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SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT Cheerleading may be seen as a feminine sport, but tattooed tradie Matt Hunter is putting that stereotype to shame. Originally from Palmerston North the 25-year-old moved to Wellington to continue his career in landscape carpentry. Hunter says he ‘got a bit of stick’ from his colleagues about cheerleading, but it’s not all pom poms and smiles. He’s part of the elite Wellington cheerleading squad Bigair Cheer, who competed in the World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida over Easter.
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Students who competed in last month’s WIL SPORT National Secondary School Triathlon Championships were also earning NCEA credits. Festival Director Shanelle Barrett (pictured) says this was to enourage more participants and to allow year 13 students to include the event in their PE studies. One hundred lucky students from Taranaki schools were also offered free entry into the race, which was part of the Taranaki Tri Festival in March.
Who would have guessed that one of the world’s top golf courses lies in the outskirts of Wellington? Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club was ranked the 58th best golf club in the world by golf booking company Golfscape. Golfscape collated the top 100 courses around the world. In the top spot was the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland.
Watch the Wellington Waterfront come alive as hundreds take on the Firefighter Combat Challenge on 3 and 4 May. Hosted by the United Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand, the event serves as a ‘Firefighter Iron Man’. It includes climbing a six-storey tower carrying a 19kg hose, and dragging a lifesize dummy over 30 metres. Come and watch community heroes compete against each other and the clock.
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