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In the transition from Winter Athletics to Summer Track & Field, there’s much to look back on and even more to look forward to. This issue of Athletics in Action celebrates both.

Next weekend features the NZ Road Relay Championships, back in Rotorua for 2017. It’s the biggest Athletics NZ championship event on the calendar and will determine the top road running clubs in the country.

There are still another three New Zealand Championship events before the end of 2017.

In this issue of Athletics in Action we look at Wellington Harrier Athletic Club ahead of the NZ Road Relay Champs, we chat with five NZ reps to find out why they think athletics is such a great sport and we catch up with Joshua Hawkins for our “Five minutes with …” segment.

There's much more in this issue of Athletics in Action, so keep reading.
 

 

 

Summer Lovin'

Ahead of the forthcoming summer athletics season we speak to five New Zealand internationals to reflect on their childhood memories of athletics and why they would encourage any youngster to take up the sport.
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The Nick & Jake & Zane Show

Last weekend saw some very successful NZL performances on both sides of the Atlantic. Nick Willis won the 5th Ave Mile in New York while Jake and Zane Robertson took out second and fourth placings in the Great North Run Half Marathon in Newcastle.
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Graeme McCabe


Our sport lost a wonderful stalwart last week with the passing of Graham McCabe. Graeme was an athlete, a club administrator, a New Zealand selector, a board member, a team manager, an NZOC delegate, our president and a life member of the sport.
Read more

 

Brian Taylor Scholarship


Applications are invited now for the $5000 Brian Taylor Memorial Scholarship for 2018, to be awarded to a New Zealand student athlete at 800m up.   Full details

 

Member Benefits


One of the advantages of belonging to an Athletics NZ affiliated club, and automatically becoming a member of Athletics NZ, is that you and your family can access the Athletics NZ Member Benefits programme. The programme can save you money on accommodation, rental cars, insurance, sports gear, sports medical products and more, just by being a member of your local athletics club. We feature some of our Member Benefits Partners below.
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Choice Hotels


If you’re looking for places to stay for your next event, work trip or holiday, why not try Choice Hotels! Our member benefits partner Choice Hotel Group offer Athletics NZ members, family and friends 15% discount on accommodation. Tick  SC15  and quote Client ID 00288970 when booking online or by phone.
Check out Choice 

 

Red Cross


Get first aid training from New Zealand Red Cross at special Athletics NZ member prices for individual and group bookings.
Book a course now at New Zealand Red Cross 

 

Where to find what you need

We have so much information for members and fans, it can sometimes seem a little daunting, so here are some quick links:

 

What's next?

September 2017
30    NZ Road Relay Champs      Rotorua

October 2017
7      NZ 24 hour championships    Auckland
22    NZ Long Dist Walks Champs    Timaru

November 2017
10-12  South Island Masters Champs  Timaru
18     NZ Half Marathon Champs     Kerikeri
24-26 North Island Masters Champs  Inglewood

December 2017
1      NZ Secondary School Champs     Hastings
 

 

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Wellington club fired up for Road Relays

The Wellington Harrier Athletic Club were involved in a three-way tie for Best Overall Club at the 2016 New Zealand Road Relay Championships powered by an unprecedented triple success in the three men’s masters’ grades. The historic club are hunting more success when the iconic annual event returns to Rotorua later this month and here are seven reasons for their success.
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Five minutes with
Joshua Hawkins

Former World U18 silver medallist and three-time national senior 110m  hurdles champion Joshua Hawkins is next cab off the rank to answer our Five Minutes With questions.
Read more

 

2017 NZ Road Relay Championships


The biggest Athletics NZ championship event takes place next weekend in Rotorua. The NZ Road Relay Champs will see 750 runners in 110 teams from 28 Clubs racing in Rotorua on a great course. It’s a fantastic weekend of club racing and fun.
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Summer 2018 programme


If you haven’t seen our 2017/2018 summer programme, it’s available HERE. This summer season will be an exciting one with lots of action and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on our doorstep at the end of the season.. With a few events still to be confirmed, check out the Major Events on the New Zealand Calendar.

 

Next Athletics NZ Championship events

There are three more New Zealand Championships to be held in 2017. Entries are still open for the Athletics NZ 24 hour Championships in Auckland on 7 October, the NZ Long Distance Walks in Timaru on 22 October and the NZ Half Marathon Championships in Kerikeri on 18 November.

 

Coaching Corner

Welcome to Kirsten Hellier who joins Athletics as one of our HP Programme Coaches. Read about Kirsten’s appointment HERE

Spring is the time when many coach development opportunities happen. There are lots of coaching events coming up for the various event groups all around New Zealand over coming months.   

  • Regional Relay Clinics continuing at various venues through September 
  • HPAD Camp (invited PPS athletes and their coaches) Auckland 29 Sept-1 October 2017
  • National Sprints & Relays Camp Papakura 13-15 October 2017 
  • Hurdles Invited Coaches Forum, Auckland 6-8 October 2017
  • Hanmer Springs Emerging Talent Camp 21-23 October 2017
  • Race Walking Coaches Forum, in conjunction with the Long Distance Walks Championships in Timaru 21-23 October 2017

Find out more about our Event Group Plans

If you are involved in coaching in any capacity  from helping out at your local club to coaching Olympians, you’ll benefit from an Athletics NZ Coach Membership. Athletics NZ Coach Memberships for the 2017/18 season are now available! Make the most of the support Athletics NZ offers 
Renew Your Membership   or  Join Online now!

 

Official Chat

Check out the updated information on the Officials pages of our website.

Online Athletics NZ Officials Membership  registrations are now open for the 2017/2018 season.  Join as an official

We have a limited number of IAAF Rule Books remaining (price reduced from $27.50 to $12.50).
The Referee and IAAF Combined Events Scoring Tables are also available..
Head to our Online Shop

 

High Performance Topics

We’ll be rolling out selection policies for the 2018 international events over the next two months so keep an eye on the 2018 Competitions page  

You can check out the latest updates from our High performance team HERE.

 

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

 

Are you up to date?

We want to keep all our members and fans right up to date with all the important news and happenings in the sport. Check out the latest offerings:
   Weekly Round-up (new)
   Club Chat Newsletter
   Official Focus Newsletter
   Athletics NZ website (updated)
   Athletics NZ High Performance (updated)
   Athletics NZ Rankings & Records (updated)
 

 
 
  
 
 

 

  

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