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World record for Karapiro
07 November 2010
Attendance at the last day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships was 15,243, taking the cumulative total for the Championships to 66,771 - a new record for a World Rowing Championships.
The previous highest spectator number was 65,600 for the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, German...
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Quick Quotes from day eight
07 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from the gold medallists of day eight.
Women's Lightweight Single Sculls
Marie-Louise Draeger (GER)
“This was great and my kind of conditions with a bit of a head wind. Everything went as I had imagined. I wanted to go out fast a...
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Amazing finish for Karapiro
07 November 2010
The racing conditions were picture perfect as the last medal finals got underway at the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro.
The banks were covered with people and the grandstand full as the first medal final, the lightweight women’s single sculls, rowed out of the starting...
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Final day off to a great start
07 November 2010
It was another beautiful morning at Lake Karapiro as the small finals got underway on day eight, the last day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The first race was the C final of the lightweight men’s single sculls, which was comfortably won by Peru. The only other C final th...
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Radio Sport provides Karapiro action
07 November 2010
While large crowds have continued to stream into the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, hundreds of thousands have tuned in to the live commentary on Radio Sport.
The Radio Network, the Championships exclusive radio partner, is providing much more than just the on water action....
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Prime Minister at Karapiro
07 November 2010
Prime Minister John Key will attend the last day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.
After a tour of the venue and the boatpark, the Prime Minister will watch the afternoon medal finals, when three NZ crews will race, and then present the Federation Cup to the most succes...
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Fantastic finale for Karapiro
06 November 2010
The last seven medal finals will be decided on the closing day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro on Sunday.
Following Saturday’s two golds, one silver and one bronze medal haul for the host nation, three more NZ crews line up in medal finals tomorrow.
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Presentation of the 2010 Thomas Keller Medal
06 November 2010
The 2010 Thomas Keller Medal will be presented tomorrow (Sunday) to James Tomkins, Australian rowing legend and stroke of the famous Oarsome Foursome, on the victory ceremony pontoon at 2.10pm after the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls A Final
The 18-carat gold Medal, which is rowing's...
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Quick Quotes from day seven
06 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from the gold medallists of day seven.
Men's Coxed Pair
Chris Morgan (AUS)
“I just started sweeping last Thursday and I thoroughly enjoyed my first sweep race.”
Dominic Grimm (AUS)
“The Italians threw everythin...
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Fantastic finals!
06 November 2010
The bank was lined with people and the grandstand full as the medal finals on day seven got underway at the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro.
Racing began with the men’s coxed pair which saw a strong battle between Australia and Italy. Italy took an early lead, but it wa...
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Great start to day seven
06 November 2010
The sun was out for the start of racing on day seven of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. China took out the small finals with three of their crews gaining a top three finish.
First down the course this morning was the D final of the men’s single sculls. ...
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Proud parents support son
06 November 2010
Parents of Paul Mattick, two seat of the lightweight men’s four for Great Britain, arrived in New Zealand a week ago to support their son’s pursuit for gold at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Mattick will row in the medal final this afternoon against World Champions Germany.<...
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Karapiro Crew leave lasting impression
06 November 2010
The team of volunteers manning the gates to the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro have been leaving a favourable lasting impression on the thousands visiting each day.
The Spectator Services Front Entry team, located at the Bus and Ride bus drop off, are the first recogni...
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Super Saturday!
05 November 2010
After the thrills and excitement of Friday’s racing, eight more medal finals top the bill at Lake Karapiro on Saturday, the penultimate day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Four top Kiwi crews go for gold in the last four races of the day:
3.03pm Rebecca Scown &...;
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Top boat builder taking rowers to gold
05 November 2010
Helmut and Rainer Empacher, owner of Bootswerft Empacher, have been market leaders in elite boat building for the past 25 years. They provide boats to many of the world’s top rowers, some of which are competing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro this weekend.
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Quick Quotes from day six
05 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from the gold medallists of day six.
Lightweight men’s pair (LM2-)
Jean-Christophe Bette (FRA)
“We are happy of course, but it was not easy. Our tactic before the race was to be in front of the other crews quickly with a big margin and...
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Day six sees seven golds
05 November 2010
Day six of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro saw seven gold medals decided. Racing with a gusty head wind, Great Britain and France dominated on the water, both taking away two golds. The countries now lead the Championships with four medals apiece.
The firs...
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Expert travel advice for visitors
05 November 2010
i-site are providing visitors to the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro with local knowledge and expert travel advice.
The crew at the i-site tent, located behind the grandstand, not only give travel advice, but book tailor made trips for visitors to suit any budget and timeline...
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Brilliant start to day six
05 November 2010
The rain this morning did not stop the crowds from cheering on the athletes in the B and C finals at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.
Racing this morning started with two C finals. The Netherlands comfortably took out the lightweight women’s double sculls and ...
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Fantastic Friday at Karapiro
04 November 2010
Six NZ crews race in the medal finals at Lake Karapiro today on Day 6 of the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The medal finals start in the mid-afternoon, giving NZ supporters the chance to get to the Lake in time to cheer on the host nation crews.
“The medal finals create a fant...
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Quick Quotes from day five
04 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from medal winning athletes on day five.
ASW 1x
Nathalie Benoit (FRA) – Gold
"I'm very tired, but very, very, very happy. I was not sure I could win before the race, because I knew that the Brasilian would be a strong opponent. The atmo...
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First gold of Championships
04 November 2010
The first gold medal of the 2010 World Rowing Championship at Lake Karapiro was awarded today.
The AS (Arms and Shoulders) women’s single sculls was the first medal final and saw Nathalie Benoit of France battle it out against Claudia Santos from Brazil. Benoit was too strong for the Br...
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Sticker drama for Mahe
04 November 2010
Four time world champion Mahe Drysdale came through a dramatic start to his semi final to win and qualify for Saturday's medal final.
Drysdale arrived at the start line without the required Country and World Rowing stickers on his boat, which are mandatory in each race. He was given a yellow ...
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Rowers broadcast live
04 November 2010
Sky Television, the official broadcaster for the 2010 World Rowing Championships, has some of the world’s biggest rowing names providing commentary for races.
Commentators include Mike Stanley, President of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and former World Rowing Champion as well as Ma...
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Sir Steve Redgrave calls Karapiro the best
04 November 2010
Five times Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave says the organisation of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro is the best of any Olympic Games or World Championships he has seen.
“The organisation is probably the best and at any world event the volunteers can make o...
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Day 5: First medals to be awarded
04 November 2010
The first medals of the 2010 World Rowing Championships will be awarded this afternoon after the finals of the five adaptive boat classes.
Day 5 action begins at 11.13am with semi-final racing. The programme include the semi-finals of the men's and women's single sculls, the lightweig...
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Quick Quotes from day four
03 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from athletes during day four of racing.
“It was tough out there, there was that slight head wind and so you just need to be that much more precise and aggressive in to it and it was tough, but we worked together and made it through.”“We wante...
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Crews fight for finals
03 November 2010
Day four at the 2010 World Rowing Championships saw athletes fight for spots in both semi and A finals.
Kicking off the day was the women’s double sculls repechage, with only four spots available in the A final. The United States, Czechoslovakia, Australia and Germany all made it ...
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School kids show their support
03 November 2010
Children from 20 local schools arrived at Lake Karapiro this morning to support all the competing countries ahead of day four racing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Each school had adopted a country and came to the lake waving banners, tinsel and flags in the colours of their countrie...
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Double Olympic gold medallist patrols lake
03 November 2010
Alan Thompson, winner of two Olympic gold medals for canoeing at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, is in charge of the safety boats during the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro.
“It’s been excellent at Karapiro. The venue is perfect for rowing,” said Thompson....
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Day 4: Final chance in the reps
03 November 2010
Racing on Day Four of the 2010 World Rowing Championships includes repechages for eight boat classes and the semi finals for the men’s and women’s lightweight double sculls.
Host nation’s world champions Storm Uru and Peter Taylor race for a place in the medal final in the f...
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Melbourne Cup comes to Lake Karapiro
02 November 2010
The First Tuesday Trust’s Cambridge Melbourne Cup is the only official Victoria Racing Club sanctioned celebration of the race in New Zealand, and it came to Lake Karapiro for day three of the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The festivities started early afternoon with a fashion parade...
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Quick Quotes from day three
02 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from athletes during day three of racing.
“Obviously our objective here is to go and win a medal and I think obviously what we wanted to do was to lay the first steps to winning that medal. And getting in the finals meant winning here.”“Excell...
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Adaptive races capture the hearts of the crowd
02 November 2010
During the afternoon adaptive races at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, a boat malfunction prevented the Polish LTA (legs, trunk and arms) mixed four crew progressing through to the A final.
A disappointed Polish crew drifted from first to fifth after, what appeared to be a seat coming of...
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Athletes’ home away from home
02 November 2010
The athletes at the 2010 World Rowing Championships have plenty of places to relax and unwind while waiting to race on Lake Karapiro.
Everything in the athletes’ village is close by so it has become a little home away from home for some of the athletes.
The athletes’ lounge...
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Big boats thrill the crowd
02 November 2010
While the third day of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro consisted mainly of repechages and preliminary races, the eights races grabbed the attention of the big crowd lining the grass banks and grandstand.
The first heat of the women’s eight included defending world a...
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New start for adaptive rowers
02 November 2010
Adaptive crews at the 2010 World Rowing Championships set off from the newly built fixed start yesterday.
The fixed start is setup at the 1000 metre mark and takes an hour to put in place. It has been built from the old pontoons of 1978.
“There has been a concerted effort f...
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Owner of winning Melbourne Cup horse visits Lake Karapiro
02 November 2010
Roy Robinson, the owner of the winning Melbourne Cup horse in 1976, visited Lake Karapiro this morning, ahead of day three racing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Robinson, along with his brother Leo Robinson and the late Wyn Abel, owned the horse, called Van der Hum, which ...
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Day 3: First glimpse of eights
02 November 2010
Day three features repechages, heats for the eights - and the Melbourne Cup!
First races today are the repechages for the lightweight men's pair and double sculls, the men's pair, the men's and women's single sculls and racing for lanes for the men's coxed pair and the lightweigh...
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Day two racing dominated by two countries
01 November 2010
Day two of racing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships saw New Zealand and Great Britain take ten wins each on Lake Karapiro.
The first race of the day, and the first win for Great Britain was in the women’s quadruple sculls.
"It was quite a race to the wire. I must...
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Quick quotes from day two
01 November 2010
Below are a selection of quotes from athletes during day two of racing.
"It was quite a race to the wire. I must admit I wasn’t sure who had it when we crossed the line. It was quite a relief it was us.”Annabel Vernon, W4x, GBR
“We stuck to our race plan, st...
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Fun for kids at Lake Karapiro!
01 November 2010
New Zealand’s future rowers are looked after at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. The Kids Zone has been entertaining children with bouncy castles, Tiger Slides, obstacle courses, water walkers and a vertical bungy since Saturday.
The Kids Zone is operated by S...
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New racing schedule announced
31 October 2010
The International Rowing Federation FISA has released a new racing schedule for tomorrow (Monday 1 November).
FISA announced earlier in the day racing was cancelled due to the strong winds.
“Rowing is an outdoor sport. We have to be ready for all conditions. Whe...
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Off the water activity keeps crowds entertained
31 October 2010
Racing was cancelled today at the 2010 World Rowing Championships due to weather conditions at Lake Karapiro, but spectators had plenty to see and do while they waited to see if races would commence.
Off the water entertainment included a performance by the Peter Urlich band, radio network DJ...
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Rowbox winner announced
31 October 2010
New Zealander Axel Dickinson was announced the Rowbox winner today at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Rowbox Manager Grant Martin, said Dickinson was informed that he was the official winner earlier today. He had held the winning time for the past few weeks.
“I ...
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Racing cancelled for Day One
31 October 2010
FISA officials have announced that due to the strong winds there will be no further racing today (Sunday).
“The latest weather report has shown that the wind will not die down and it has in fact increased. In order to settle things we are announcing that rowing has been cancelled for to...
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Host nation win first race of Championships
31 October 2010
Kiwi lightweight men’s pair Graham Oberlin-Brown and James Lassche took out the first race of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro this morning.
The duo was lucky enough to race before the wind suspended racing.
“It’s been like this for...
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All black joins fashion crowd
31 October 2010
He claims to be a fashion disaster but hunky All Black centre Richard Kahui will be putting his best foot forward at the glamour events, at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro on Tuesday 2 November.
Kahui, who is currently nursing a shoulder injury, will be taking part in a f...
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Racing suspended
31 October 2010
The first day of racing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships has been suspended due to strong winds at Lake Karapiro.
“Rowing has been suspended due to un-rowable conditions,” said Matt Smith, Executive Director of FISA.
Both the Lightweight Men’s Pa...
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Host nation centre stage in first race
30 October 2010
The New Zealand lightweight men’s pair has been drawn to row in the centre lane of the opening race of the 2010 World Rowing Championships, which start tomorrow on Lake Karapiro.
James Lassche and Graham Oberlin-Brown will represent New Zealand, the host nation, in the first heat of qua...
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Opening ceremony goes off with a bang
30 October 2010
The 2010 World Rowing Championships was officially declared open by FISA President Denis Oswald at the Opening Ceremony today.
The Ceremony kicked off with Rob Hamill rowing his Ocean Boat, transporting Kiwi comedian Dai Henwood to the stage. Henwood, wearing a rowing one piece from the 1978 ...
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Championships open at Lake Karapiro
30 October 2010
After a wait of 32 years, the World Rowing Championships return to Lake Karapiro with the official Opening Ceremony this afternoon (Saturday 30 October), starting at 2.00pm.
The sun is shining at the Lake, the giant grandstand is ready, the stage is built, the concession stands are waiting an...
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Local schools get to experience world event
30 October 2010
Children from 45 schools around the region will get the chance to attend the World Rowing Championships, at Lake Karapiro next week.
Over the last 18 months, Alison Crooks, School Liaison for the Championships, has been working with schools all around the Waikato region.
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Largest temporary grandstand in New Zealand
29 October 2010
The temporary grandstand constructed at Lake Karapiro for the World Rowing Championships, is the largest to ever be constructed in the whole of New Zealand. The grandstand will provide seating and shelter for almost 10,000 spectators.
Seating Systems Limited, the company responsible for erect...
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Austrian team take a Kiwi adventure!
29 October 2010
After the unfortunate incident of having gear stolen during a training session, things are looking up for the Austrian team. They have been provided with a free trip to Rotorua this afternoon, for some sightseeing and to experience what the region has to offer, thanks to Go Bus.
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JUCY proud to back Championships
29 October 2010
JUCY Rentals Chief Executive Officer, Tim Alpe, says the company was keen to get behind the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, as it is rare that you get such a world class sporting event in New Zealand.
Alpe recently won the New Zealand Ernest and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awa...
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Huge haka for Opening Ceremony
29 October 2010
When the World Rowing Championships kick off tomorrow at Lake Karapiro there will be a grand powhiri and haka performed to welcome the visitors. The haka, which will be led by Tihoi and Te Aroha Taylor, involves a group of around two hundred performers.
“The haka was especially choreogr...
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British star praises Karapiro
29 October 2010
British single sculler and first time visitor to New Zealand, Alan Campbell says Karapiro is good enough for an Olympic event.
“I am absolutely taken with the place. It’s good enough for an Olympic Games venue and it’s something the volunteers and all organisers can be...
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We are ready!
29 October 2010
With just one day left before the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 World Rowing Championships, the organisers are ready.
“The athletes are happy and FISA is happy, so we’ve hit two of our targets,” says CEO Tom Mayo. “Now our aim is to ensure every spectator who walks thr...
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Organising Committee hands over the keys to FISA
28 October 2010
With two days to go, the first press conference was held at the Don Rowlands Centre at Lake Karapiro today, when the World Rowing Championship Organising Committee officially handed the event over to FISA, the International Rowing Federation.
“It is a bit like handing over t...
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Boats weigh-in
28 October 2010
In preparation for racing, which commences this Sunday, all the crews need to ensure their boats reach the minimum weight limit, so they are not disqualified come race day.
“About fifteen percent of the boats have come in underweight,” says Brian Nash, who is in charge of boat wei...
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Karapiro Crew Volunteer shares his birthday with World Rowers
28 October 2010
Public Ambassador Richard Hicks is part of the Karapiro Crew Volunteer team helping out at the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. Today, he celebrated his birthday at the athlete’s restaurant. “They have been so busy here, some of us have given them a hand,” says Hicks.&n...;
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Elite rowers 'lean and mean'
28 October 2010
Two days before the official start of the 2010 World Rowing Championships, the boat park is filled with athletes preparing for their first race. When not on the water, rowers can be seen running, cycling and stretching around the Karapiro grounds.
Barry Windelburn, a coach at the last World R...
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Local coach keeps an eye on international elite
28 October 2010
Local Cambridge High School rowing coach Don Baron has been busy over the last week ensuring the international athletes training at Lake Karapiro do not get in to any trouble out on the water.
Don is a member of the Karapiro Crew and part of the safety boat team whose job is to keep the athle...
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Olympic couple lend a hand at Karapiro
27 October 2010
David and Dianne Rodger, the first married couple ever to compete for New Zealand at a Summer Olympic Games back in 1984, are part of the 600 strong team of Karapiro Crew volunteers helping out at the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.
The couple met at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal...
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FISA officials arrive today
26 October 2010
Matt Smith, Executive Director of international rowing federation FISA, and Svetla Otzetova, the Events Director, arrive in NZ today for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Organising Committee CEO Tom Mayo was at Auckland Airport to meet Smith and drive him down to the course. Smith...
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Melbourne Cup Day
26 October 2010
Two locally trained horses are amongst the favourites for this year’s Melbourne Cup, which will be shown on the big screens at Lake Karapiro after the rowing action on Tuesday 2 November.
Tuesday’s programme at the Mighty River Domain will provide spectators with a combination of ...
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Afternoon out for Austrian team
25 October 2010
Go Bus, official suppliers of bus and coach services, for the 2010 World Rowing Championships has offered the Austrian team a free afternoon out following the theft of some team members' kitbags from Mercer RC.
Josh Hedley, Transport Manager for Go Bus at the event, offered a free bus for a t...
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Busy day at Auckland Airport
23 October 2010
Saturday will be a busy day at Auckland International as more teams arrive for the 2010 World Rowing Championships. More than 200 athletes and officials will arrive today.
First in is the team from Denmark followed by China. Then the USA, the biggest team entered into the Championships fly in...
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It's Karapiro Crew day!
23 October 2010
Hundreds of Karapiro Crew volunteers gather at Lake Karapiro today for their final briefing before the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
And the stars of the New Zealand rowing team will be there to thank the volunteers for giving their time and skills to the event.
Nearly 600 volunteer...
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Entries close for 2010 World Rowing Championships
21 October 2010
At the close of entries for the 2010 World Rowing Championships, international rowing federation FISA confirmed today that 800+ athletes will be competing at Lake Karapiro.
The largest team for the Championships comes from the USA with 24 crews entered. The USA will be represented in ...
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Fashion parade at Lake Karapiro
21 October 2010
Fashion will be a major part of the Cambridge Melbourne Cup Day held at the Mighty River Domain at Lake Karapiro on Tuesday 2 November as part of the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
A 20 minute fashion parade, sponsored by Te Awa shopping centre, will be a highlight of the day's activities. ...
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Great Britain team arrives
19 October 2010
The Great Britain rowing team arrived in New Zealand today ready for the final countdown to the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The team, which includes five Olympic champions and nine more Olympic medallists, touched down just before 9.00am. Waiting for them was Team Manager David T...
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Boat park opens at Lake Karapiro
18 October 2010
The boat park at the Mighty River Domain officially opened today for athletes preparing for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
The Athletes Restaurant also opened for business to feed the athletes and support staff from 14 countries now based at Lake Karapiro. Austin’s Food Design Eve...
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New cycleway opens
16 October 2010
The new Cambridge to Lake Karapiro cycleway officially opened today with a giant community bike ride and walk.
The five kilometre cycleway is part of Te Awa - The Great New Zealand River Ride. When completed, Te Awa will stretch from Ngaruawahia to Horahora along the Waikato River.
The...
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Greenstone and gold for 2010 world champions
15 October 2010
Every member of each gold medal winning crew at the 2010 World Rowing Championships will receive a unique Māori greenstone taonga (treasure) at the official medal ceremony.
The specially carved greenstone pounamu, commissioned by local iwi Ngāti Koroki-Kahukura, were designed and ca...
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Experience Māori
15 October 2010
The impressive sight of majestic war canoes on the water during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, on-site guided tours, a traditional welcome ceremony, and Māori arts, crafts and food will make the 2010 World Rowing Championships a uniquely Aotearoa New Zealand experience.
Ngāti K...
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Coca-Cola helps World Championships go green
14 October 2010
Thousands of visitors and rowers at the 2010 World Rowing Championships will be urged to ‘give it back and recycle’ thanks to the launch of an event recycling programme by Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand (CCANZ).
Winning an IOC Oceania award in 2009 for the event’s Project Rain...
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More teams arrive
13 October 2010
It’s getting busy at Lake Karapiro as more teams arrive in New Zealand for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Teams from Greece, the Netherlands and Switzerland arrived this week. All have made arrangements for training camps at different locations in New Zealand.
The Greek tea...
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Melbourne Cup Fashions
12 October 2010
As part of the preparations for the broadcast of the Melbourne Cup on the big screen at Lake Karapiro on Tuesday 2 November, Cambridge is staging a High Tea Fashion Show on Sunday 17 October.
“Fashion is a big part of the Melbourne Cup and at the show we will give everyone an insight in...
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Gin wins four NZ Music Awards
08 October 2010
Gin Wigmore, who plays on Friday 5 November at the World Rowing Championships, took home four NZ Music Awards from last night's star-studded ceremony in Auckland.
The hugely popular singer/songwriter won Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Best Pop Album, and Highest S...
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Rowing unites behind Christchurch
07 October 2010
A special collection will be made for Christchurch’s rowing clubs during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 World Rowing Championships on 30 October.
Union Rowing Club’s clubhouse has been condemned for demolition after the recent earthquake that devastated the South Island city. Al...
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Canada adds women's quad to team for Karapiro
06 October 2010
Rowing Canada Aviron has added a women's quad scull to its team for the 2010 World Rowing Championships. A total of ten crews will now represent Canada at the event. Nine crews were announced after time trials on 15 September.
The women's quad comprises: Jane Ruball, Isolda...
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USA selects 24 crews for Karapiro
05 October 2010
US Rowing has selected a full roster of 24 crews to represent the USA in the 2010 World Rowing Championships. Eighty athletes plus twenty five support staff will be travelling to New Zealand later this month. The USA will be the largest team at the Championships, represented in all 22 boat c...
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One Month to Go!
30 September 2010
It's exactly one month to go till the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Saturday 30 October.
The first shipping containers full of boats, blades and other equipment are on their way to the Lake and the first international athlete has arrived.
New Zealan...
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First international athlete arrives in NZ
29 September 2010
Top women’s single sculler Mirka Knapkova from the Czech Republic is the first international athlete to arrive in New Zealand for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Winner of three World Championships medals, Knapkova is one of the top prospects for this year’s event.
She...
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First container arrives
28 September 2010
The first of 17 shipping containers packed with boats, blades and other equipment for the international teams competing at the World Rowing Championships has arrived in Auckland.
Officials from MAF opened and inspected the container with members of Auckland's West End Rowing C...
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The clash of the pairs!
24 September 2010
TVNZ Channel 1 news:
"It's shaping up as the most intense showdown at next month's World Rowing Championships. The NZ pair are the current world champs, something their British rivals find hard to accept..."
Watch it here
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Another world first for Lake Karapiro
23 September 2010
The 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro has racked up another world first as organisers confirmed that a special start has been constructed for use at the 1000m mark for the adaptive, or disabled, athletes.
Adaptive athletes race over 1000m, half the length of the traditional 200...
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GB picks strongest ever team
22 September 2010
Great Britain, currently the world’s leading rowing nation, has selected 19 crews and 61 athletes for the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. With five Olympic champions and a further nine Olympic medallists in the line-up, the squad is being described as Britain’s stronges...
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40+ hours live TV coverage from SKY Sport
20 September 2010
SKY Sport will cover every race LIVE - from the heats on Sunday 31 October through to the last medal final on Sunday 8 November - and show daily highlights during its 40+ hours of coverage from the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
SKY Sports’ comprehensive coverage will be hosted by Den...
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Canada selects nine crews for Karapiro
16 September 2010
Following a final time trial on 15 September, Rowing Canada confirmed the selection of nine crews for the 2010 World Rowing Championships. Additional crews, spares and coaches will be announced by 30 September.
"We completed a fair time trial process today and I'm impressed with the quality o...
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Watch us on TV
15 September 2010
Watch coverage of our 50 Days to Go! event with four time world champion Mahe Drysdale and the kids from Cambridge Primary School and see how building at Lake Karapiro is progressing on TV1's report here...
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Tent City!
15 September 2010
A huge variety of temporary constructions are being built for the 2010 World Rowing Championships and many of these will be marquees and tents, ranging from small shelters dotted around the course to giant custom-designed creations for the Athletes’ Restaurant and the hospitality areas.
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50 countries confirmed for Karapiro
09 September 2010
Entries have been confirmed from 50 countries for the 2010 World Rowing Championships, affirming its status as the biggest international sporting event to be held in New Zealand since the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
The news was announced as organisers celebrated 50 days to go to the Opening Cer...
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Feeding the thousands!
08 September 2010
Austin’s Food Design Events of Auckland has been appointed the official caterers to athletes and VIPs during the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Exclusive caterers to many international sporting events in NZ, including tennis, motor sport and equestrian events, Austin’s brin...
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RowBox at Great Race
04 September 2010
The RowBox will be one of the main crowd attractions at Gallagher Great Race on Sunday 5 November when Waikato and Cambridge Universities race for the Harry Mahon Trophy.
Some of NZ's world champions including Mahe Drysdale, Eric Murray and Duncan Grant will be there to cheer on the c...
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Planning every minute
02 September 2010
Key volunteers and Organising Committee members met last weekend at the Don Rowland Centre for a big planning session for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.
Work is now under way on the detailed Daily Activity Schedule, which itemises minute by minute activity on and off the venue for the f...
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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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