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MPs visit Lake Karapiro
02 September 2010
A group of National MPs from the Economic Development and Tourism Committee enjoyed a guided tour of the preparations for the 2010 World Rowing Championships during a visit to Lake Karapiro on 1 September.
Taupo MP Louise Upston, Hamilton West MP Tim Macindoe and List MPs Katrina Shanks and A...
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Wigmore tops NZ Music Awards nominations
02 September 2010
Gin Wigmore, who plays on Friday 5 November at the World Rowing Championships, has been nominated for six Vodafone NZ Music Awards.
She has been nominated for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the year, Best Pop Album and for the Vodafone P...
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Building begins on NZ’s biggest grandstand
27 August 2010
Work starts on Saturday 28 August on the construction of the main grandstand for the 2010 World Rowing Championships. At just under 10,000 seats, this will be the biggest temporary grandstand ever built in New Zealand.
The grandstand will stretch 142 metres down the Mighty River Domain Embank...
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Australia announces team for Karapiro
27 August 2010
Rowing Australia has selected fifteen crews to compete at Lake Karapiro in the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
2008 Olympic gold medallist Duncan Free returns to the squad and will race in the single scull. After winning the pair gold medal in Beijing with partner Drew Ginn, Free too...
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Win a great Kiwi experience!
24 August 2010
Four unforgettable Kiwi experiences are the prizes in a competition open to every visitor to the 2010 World Rowing Championships – spectators, competitors and officials.
To help showcase all the great experiences on offer in the Hamilton and Waikato region, four prize packages are on of...
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Sir Steve Redgrave for Karapiro
18 August 2010
The world’s greatest rower, five time Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave, will be at Lake Karapiro for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
But he won’t be racing. The legendary oarsman, who retired after winning his fifth successive Olympic gold in Sydney, will be part of ...
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OPSHOP number one
15 August 2010
OPSHOP, headliners of the 2010 World Rowing Championships special Opening Ceremony day concert, are now top of the Official NZ Music Charts.
The band’s new album, Until the End of Time, went straight in at number one, ousting US rapper Eminem from the top position.
Rowing fans ha...
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The volunteers behind the scenes
09 August 2010
Some of the volunteers who have given hundreds of hours to work on the course infrastructure for the 2010 World Rowing Championships featured on TVNZ's Close Up programme.
Presenter Mike Hoskings said: "In terms of numbers competing it's bigger than the Rugby World Cup. The highly ant...
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NZ selects biggest ever team for Lake Karapiro
06 August 2010
Rowing NZ today announced its biggest ever team for a World Rowing Championships with 18 crews selected to compete on home water at Lake Karapiro.
The star-studded team is spearheaded by NZ’s four reigning world champion crews of Mahe Drysdale (single scull), Eric Murray & Ham...
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NZ team to be named on 6 August
04 August 2010
Rowing NZ will announce the crews selected to represent host nation New Zealand at the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Friday 6 August.
After competing in regattas in Europe during the northern hemisphere summer, the squad has been participating in final trials on Lake Karapiro this week.<...
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Oversubscribed!
29 July 2010
With more than 750 eager volunteers now registered for the 2010 World Rowing Championships, organisers are no longer accepting new applications.
“The response has been amazing,” says Volunteer Manager Ruth Tuiraviravi. “We wanted to have 650 names on the database to cover al...
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Watch our music video and win!
19 July 2010
Watch Share the Spirit!, our great new music video showing the stars of NZ rowing in training for the 2010 World Rowing Championships. And if you spot the hidden promo code, you can get 25% off full price grandstand tickets for the first day of racing on Sunday 31 October!
Share the Spirit! w...
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NZ makes world rowing history
17 July 2010
New Zealand’s plans for the 2010 World Rowing Championships will make the event unique in rowing history. For the first time, an extra day is added to the programme for a spectacular Opening Ceremony at this year’s event at Lake Karapiro. And, in another Kiwi innovation, top NZ b...
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International view: Only the best will come...
15 July 2010
K2010 media team member Rob Bristow continues his series of articles on international rowing and considers the fortunes of the previously worldbeating Polish men’s quad
The organisers of the recent World Cup regatta in Lucerne saw definite advantages in holding the World Rowing Champion...
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Half price ferry rides from Bluebridge
14 July 2010
The Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry service has been appointed as the official ferry service to the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
And Bluebridge is offering half price travel to anyone travelling across the Cook Strait for the World Rowing Championships.
In addition, internat...
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World Championships merchandise now on sale!
08 July 2010
The official online store of the 2010 World Rowing Championships is now open.
Click on the blue Merchandise button (right) to view the wide range of exclusive official t-shirts, rugby jerseys, hoodies and caps that has been designed and produced for the event by 12th Man.
“These ...
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Melbourne Cup at Karapiro
07 July 2010
The Melbourne Cup will be shown live on the big screens at Lake Karapiro on Tuesday 2 November as the 2010 Cambridge Melbourne Cup Day becomes part of the official 2010 World Rowing Championships programme.
Racing from Australia’s famous Flemington racecourse will be broadcast live on t...
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Stay on for sculling challenge
02 July 2010
Competitors and rowing fans staying on after the 2010 World Rowing Championships have the chance to enjoy another great Kiwi rowing event during their visit to New Zealand.
Wanganui Rowing Association are holding the third Prospace Billy Webb Challenge one week after the World Championships.<...
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International view: Hacker is back
29 June 2010
K2010 media team member Rob Bristow assesses Marcel Hacker’s return to the single
The post Olympic season sees many athletes pondering their future in the sport. In 2010, the second northern summer of the Olympic cycle is a critical year for countries as they develop new combinations fo...
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Were you here in 1978?
15 June 2010
The 1978 World Rowing Championships, here at Lake Karapiro, are still talked about as one of the best ever with huge crowds congregating to cheer on the action.
As the World Championships return to Lake Karapiro, the organisers of the 2010 event are arranging a reunion for everyone involved i...
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New Finish Tower for Worlds!
08 June 2010
Karapiro Rowing Inc, the group that organises all regattas at Lake Karapiro, has commissioned a new Finish Tower for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The Don Rowlands Tower, built for the 1978 World Rowing Championships, was demolished the day after the official opening of Waipa District ...
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International view: An Olympian returns
04 June 2010
K2010 media team member Rob Bristow will be keeping us up to date with news from the European racing season during the countdown to the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. Here’s Bristow on Bled.
The opening World Cup of the season at Bled got the International season unde...
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Hospitality day packages now on sale!
31 May 2010
Hospitality Day packages for the 2010 World Rowing Championships are now on public sale via Ticketek outlets and online.
The Hospitality Day packages offer companies and individuals the chance to experience an unforgettable day out, watching the action from premium grandstand seats and enjoyi...
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Countdown begins at Bled
27 May 2010
The final countdown to Karapiro has begun as the international rowing season gets underway this weekend with the first Rowing World Cup regatta in Bled, Slovenia. Adaptive heats begin on Thursday with all finals taking place on Sunday 30 May.
Over 600 athletes from 38 nations will be racing i...
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Virtual Karapiro!
21 May 2010
Take a look at our 3D flyover and get a taste of how Lake Karapiro and the Mighty River Domain will look at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in October.
The 3 ½ minute video features a fantastic overview of the venue layout, zooming in and out to show many different areas including ...
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New format for 2010
14 May 2010
The 2010 World Rowing Championships will see the introduction of FISA’s new World Championships racing timetable.
The medal finals will now be raced over four days instead of the traditional final weekend.
The medal finals for the five Adaptive boat classes will be held on ...
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General Admission tickets now on sale!
30 April 2010
Daily General Admission tickets for the 2010 World Rowing Championships are now on sale via Ticketek outlets and online at www.ticketek.co.nz And there’s an Early Bird special on offer for those quick off the mark. We are offering 25% off the first 1000 full price G...
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There’s still time to volunteer for the Karapiro Crew!
19 April 2010
Nearly 500 volunteers have now signed up for the 2010 World Rowing Championships but another 150 are still needed.
"It's the chance of a lifetime," says Karapiro Crew Volunteer Manager Ruth Tuiraviravi. "The event hasn't been here for more than 30 years and it won't be back for a long time. I...
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Young rowers come out in force NZ's 2010 Aon Maadi Cup
22 March 2010
Twizel on New Zealand's South Island will be bursting at the seams this week with the Aon Maadi Cup expected to set a record for competitors and retain the event's status as the biggest rowing regatta in the southern hemisphere.
Organisers hope there will be more than 2000 competitors for the...
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