Ballantyne latest off the shot put conveyor
Ryan Ballantyne hurled the 5kg shot a mighty 21.66m at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Track, Field and Road Championships in Auckland earlier this month for a world-leading under-18 mark. Steve Landells speaks to the teenager from Te Awamutu about his journey so far and his exciting plans for the future.
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Roger Te Puni back involved in the sport
Former New Zealand high jump record holder Roger Te Puni is now giving back to the sport in a coaching capacity. Steve Landells speaks to the former Kiwi high jump star about his involvement on the other side of the fence and why he would encourage others to make the same step.
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Five minutes with Cameron French
Two-time national 400m hurdles champion Cameron French is among the most gifted athletes in the country. The Hamilton-based athlete offers an insight into his life both on and off the track by answering our Five Minutes with questions.
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Colgate Games
Only two weeks to the North Island Colgate Games and three weeks to the South Island Colgate Games. We're wishing everyone - athletes, officials, coaches, parents and families all the best in either Hastings or Invercargill. We hope you all have a fantastic time and enjoy your athletics. Check out the Colgate messages from Olympians Tom Walsh, Eliza McCartney and Alana Barber.
International Series launched
Last week we announced a three-meeting series of innovative events that will make up the International Athletics Series starting on 19 February in Christchurch and finishing up on 26 February on the North Shore of Auckland. The series is designed to promote athletics and showcase some of our Olympic stars with two of the three events to be held in public spaces, rather than at athletics tracks.
Tom Walsh talking about the International Athletics Series
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Tickets available Auckland Track Challenge
Nitro Athletics Series
We'll soon be announcing the NZ team that will be competing in the brand new, exciting Nitro Athletics Series in Melbourne in February.
Want to find out more about the NZ side of things? Head to NZ 2017 Nitro Series
Classic Meets
January signals the start of our traditional Classic Series. Five meetings starting in Timaru on 7 January and concluding in Hamilton on 11 February.
7 Jan Lovelock Classic Timaru
14 Jan Potts Classic Hastings
17 Jan Cooks Classic Whanganui
20 Jan Capital Classic Wellington
11 Feb Porritt Classic Hamilton
Get down to one of the meetings over summer and check out some high quality athletics.
Athletics NZ Hurdles Festivals
Two amazing opportunities for hurdlers coming up! Athletics NZ Hurdles Festivals are to be held in 2017 in conjunction with the Lovelock Classic and the Porritt Classic. Follow the links below for more information.
Timaru Hurdles Festival (7-8 January)
Hamilton Hurdles Festival (11-12 February)
Athletics NZ Javelin Camp
In conjunction with the Porritt Classic, Athletics NZ are hosting a 3-day Javelin Camp for throwers and coaches.
on 10-12 February 2017.
Porritt Classic Javelin Camp
Scholarship winners announced
Congratulations to pole vaulter Nick Southgate, winner of the NZOC Yvette Williams scholarship for 2017 and 800m runner James Preston, winner of the Bryan Taylor Memorial scholarship. These two outstanding athletes have received generous scholarships to help them continue their athletics careers over the coming years.
Coaching Corner
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The 2017 Athletics New Zealand Coaching Conference in in Wellington during January will focus on Reaching Athletic Potential. The various contributors to athletic performance will be explored including, how we know our athletes are in the event of their greatest potential and athlete transitions delivered by expert presenters, panel discussions and case studies.
Athletics New Zealand invites you to Wellington, to participate in this conference, network with fellow coaches and extend your knowledge and expertise in coaching.
Click here for more details and to register
Coach accelerator selections
Two of our leading coaches, Dale Stevenson and Maria Hassan have been selected for the latest intake of the HPSNZ Coach Accelerator Programme. Athletics NZ has previously had Jeremy McColl, Joe Hunter, Debbie Strange Raylene Bates and Steve Willis in the prestigious CAPS programme and the high calibre of our coaches is ensuring that the sport can benefit from this top level coaching programme.
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Para-Coaching Scholarships
There are ten Athletics NZ Para-Coach Scholarships available for 2017. The closing date has been extended until 27January 2017 so if this could be you, find out more and complete an application
What does Athletics NZ do for you?
When you join an athletics club, a portion of your membership fee goes to Athletics New Zealand, as the sport’s governing body, to help grow and facilitate athletics around the country. You automatically become a member of Athletics NZ. So what happens to the money that your club forwards from your subscription?
Find out here …
Upcoming NZ Championship Events
Entries are now open for the next three New Zealand Championship events. The NZ 3000m Champs for juniors and seniors, along with the NZ 10,000m championships take place in January in Whanganui, Wellington and Inglewood respectively. In February, we have the NZ Combined Event championships in Dunedin.
List of all former NZ championship winner
With the end of the year only days away, and all the Athletics NZ Championships finished for 2016, we've been able to update our record of New Zealand National Champions that stretches back 128 years. It's a fascinating resource available in the Rankings and Records section of our website under Publications.
Previous issues of AiA
If you are new to Athletics in Action and would like to check out some previous issues, head to Athletics in Action
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