Roberts said although Te Aho Whātonga managed to apply on time, neither the Wairarapa to Awakairangi committee nor the Te Paetaiohi Manawatū/Horowhenua committees allowed them to compete in their secondary school championship regional qualifiers. The fact the four kura were based in different districts caused a tangle of technicalities that couldn’t be resolved in time. But the Feilding festival, which the Manawatū/Horowhenua competition was part of, did offer them a performance slot. Roberts said even though they were only given a non-competitive spot at Feilding, they treated it like a competition and hoped to participate fully at the next regional final.
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Special credit must go to Mark Searle, president of Feilding Athletics, for helping establish the new club. ♦ This weekend a number of Manawatū athletes are travelling to Taupō to compete in the North Island cross-country championships. The central location is a popular venue for athletes from all points of the North Island to converge and compete, with the added attraction of a recovery session in one of the nearby hot thermal pools adding to the appeal. ♦ The dates for this year’s winter track series have been confirmed, with Masterton hosting the first day’s events on Sunday, July 11. The events are the 100m, a distance option of 1000m, 3000m, 5000m, 1500m, 400m, or a 2x200m relay.
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