Media release from WCC
Work on the $6 million upgrade of the Keith Spry Pool in Johnsonville will start on 13 June following the signing of a contract with Hawkins Construction. Read more »

Press Release – US Embassy Wellington
History will repeat itself this Sunday as a group of United States Marines retrace the footsteps of their former comrades, seven decades later. Read more »

Press Release – Haier Pulse
“It seems like Wellington has adopted both of you as their own,” observed Haier Pulse goal shoot Caitlin Thwaites to her coach Robyn Broughton and Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett, during a Haier Pulse Sponsors’ Breakfast this week. “I certainly feel that Wellington has adopted me. I don’t necessarily feel like a foreigner anymore and I think I’m losing the Victorian accent.” she explained. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington City Council
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown will present certificates to young athletes involved in the Wellington City Council Talent Development Programme on Tuesday 4 June. Read more »

Press Release – Hataitai Residents Association
The assets (including land and buildings) of the Hataitai Bowling Club have been transferred into a community trust. The new Trust will manage these assets on behalf of the Hataitai Community. Read more »

Press Release – Wellington Sportsperson Of The Year
The finalists have been found for Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards 2013. Read more »

Press Release – Joint Press Release
The new Netball Central Zone will be officially launched with the unveiling of the inaugural U23 team and the new zone logo at a Grand Launch event on Sunday at the Hotel Coachman in Palmerston North. Read more »

Official match highlights and after-match press conference

Press Release – Vodafone Warriors
More than 27,000 tickets had been sold by early yesterday afternoon for the historic ninth-round NRL match between the Vodafone Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium tonight. (match day sponsor: Vodafone). Read more »

Press Release – Vodafone Warriors
Vodafone Warriors centre Dominique Peyroux makes his return from a broken jaw today when he lines up for the Auckland Vulcans in their New South Wales Cup encounter with the Wyong Roos at Westpac Stadium in Wellington today (3.10pm kick-off).

The match is the first leg of today’s rugby league triple header, the finale being ‘The Capital Clash’ NRL contest between the Vodafone Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown (7.35pm kick-off; match day sponsor: Vodafone).

Aucklander Peyroux joined the Vodafone Warriors after playing 16 NRL games for the Gold Coast Titans.

After being used in preseason trials against his old Gold Coast side and Penrith, he started the season proper with the Vulcans only to be sidelined after breaking his jaw in a training collision in March.

Today he starts his campaign again as he seeks to put himself in contention for an NRL call-up for the Vodafone Warriors.

He’s paired in the centres today with fellow Vodafone Warrior Ngani Laumape, who has distinguished himself with five strong NRL performances in his rook year. With veteran Manu Vatuvei returning last week, Laumape had no game time last week as he filled the 18th man role for the clash against Gold Coast at Mount Smart Stadium.

The Vulcans go into this weekend running seventh in the competition with three wins, four losses and a draw. Wyong is in last place, its side including Wellington-raised Arana Taumata.

Press Release – Haier Pulse
Haier Pulse fans without a ticket for the team’s remaining home games have one opportunity left to watch their team live, with a few tickets remaining for the fixture against the West Coast Fever at Wellington’s TSB Arena on Sunday 26 May. Read more »

Press Release – Netball NZ
The inaugural U23 National Age Group Tournament will take place in Wellington at the ASB Sports Centre from 15 – 18 July. Read more »

Press Release – NZ Racing Board
A drive to improve consistency in the provision of New Zealand racing product and to maximise betting opportunities has led to calendar changes for the 2013/14 season. Read more »

Press Release – Fast Company
Having earned four national titles in karts and three in cars over a career which now spans over 20 years, Hamish Cross is one of New Zealand’s most successful kart-turned-car racers. Yet after just three years, the 36-year-old Rangiora man’s 12-year-old son Caleb is catching up – fast. Read more »

Press Release – Vodafone Warriors
Glen Fisiiahi and Konrad Hurrell have both been recalled for the Vodafone Warriors’ ninth-round NRL clash against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday (match day sponsor: Vodafone). Read more »

Press Release – NZ Fish and Game Council
A mixed bag of weather gave lower North Island ducks an early advantage as the game bird season opened over the weekend. Read more »

Press Release – Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Teams from around New Zealand and one from Australia will assemble at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC) in Tongariro next week for the Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge finals, regarded as the toughest teenage outdoor adventure race on the secondary school sporting calendar. Read more »

Press Release – Upper Hutt City Council

Upper Hutt Mayor,Wayne Guppy, with Rex Manning and Peter Thomas officially opened the Maidstone Park Sports Centre at a ceremony held in the facility’s clubrooms tonight.

Guests crowded into the renovated Maidstone Park Pavilion tonight to take part in the official opening of what has been named the ‘Maidstone Park Sports Centre’. The event comes at the conclusion of the first two phases of development of Maidstone Park, and a significant project that will benefit the community of Upper Hutt and the whole Wellington region. Read more »

Press Release – Westpac Stadium
An executive who played a key role in the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been appointed Chief Executive of Wellington’s Westpac Stadium. Shane Harmon, who was General Manager Marketing and Communications for Rugby New Zealand 2011, will take over when long standing CEO David Gray retires on 30 June. Read more »