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Overseas Media Gives NZ a Serve

Overseas Media Gives NZ a Serve

Enjoying the glory of our cricket team winning the inaugural Test Cricket World Cup is a magical moment for sport in this country, and one that we cricket fans can savour for a long time. It almost takes away the bad taste of the other sporting announcement this week; almost,

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Why I Formed Sensible Shooters

Why I Formed Sensible Shooters

Myles Chandler Spokesman for Sensible Shooters As a life long shooter, I have been dismayed in recent years at how licenced firearms owners have been treated by politicians, political parties and indeed our own member organisations. We, as shooters, have been let down, by treachery, by lying politicians and by

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Why I Formed Sensible Shooters

Why I Formed Sensible Shooters

Myles Chandler Spokesman for Sensible Shooters As a life long shooter, I have been dismayed in recent years at how licenced firearms owners have been treated by politicians, political parties and indeed our own member organisations. We, as shooters, have been let down, by treachery, by lying politicians and by

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will make history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first biological male athlete to compete in the female competition at the Games. Hubbard’s gold medal wins at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, where Laurel beat Samoa’s Commonwealth Games champion Feagaiga Stowers, sparked

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The Brilliant Black Caps
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The Brilliant Black Caps

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com What a marvellous victory by the Black Caps, despite both sides missing some of their stars. As one gets older nationalist sentiments in sport fades and is replaced by underdogism. For example, if the All Blacks lost to Italy I’d be elated. Lifelong Aussie

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New Zealand Special Livestream
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New Zealand Special Livestream

A video discussing trans-gender activism from a New Zealand perspective with emphasis on SPORT and the guidelines for trans gender inclusion. It really is an eye opener, with lots of information. Rowena Edge (Speak Up For Women) and Kellie Jay (UK)

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Letter to the Editor: Men Competing against Women
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Letter to the Editor: Men Competing against Women

Dear Editor If Grant Robertson is the minister for sport and recreation the case for  biological males pharmaceutically lowering their testosterone levels to compete against women is a foregone conclusion. Case in point. Hubbard who took female hormones later in life is on the Olympic selection committee for weight lifting

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MPs Asked to Make Sport NZ Consult on Transgender Guidelines
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MPs Asked to Make Sport NZ Consult on Transgender Guidelines

Ro Edge NZ Spokesperson Save Women’s Sport Australasia A petition is asking MPs to make Sport New Zealand consult with sporting associations, clubs and stakeholders on its draft guidelines that would see biological men play in women’s sport. Save Women’s Sport New Zealand spokeswoman Ro Edge says

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Sporting Champions Ask Government to Intervene in Closed Consultation on Inclusion of Transgenders in Sport

Ro Edge NZ Spokesperson Save Women’s Sport Australasia Former Olympic champions and New Zealand representative athletes are calling on the Government to extend and widen Sport New Zealand’s consultation on the participation of transgender athletes in sport. The group of 43 athletes include former Olympians Barbara Kendall, Lorraine

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