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Nuku Ora Honoured As Finalist For COVID-19 Response Award


Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 10:54 am
Nuku Ora, formerly Sport Wellington, has recently been
named as a finalist in the COVID-19 response category at the
New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards 2021.
“We
know that Lockdown had a huge effect on people’s ability
to get active,” said Nuku Ora CEO Phil Gibbons. “We also
know that for many, finding ways to get active was an
important part of their lockdown routine.”
To help
people stay active during lockdown, Nuku Ora adjusted the
delivery of their Green Prescription and other health and
wellbeing programmes, making use of innovative and creative
ways to keep people active and moving; and distributed over

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Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Nuku Ora is finalist for covid response award

Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Nuku Ora is finalist for covid response award
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BBNZ focus on Women's development with all-female Wahine Coaches Workshop

(GOLD COAST) Australia - On top of unwavering player development, Basketball New Zealand is not leaving coaches and managers behind with the launch of the High-Performance Wāhine Coaches Workshop.

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Steve McKean was a basketball legend, but in Taranaki he was simply known as 'Coach'


He called everyone ‘buddy’. And he made friends wherever he went.
Steve ‘Coach’ McKean has been remembered as a legend of sport in Taranaki following his death on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Rachel, and daughter Naomi.
While best known nationally as a basketball coach, locally McKean reached thousands of young people either through his time teaching at Spotswood College or as regional director of the Taranaki Secondary Schools’ Sports Association (TSSSA), a position he held for 20 years.
McKean started the TSSSA, former Sport Taranaki boss Howie Tamati, who worked with him for 26 years, said.

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Watch live: Tertiary 3X3 National Basketball Championships


Basketball 3x3 tertiary national championships presented by Stuff
National Sports Editor Fred Woodcock said Stuff is pleased to continue their partnership with Basketball New Zealand and additionally support University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand (UTSNZ) for this event.
“Basketball is a hugely popular sport in New Zealand and Stuff is delighted to present the national tertiary championships, alongside our established media partnership with the NBL.”
The two-day tournament will be made up of 16 teams (eight men’s and eight women’s) from eight universities. Play will run from 11am on Saturday through till 3pm on Sunday.
Basketball New Zealand 3x3 manager David Huxford said having Stuff’s backing goes a long way to helping increase the knowledge and prestige of the competition.

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Stuff to be presenting partner for the Tertiary 3X3 National Basketball Championships

Stuff to be presenting partner for the Tertiary 3X3 National Basketball Championships
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Tall Blacks' Olympic dream over after Covid cost crunch puts qualifier out of reach


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Basketball NZ has had to sacrifice the Tall Blacks' tilt at Tokyo to commit to the next Fiba cycle.
The Tall Blacks’ Olympic dream for Tokyo 2021 is officially over after Basketball New Zealand were forced to make the brutal call to withdraw from the qualifying tournament in Serbia because of a crippling cost blowout.
Basketball NZ chief executive Iain Potter told
Stuff the decision announced on Friday to withdraw New Zealand men’s teams from the Olympic qualifying tournament in Belgrade (June 29-July 4) and the 3X3 OQT in Austria (May 26-30) had been one made reluctantly, but with absolute clarity by the board. Players’ representatives had been consulted throughout the process.

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Philippines to compete in Olympic basketball qualifier as New Zealand withdraw

Philippines to compete in Olympic basketball qualifier as New Zealand withdraw
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Novi Zeland odustao, Srbija dobija novog rivala u borbi za OI

Novi Zeland odustao, Srbija dobija novog rivala u borbi za OI
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Novi Zeland odustao, Srbija dobija novog rivala u borbi za OI - Povezane vesti

Novi Zeland odustao, Srbija dobija novog rivala u borbi za OI - Povezane vesti
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