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Nat sport policy for losers

Clayton Cosgrove

04.11.2008

National ignorant of where we are in the league, has no goals for the future, suffers from empty playbook

Nats sport policy for losers

Tue, 04 November 2008

Sport and Recreation Minister Clayton Cosgrove said the National Party must have no idea of the huge gains made for the sport and recreation sector in the past nine years nor a vision for its future, given the content of its new p...  more +

Life-line for South Island Independence Games

Clayton Cosgrove

22.10.2008

Minister announces South Island Independence Games to go ahead

Sport and Recreation Minister Clayton Cosgrove has announced additional funding to ensure that next year's South Island Independence Games for disabled athletes goes ahead, as the government works to secure the event's long-term future.

The event organiser's CCS Disability Action has been ...  more +

Sports Minister pays tribute to Rowing's golden duo

Clayton Cosgrove

09.10.2008

Sport and Recreation Minister Clayton Cosgrove has paid tribute to Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell who announced their retirement from competitive rowing today.

"Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell are undoubtedly New Zealand's finest female rowers and leave an extraordinary legacy of success.

"The word "great" is often over-used in sport, but it is a description which is truly fitting for two athletes who have achieved repeatedly at the Olympics...  more +