North this week (March 30 - April 3) to serve, spike, and dig their way through the National Secondary Schools’ Volleyball Championships at Arena Manawatu.

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Volleyball 23 Mar 2009
National Secondary Schools Volleyball Champs come to Palmerston North

PALMERSTON NORTH — Arguably New Zealands biggest annual secondary school event is returning to Palmerston North for the second year running.

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Sport 11 Mar 2009
New Sport Manawatu CEO announced

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The Board of Sport Manawatu is pleased to advise that it has secured the services of Mike Daisley as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sport Manawatu.

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Sport 26 Feb 2009
Manawatu an active region

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Research just released from Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) shows a large number of people in the Manawatu are getting active every week.

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Cycling 23 Feb 2009
Yellow jersey for Jono

PALMERSTON NORTH — Your Mayor wants you to get on your bike and peddle furiously in an effort to have the most people on two wheels behind their mayor on the Mayoral Cycle Challenge on February 28.

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Sport 30 Jan 2009
When the going gets tough, try, try and try again

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — What is the most important quality you can instil in your children? Resilience.

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Sport 20 Jan 2009
Mum, Im bored!

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu’s active movement coordinator provides some tips on getting your little ones active in the sun.

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Cycling 12 Jan 2009
Palmerston North's businesses; are you ready for battle

PALMERSTON NORTH — Youve heard of boobs on bikes, but what about a business battle on bikes?

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Sport 18 Dec 2008
Sport Manawatu lead the charge securing longer term sports events

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Sport Manawatu want to see secondary school sports events returning to the region, and are prepared to put their money where their mouth is.

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Sport 14 Dec 2008
Local teams look to take national Touch title in Palmerston North

PALMERSTON NORTH — The country’s top 48 secondary schools Touch teams descend on Palmerston North this weekend to fight it out in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Touch Championships at Ongley Park.

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Sport 10 Dec 2008
Palmerston North couple win National Attitude Award

PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North couple Lyn and Mike Ryan, along with their family, have won the Attitude Community Section of TV One’s Inaugural Attitude Awards, held on December 3.

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Sport 27 Nov 2008
Sport Manawatu snippets

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — An overview of Sport Manawatu’s activities throughout the coming month.

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Sport 24 Nov 2008
More choice in sport

PALMERSTON NORTH — In the latest SPARC Active NZ Survey we are bucking international trends.

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Sport 24 Nov 2008
Great Forest Event 2009

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — It is time to dust off those running shoes and get training for the Great Forest Event 2009.

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Basketball 11 Nov 2008
Jets further bolster their squad

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Head Coach of the Manawatu Jets, Tim McTamney, is excited and with good reason.

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Sport 10 Nov 2008
Johnson Wins National Volunteer Coach of the Year Award

PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North’s Helen Johnson, coach of Special Olympics basketball, swimming, golf, skiing, cycling and athletics has won the General award at the National Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards.

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Sport 21 Oct 2008
Tickets now on sale for Sportsperson of the year awards

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Central Energy Trust Manawatu Sportsperson of the year awards.

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Swimming 15 Oct 2008
Levin Aquatic centre has a new look.

LEVIN — After three months of watching the Levin Aquatic Centre get a make over the day finally arrived on Saturday for the official opening.

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