uuid:21ec785c-dbf5-48f0-abd3-7bf1fe356fbc;id=1200 2010-09-09T14:04:56+12:00 31613f9e-be07-4627-88c0-262e031b7ed3 2010-09-09T11:26:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z As we mark the milestone of One Year To Go until Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealand businesses and industries are gearing up to showcase themselves to the world. a506619e-b0da-4c16-b5ea-b62f3f8a0935 2010-09-09T11:24:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z New Zealand will celebrate its role as host of one of the world’s greatest sports events by staging a nationwide festival which showcases real New Zealand to the world. cdf8749d-4388-4a6e-8a86-2bba8e2c3b67 2010-09-09T11:16:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z From cows in Clutha to sky writers in Taranaki, regions all over New Zealand have marked the milestone of "One Year to Go" (OYTG) until RWC 2011 in their own style. dc09cc0a-beea-4385-ab4c-eaf67a33c5d5 2010-09-08T09:48:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Anyone hoping for Lotteries funding to put on a festival event during next year’s Rugby World Cup has just a short time left to apply. 610ce38d-61a7-4aab-8b5c-d31ec2bb0a11 2010-08-31T15:36:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Outdoor recreation organisations will get more than $2.4 million over three years including for training volunteers under SPARC’s new contestable approach. SPARC chief executive Peter Miskimmin said today the SPARC Board had recently approved applications for funding from nine organisations. The successful applicants were: Outdoors New Zealand: $975,000 over three years NZ Outdoor Instructors... 251402d1-4c82-42c0-ab43-eea2a3f2b41a 2010-07-12T16:06:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Adventurers are being encouraged to turn their dreams into reality by applying for grants under the Hillary Expeditions initiative run by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC). Chief executive Peter Miskimmin said today adventurous Kiwis planning challenging outdoor expeditions could now apply for funding. Up to $100,000 is available through Hillary Expedition Grants, which are made availabl... cc9f2098-7741-47af-95eb-882c6e8b1914 2010-06-15T11:25:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Hon Murray McCully, Minister for Sport and Recreation 3199b5bb-b3db-4cc4-8f2f-aca92f9a74fa 2010-06-11T08:05:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Media statement from Hon John Key, Prime Minister. f75cfb79-be95-4ad2-ba78-6b30c26032d7 2010-06-11T08:02:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Media statement from Hon Murray McCully, Minister for Sport and Recreation. 49960177-d3e9-4792-a121-d327e98acac2 2010-06-11T07:22:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z New Zealanders often describe their country as a sporting nation. For many New Zealanders, success in high performance sport is a cornerstone of our national pride and identity. 009bf82a-eb35-42f6-9666-b68be9bbb235 2010-06-11T07:10:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z The new high performance board has four existing SPARC board members plus two external directors with high performance and commercial expertise. d520fa58-eae8-41b0-a122-630feddf59c8 2010-04-27T09:31:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Excellence across the sport and recreation sector was recognised with the presentation of the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Sector Awards in Wellington. 9629e104-2f8f-4f07-816f-f212c8e81790 2010-04-23T16:30:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z SPARC chief executive Peter Miskimmin says departing Secretary General Barry Maister leaves a lasting legacy for the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and sport in this country as a whole. Maister has announced he is stepping down as NZOC Secretary General at the end of 2010, following 10 years in the role, to concentrate on his new position as a member of the International Olympic Committee... 71037a31-ea33-4aa9-b91a-22f235167bec 2010-04-16T09:00:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z The extreme caving team funded under the SPARC Hillary Expedition initiative, has discovered New Zealand’s first one kilometre deep cave. The expedition team, led by Kieran Mckay, has managed to reach the new depth in the Ellis Basin cave system near Mt Arthur in Kahurangi National Park. The team had spent the summer exploring the system, at times on the verge of giving up as they sought to bre... 89f95423-72cf-4c94-b417-63bc9fe42b6a 2010-04-15T12:00:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Three kiwi climbers have arrived on the Antarctic Peninsula, only to discover they have been beaten by a French team up the route they planned to take on the remote Mt Parry. However, they have already completed what they believe is a new route on a peak known as the First Sister. The team of Penny Goddard, Dean Staples and Lydia Bradey last month set off for Antarctica by yacht from Ushuaia in... 680f68d8-2bd8-4086-9064-c54d15532006 2010-04-09T11:33:00+12:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z SPARC chief executive Peter Miskimmin has today announced an extra $500,000 and a new contestable approach for SPARC’s investment in outdoor recreation. Mr Miskimmin said that from July this year, there would be a $1.2 million contestable fund available for investing in outdoor recreation. SPARC has been investing about $700,000 a year in 13 organisations involved in the outdoor recreation... 0c457473-ce73-422d-bc3d-6cc5b566bdc8 2010-03-24T09:52:00+13:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z {DynamicContent:ImageWithCaption} New Zealand’s first 1000m deep cave has been explored by a group of keen kiwi cavers. The expedition team, led by Kieran Mckay, spent this summer exploring untracked territory in the Ellis Basin cave system near Mt Arthur in Kahurangi National Park. At times dejected by the difficulty of the task at hand, the expedition last week had the success they were... 4722930e-a157-4059-a94d-87bfd56b92d3 2010-02-02T11:32:00+13:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z Minister for Sport and Recreation Hon Murray McCully has today announced the more than 400 athletes, coaches, officials and support team members awarded Prime Minister’s Sport Scholarships in 2010. See his media release on www.beehive.govt.nz. 410082ed-132e-4020-b9e3-23d18ed5e408 2010-02-02T10:17:00+13:00 2010-09-09T14:57:54Z An update on the final Hillary Expedition group.