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CHASE BOTTORF / THE EXPRESS Holy Spirit Parish is gearing up for its annual Holly Mart. From left, parish members, Boyd Young, Jane Dent, Patty Selfe, Father
An effort to shield the under-fire All Blacks coach from a media mauling last weekend fired up commentators already cranky about the high-handedness of rugby bosses. But given the intensity of some media calls for heads to roll, Mediawatch asks a veteran sportswriter if the move made sense.
Tourism New Zealand and marketing agencies spent months coming up with the concept. The aim was to find a way to reach potential future visitors at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic had closed the borders to them. Rod Stewart gives us a sneak peek at the version of 'Sailing' which has been released for the America's Cup singalong. “We came up with this idea of using Sir Rod Stewart for a moment of unity in which we commiserate that [foreign tourists] are not here – and get people to dream of a future trip to New Zealand,” Monchy said. Stewart was considered ideal also because he has ...
Leslie Egnot at the 1995 America's Cup. Photo: Supplied But in 1995, against all odds Egnot led an-all women's team which came excruciatingly close to beating Conner's Stars and Stripes for the right to defend the America's Cup against Team New Zealand. When the America's Cup cycle rolls around memories of that campaign start flooding back to Egnot. Team New Zealand of course made history in 95' when they won the America's Cup for the first time but there was another major story line in San Diego, and Egnot was smack bang in the middle of it. From the controversy of a man being substituted o...