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The country’s most iconic multi-sport race, Coast to Coast, has welcomed a new direction for 2016 through its partnership with Moa Brewing Co.

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International cycling media personality Phil Liggett is 'delighted' that the Tear Fund is the RICOH Legends of Cycling dinner official charity.

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Tim Rush proved the strongest in windy conditions to win the inaugural That Dam 108 kilometre Powerhouse road race on Saturday that included three hydro-dams in the Waitaki Valley in North Otago.

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Over 150 riders from throughout the South Island will tackle the inaugural That Dam Race on Saturday that includes three hydro-dams and a portion of the Alps to Ocean cycleway in the Mackenzie Basin in South Canterbury.

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Organisers of the iconic Coast to Coast multi-sport event are convinced a team that sweats together also works best together, saying the event’s Corporate Team Challenge provides a unique team building experience for businesses.

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The growth of multisport at secondary school level has seen the Coast to Coast officially sanctioned by the NZ Secondary School Sports Council.

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There is a chance to win a Specialized Venge ViAS Pro road bike valued at $13,000 just by purchasing a table or seat for the RICOH Legends of Cycling dinner on January 28 in Auckland next year.

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For paddling his kayak in central Greymouth’s town fountain Lachlan Brownlie was named the winner of a Coast to Coast Giant bikes sponsorship package worth $5000.

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Breads of Europe's Luke McPherson from Southland won the elite line honours while Christchurch rider Sam Horgan claimed his third Calder Stewart Cycling Series elite title in an exciting final round of racing in the iconic Cycle Surgery Hell of the South in Canterbury today.

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A number of overall Calder Stewart Cycling Series titles will be decided on Sunday in an exciting final round of racing, the iconic Cycle Surgery Hell of the South, which features gravel sections that will have a major impact on the racing.

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Visitors to the 2016 Covi NZMCA Insurance Motorhome, Caravan and Outdoor SuperShow could win the trip of a lifetime, a four week motorhome holiday in the UK and Europe.

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World Pro tour cycling team Lotto Soudal have joined forces with Revbox New Zealand Limited in a five year deal that will see the Revbox Erg stationary cycling trainer used and endorsed by many of the world’s top cyclists, including German sprinter Andre Greipel.

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Dunedin’s Brad Evans backed up his favourites tag with a win in today’s fifth elite round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kiwi Style Bike Trails Nelson Classic.

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After tasting success in Australia’s tough National Road Series Dunedin’s Brad Evans will start Saturday’s fifth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kiwi Style Bike Trails Nelson Classic, as the firm favourite in the elite race.

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The dates for the country’s largest annual motorhome, caravan and outdoor expo next year, the Covi NZMCA Insurance Motorhome, Caravan & Outdoor SuperShow have been confirmed as Friday, Saturday and Sunday the 11th, 12th and 13th of March.

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Students from Aranui High School will have the opportunity to compete in the Coast to Coast next year alongside some legends of New Zealand multi-sport.

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Christchurch teenager Max Jones won the biggest race of his young cycling career, winning today’s elite race of the fourth round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kings Electrical Ashburton Classic.

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After a winter that included racing in Canada and the United States Sam Horgan is the favourite to build on his elite series lead in round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Kings Electrical Ashburton Classic, being held on Saturday.

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With early bird entry incentives about to close for the iconic multi-sport race the Coast to Coast, organisers say planning is well advanced compared to the same time last year.

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Organisers of the Coast to Coast are keen to grow participation from schools and younger aged competitors.

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Competitors entering the 2016 Coast to Coast before 31 July go into a prize draw worth thousands of dollars, including a Giant bikes sponsorship package worth $5000.

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The RICOH Legends of Cycling dinner on January 28 in Auckland next year will be the highest profile gathering of world famous cycling identities ever seen in New Zealand with organisers saying it will also be a celebration of all things cycling.

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The Revbox Power App is another important step for the developers of the Revbox Erg as they work towards establishing it as the best wind braked, low inertia cycle trainer in the world.

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The 2016 Coast to Coast will be supported by a new naming rights sponsor as Speight’s passes the baton along after a 32 year union.

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Coverage of last year’s Coast to Coast won NZME the best sports story/event award at the recent New Zealand Radio Awards, beating coverage of the All Blacks end of year tour.

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Sam Horgan soloed to an impressive elite win today in round three of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the CYB Construction Hokitika Classic, on the South Island's West Coast, to also claim the elite series lead.

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Round three of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the CYB Construction Hokitika Classic, features previous elite round winners Tom Hubbard, Sam Horgan challenging series leader Luke McPherson while racing is also tight at the top of the point’s tables in the masters and women’s events.

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Sam Horgan out kicked his breakaway companions to win the second round of the elite race of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series, the Moore Stephens Markhams Classic, in Pleasant Point near Timaru today.

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Calder Stewart Cycling Series elite leader Tom Hubbard has his fingers crossed for a speedy recovery after falling ill so he can defend his lead in Saturday’s second round of the series, the Moore Stephens Markhams Timaru Classic.

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New Zealand elite time trial champion Michael Vink and well performed professional Sam Horgan are two new Brand Ambassadors for the Revbox ERG, a revolutionary new stationary cycle trainer which uses air breaking to create resistance with minimal inertia.

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The high standard of exhibitor stands at this year’s Covi SuperShow meant choosing winners was tough.

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Dan Barry won todays Coffee Culture Le Race outsprinting Richard Lawson to win in two hours and forty seven minutes.

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The doors have closed on the largest display of motorhomes, caravans and accessories ever seen in one venue in New Zealand with organisers and exhibitors calling it a huge success.

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Seventeen year old South African born Christchurch cyclist Keagan Girdlestone is one year stronger and wiser and keen to defend his break through win in last year’s Coffee Culture Le Race on Saturday.

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Stewart Island will create history when it hosts the opening 20 kilometre stage of the Tour of New Zealand on Friday the 10th of April.

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The biggest range of motorhomes, caravans and accessories ever seen in one venue in New Zealand will be at the Covi SuperShow, starting in Auckland on Friday.

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Akaroa was treated to a rare ‘once in a lifetime’ sight of a pod of Bottlenose dolphins close to the town’s main wharf yesterday, well within sight of the town’s locals and visitors sitting in cafes on the waterfront.

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The iconic 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa Coffee Culture Le Race will have its largest field since the 2011 earthquakes.

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After three years of developing, testing, building prototypes and working with experts, Christchurch based developers of the revolutionary stationary wind braked trainer the Revbox ERG, are turning to the internet to raise funds to take it to the world.

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Visitors to the country's leading Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor expo next month will be spoilt for choice. The Covi SuperShow, being held in Auckland from the 13th to 15th of March at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, is the only show in New Zealand that will see all of New Zealand's the major motorhome and caravan brands on display with many of them choosing the show to showcase new 2015 models for the first time.

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Tom Hubbard backed up a sixth place finish in a strong field in the UCI 1.2 REV Classic race yesterday in Cambridge to win the opening round of the elite race of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series in Oxford near Christchurch today.

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Christchurch cyclist Michael Vink is keen to use Sunday’s opening round of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series as a tester of his form before he heads to Europe to race.

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TrailLite, Allisee Autohomes, RV Supercentre, SmartRV and Auckland Motor Homes are among a number of leading motorhome and RV industry players who have chosen the Covi SuperShow in Auckland next month to not only exclusively exhibit at the show, but to launch new models for 2015 as well.

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Wanaka athletes Braden Currie and Jess Simson defended their Speight’s Coast to Coast titles, both winning in different but equally impressive ways.

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Hannah Norton and Nathan Jones know they have to pull out their best kayaking efforts to retain their leads built after day one of the Speights Coast to Coast two day event.

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Winning the Giant Road bike as a spot prize leading up to the Coast to Coast was great surprise for Ian Fraser from Christchurch, and it has him even more excited about the event this weekend.

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This year's Speight's Coast to Coast is poised to be a fierce battle with Wanaka's One Day defending champions Braden Currie and Jess Simson set to fend off a number of multi sports established and rising stars.

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World Champion Adventure Racer Nathan Fa'avae has entered the Speight's Coast to Coast Longest Day event for the first time in 14 years.

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Organisers are extremely happy that next month’s Speight’s Coast to Coast has its largest field in five years, a clear indication that changes to this year’s event have reignited interest in the iconic multi-sport race New Event Director Richard Ussher says the increased numbers confirms the changes that have been made have been the right ones.

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Steve Garrett is 30 kilograms lighter and rearing to take on next month's Speight's Coast to Coast after crashing out of last year's event.

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Wellington man Menno van der Laan knows he lucky to be here, let alone be on the start line of next month's Speight's Coast to Coast one day event. In recent years the 51 year old from Petone near Wellington has suffered seven heart attacks, 'a million angiograms,' has had a number of stents placed in his arteries to help with blood flow and has had heart bypass surgery.

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Next month’s Speight’s Coast to Coast will be more accessible than ever before, thanks to technology.

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Leading custom apparel company Champion System is constantly striving to make improvements to its highly regarded range of cycling apparel so has recently changed its chamois supplier for its range of cycling shorts.

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Next month's Speight's Coast to Coast will provide a massive boast for the Christchurch quake damaged eastern suburb of New Brighton, with a festival being planned to welcome home competitors.

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After being off the radar holidaying in motorhomes and caravans is making a serious comeback in New Zealand according to organisers Country's leading Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor expo.

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Commonwealth Games gold medallist Linda Villumsen is the new Brand Ambassador for the Revbox ERG, a stationary trainer that was launched early last year by Christchurch based European Sport Imports.

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Rare dolphin calves have been sighted in Akaroa Harbour, which is always great news for the endangered species.

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Wellington man Richard Warwick faces his own personal ‘Everest’ 34 years after suffering a brain bleed that paralysed the left side of his body, the Speight’s Coast to Coast mountain run.

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Demand for extra exhibition space will see the country’s leading Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor expo, the Covi Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor SuperShow, the largest motorhome and caravan show ever held in New Zealand.

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Convinced a team that sweats together, also works best together, new owners of the Speight’s Coast to Coast, Trojan Holdings, are challenging other businesses to enter the event’s new Corporate Team Challenge.

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Michael Vink won the final elite round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series in Canterbury’s Selwyn District today, also wining the overall elite series individual classification by the slimmest of margins.

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World Tour professional Hayden Roulston headlines a strong elite men’s field that features a number of New Zealand’s next generation of cycling talent in the final round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series in Canterbury’s Selwyn District on Saturday.

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The iconic 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa Coffee Culture Le Race will provide another boost to Christchurch’s rebuild in the central city, when it will start again in Cathedral Square on 21 March next year for the first time since the regions devastating earthquakes.

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Visual marketing platform opens US headquarters in Los Angeles, brings total funding to $2.95M, and names James R.

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Changes to re-energise the Speight’s Coast to Coast multi-sport event are on track highlighted with current entries tracking 60 percent ahead of last year.

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Pop Superstar Shared Fan Content During Japanese Tour, Incorporating into New Album, “Cheek To Cheek” by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga.

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Previous experience on the Moutere course near Nelson played an important role in Tom Hubbard's (Breads of Europe- All About Plumbing) winning effort in the elite race of the Benchmark Homes Cycling Series near Nelson today.

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The fifth round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling series, The Tasman Classic in Moutere near Nelson, is shaping up on Saturday as an exciting battle with a number of riders still in contention for overalls series honours across several classifications with only two races left.

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Former Commonwealth Games representative Jason Allen seized the leadership opportunity on offer with his cycling team today, stepping up and winning the elite race of the fourth round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series near Ashburton.

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Former National Champion Gordon McCauley is on the start line of his first elite race since breaking his leg in February, riding in Saturday’s fourth round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series near Ashburton.

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Organisers have plans to bring the Benchmark Homes Festival of Cycling back to Christchurch to inject some international cycling racing action back into the city which they say will have some real benefits for Christchurch.

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Canterbury based company, Shuttlerock, has taken another major international step forward by partnering with Opt, Japan's largest Internet marketing agency, to launch a subsidiary in Japan, with plans to inject $NZD 700,000 into the Kiwi business.

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Well know actor, entertainer and comedian Jimmy James Fletcher is joining forces with Christchurch based media, events and entertainment company enthuse.

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Dylan Kennett’s Commonwealth Games campaign took another step in the right direction as the South Canterbury rider won today’s elite round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series, the Parry Field Lawyers-Ocean Ridge Classic, from Hanmer Springs to Kaikoura.

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New Zealand’s premier motorhome, caravan and outdoor show, the Covi SuperShow has been rescheduled to March 2015.

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Fresh from his elite men's national club championships winning effort, Dunedin cyclist Alex McGregor (Team Calder Stewart Road) will be keen to carry that form into Saturday's third round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series, the Parry Field Lawyers-Ocean Ridge Classic from Hanmer to Kaikoura

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Alex McGregor (Team Calder Stewart Road) won today’s elite round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series on the South Island’s West Coast near Hokitika.

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CANTERBURY — Quail Island will once again be busy with keen chocolate egg hunters over the Easter weekend as Black Cat Cruises runs its annual Easter Egg hunt for the fifth time on the island.

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The largest field ever assembled for a round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series is also potentially one of the strongest in the history of the series.

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Leading New Zealand tourism operator Black Cat Cruises is working with the New Zealand Navy who are training Hector’s dolphins to look for old World War II underwater mines off the Canterbury coast.

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Sixteen year old South African born Christchurch cyclist Keagan Girdlestone won today’s gruelling 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa Coffee Culture Le Race, the youngest ever winner in the event’s history.

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Christchurch cyclist Paul Odlin hopes to go one better than his two runner up results in Saturdays gruelling 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa Le Race.

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Cameron Karwowski from Southland’s H&J’s Outdoor World Team won the elite men’s 159 kilometre race in today’s opening round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series in Oxford, North Canterbury.

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Saturday’s opening round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series in Oxford, North Canterbury features Sam Horgan, Michael Vink and Dan Barry who are fresh from competing in Australia for their Budget Forklifts continental team and World Pro Tour rider George Bennett.

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CANTERBURY — Lee Johnstone from the Warmup Cycling team had an impressive return from injury winning the Leeston Classic cycling road race on Saturday.

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CANTERBURY — The second pod of Orca seen off Banks Peninsula this month was an ‘amazing experience’ for guests and staff on a Black Cat Cruises trip in Akaroa this afternoon.

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CANTERBURY — A pod of ten Orca made a routine trip off Banks Peninsula all the more memorable for three Black Cat Cruise staff yesterday.

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Reta Trotman and Grayson Napier were impressive winners in the elite women’s and men’s criteriums today at the Benchmark Homes Festival of Cycling in Christchurch in completely contrasting styles.

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Sophie Williamson reversed last year’s result in the Benchmark Homes Festival of Cycling’s elite women’s 90 kilometre road race, beating last year’s winner Reta Trotman in an exciting sprint finish today in Waipara, North Canterbury.

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World Championship multi medallist Linda Villumsen headlines a strong woman’s field in this weekend’s Benchmark Homes Festival of Cycling that features the 90 kilometre Waipara Classic road race on Saturday and criterium racing on Sunday.

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New Zealand rugby great, Kieran Read, will champion Canterbury’s multi-award winning home builder, Benchmark Homes.

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Leading Canterbury Tourism operator Black Cat Cruises is celebrating being recognised by Lonely Planet in a top 10 list of the world’s ‘Best Marine Encounters’.

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The Warmup Cycling Team has three new members for the 2013/14 season, adding Tony Gibson, Greg Thompson and Gerard Rooney, bringing the team's roster to 18.

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CANTERBURY — Leading Canterbury Tourism operator Black Cat Cruises is looking forward to the arrival of the summer season’s first cruise ship on Wednesday which signals the start of another busy cruise season for Akaroa.

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Olympian Marc Ryan from Scotty Browns Vision Systems rode away from his breakaway companions to win the final round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series on the iconic 127 kilometre Hell of the South circuit in the Selwyn District near Christchurch today.

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World Tour professional Hayden Roulston headlines a very strong elite men’s field for the final round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series on Saturday which features the Faringdon Team Time Trial and the iconic Hell of the South circuit in the Selwyn District near Christchurch.

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CANTERBURY — Registrations are open for the 5th annual Frog Rock mountain bike challenge on Saturday 9 November, 2013.

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Christchurch cyclist Hamish Schreurs beat his BikeNZ track endurance team mate Dylan Kennett in a sprint finish to win the elite fifth round of the Benchmark Homes Cycling Series, the McKenzie & Willis Classic, near Queenstown today.

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AUCKLAND — Derek the Chef has over 30 years of experience as a professional Chef and Tutor as well as over 17 years demonstrating different foods at various shows, but says he just 'loves the people and age group' of the country's leading Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor expo, the Covi Motorhome Caravan & Outdoor SuperShow on in Auckland from 20th to the 22nd September at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane.

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Christchurch cyclist Tom Hubbard from the Homestyle Cycling team will face some strong challenges to retain his elite men’s lead as the fifth round of the Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series, the McKenzie & Willis Classic, is raced near Queenstown on Saturday.

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