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Crankworx Ramps Up the Action for Families
Inspiration will be pumping and mini-shredders will be having a blast as they test their skills, learn new tricks and mingle with the pros during the ramped-up Kidsworx, to be held in the thick of the Crankworx action, March 9-13. Read Post
- Crankworx, events, Mountain Biking, Rotorua
- 11 Feb 2016
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Coast to Coast Looms as most Competitive in Years
This years Coast to Coast looms as one of the most competitive in years with Whakatane multisport athlete Sam Clark and Nelson’s Elina Ussher the leading contenders for one day honours. Read Post
- coast to coast, events
- 11 Feb 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Katie Schofield – Néih Hóu from Hong Kong. World Cup #3
Bumps in the road make the journey more interesting and worth it…. I would say that the build-up to this World Cup wasn’t optimal. Two weeks after the Cambridge World Cup I had a little accident on the track while mock racing. I collided with my team mate and came off the track, banging my... Read Post
- 09 Feb 2016
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ZONES: Episode 1 – Wakeboard Winching NZ
Sometimes you’ve got to shift your perspective a little. More often seen behind a boat, T7 athlete Sophie Schollum and friends hit the road with their portable winch and the goal of chalking up first rides on some of the most unique terrain ever hit on a wakeboard in NZ. From Auckland to... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Sophie Schollum – Winching, the new form of Wakeboarding
When I was in Queenstown I met Dan from ‘DKT Edits’ and Hamish from ‘Huss Clothing’. Hamish had a wake board winch and knew of my background so hurled Dan and I along for a lot of epic winch missions. We were in Queenstown for 6 months and made the most of that heavy, steel... Read Post
- 26 Jan 2016
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Anawhata Beach, The Best Kept Secret on Auckland’s West Coast
For an area so close to the bulk of New Zealand’s population, Anawhata is a remarkably quiet place. A beach so beautifully rugged, within an hour of Auckland, shouldn’t be so empty in the peak of summer right? Well, strangely enough it is, and has been for years. Possibly one of the best kept... Read Post
- 25 Jan 2016
- Durand Coldicott
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Photo Diary: Quentin Kenning – Behind the Shot. Ridge Line Queenstown
Two days before Christmas is not the most ideal time to plan for an overnight adventure into the backcountry. But when conditions prevail you go all in. It didn’t go all according to plan but that’s what makes it so much more satisfying in the end. About a month before the shoot, I spent... Read Post
- 22 Jan 2016
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T7 Athletes Join NZ Youth Olympic Winter Games Team
We’re excited to hear that Torpedo7 freeskier Finn Bilous has been announced in the New Zealand Olympic Winter Games team to attend the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer this February. Finn has delivered a string of successful results in the past year both locally and overseas and... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Merrin Brewster
We’re always keen to hear stories from our athletes embodying our See You Out There philosophy. In this update team ambassador Merrin Brewster fill us in on an athlete’s version of the summer ‘holiday’.  I hit the road with the camper and bike on Boxing Day to head... Read Post
- 21 Jan 2016
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News From The North Face: Andrew Tuckey in Wales
At ultra distances, a runner explores so much of their local area, they’re quick to search for new terrain. Here, team ultrarunner Andrew Tuckey relocates with the family from Asquith, Australia to Bridgend, Wales where he finds less snakes and more terrain. ‘I don’t always know where the... Read Post