Chantal's WMG journey
New Zealand long jump record holder Chantal Brunner was one of the many hundreds of athletes who competed at the recent World Masters Games in Auckland. Steve Landells spoke to the two-time Olympian about winning double gold at the multi-sport festival and her take on the overall experience.
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Five minutes with Zoe Hobbs
Aged just 19, Zoe Hobbs already sits number four on the all-time New Zealand women’s 100m rankings. The national 100m and 200m champion and 2016 World U20 100m semi-finalist answers our Five Minutes With questions.
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Club Connect
Coming up in July is Athletics New Zealand's Club Conference, Club Connect. We'll be providing all clubs with the opportunity to mix, mingle, share and be inspired at this year’s club gathering. We have some brand new and exciting tools and resources to present to you this year. Exciting! Make sure your club comes along or tell your club you would like to attend to hear it first.
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Para athletics Talent ID Camp
We recently hosted an excellent Para athletics Talent ID Camp in Auckland and had 20 athletes along.
Great to have 2016 Rio Paralympic medallists Liam Malone and Holly Robinson to provide imnspiration and help out as well.
High Performance Topics
There have been a number of recent team announcements for upcoming representative teams:
Oceania Marathon and 10km Champs
World Mountain Long Distance Champs
Buscomb added to World Champs team
Commonwealth Youth Games team announced
Oceania team announced
Other HP News can be found HERE
Coaching Corner
Our 2017 Coaching Survey closes on 31 May. We’ve had a great response so far - thank you to the more than 100 coaches who have completed the survey to date. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to have a say, and shape the future for those involved within Athletics in New Zealand and there is still have time to contribute.
We have some great incentives, and by completing the survey and including your contact email at the end you will be in the draw to win a great Athletics prize pack!
Start the survey here
Athletics New Zealand Coach Memberships for the 2017/18 season are now available!
Make the most of the support Athletics NZ offers by Renewing Your Membership or Joining Online Now
Official Chat
Heather O’Hagan is stepping down from the National Officials Committee after some great input into the world of officiating, the last few years as Convenor, so we are calling for applications to replace Heather on the committee. Interested? Find out more.
Athletics NZ Officials registrations are now open for the 2017/2018 season. Register here.
We have a limited number of the latest prints of the IAAF Rule Books, The Referee and IAAF Combined Events Scoring Tables available.
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Find out more about officiating
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Upcoming New Zealand Championship Events
Coming up are the Athletics NZ Marathon Championships 18 June. And watch out for the New Zealand Cross Country Championships in July.
Rankings & Records
How did the Athletics NZ rankings stack up at the end of the summer season? Now is a good time to check athlete profiles to see if club and coach details are correct. If you have any queries or corrections, use the Contact button. There are now over 77,000 performances in our system from 3,776 athletes.
Athletics NZ Rankings and Records
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