Giant skateboard to roll into Hawke's Bay to promote Olympics
The skateboard will be at Napier's Bay Skate from 9am to noon on Saturday.
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The skateboard will be at Napier's Bay Skate from 9am to noon on Saturday.
Giant skateboard dropping in to BOP Future Olympic hopeful’s Matt Markland and Bowman Hansen standing on the giant skateboard, Eke Tahi. Photos. John Borren/SunLive. '); } else { // } New Zealand’s Olympic Committee is hoping Kiwi’s will go goofy for skateboarding ahead of the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The Great Olympic Skate Roadshow is trucking around Aotearoa, visiting 45 towns in 41 days, aiming to subvert the general public’s preconceptions of the new sports entering this year. To do so, the roadshow has the aid of a giant, 800kg, 12-metre long ska...
Press Release – NZ Olympic Team 11 May 2021 Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi , meaning Ride as One, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committees giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic … 11 May 2021 Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi, meaning ‘Ride as One’, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committee’s giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic 41-day Great Olympic Skate Roadshow. Nearly 1,000 Kiwis entered na...
Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi, meaning ‘Ride as One’, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committee’s giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic 41-day Great Olympic Skate Roadshow. Nearly 1,000 Kiwis entered names for the super-sized skateboard representing the Olympic Games offering more extreme, more urban and more youth-focused events, including skateboarding, surfing and three-on-three basketball. Eke Tahi, nominated by Karyn Fisher of Maraetai, Auckland, was selected as the name best capturing ...
Press Release – NZ Olympic Team 11 May 2021 Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi, meaning ‘Ride as One’, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committee’s giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic 41-day Great Olympic Skate Roadshow. Nearly 1,000 Kiwis entered names for the super-sized skateboard representing the Olympic Games offering more extreme, more urban and more youth-focused events, including skateboarding, surfing and three-on-three basketball. Eke Tahi, nominated by Karyn Fisher of Maraetai, Auc...