At the sharp end - New Zealand Fire Service
At the sharp end - New Zealand Fire Service
At the sharp end - New Zealand Fire Service
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It’s not too late<br />
to join <strong>the</strong> fun<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong>, law enforcement, customs and<br />
corrections personnel from around <strong>the</strong> world<br />
are being given extra time to register for <strong>the</strong><br />
2007 World Police & <strong>Fire</strong> Games which kick off<br />
in Adelaide in March 2007.<br />
More than 5,000 competitors and fri<strong>end</strong>s from<br />
more than 40 countries have already registered<br />
for <strong>the</strong> 10-day competition but organisers will<br />
ext<strong>end</strong> <strong>the</strong> deadline to January 19, 2007 to enable<br />
as many people to register as possible.<br />
Games board chair Bill Spurr says <strong>the</strong> World Police<br />
& <strong>Fire</strong> Games Federation, <strong>the</strong> US-based governing<br />
body, is delighted with <strong>the</strong> response to date and is<br />
confident that registrations are on track because<br />
competitors traditionally are slow to register for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Games.<br />
The 2007 World Police & <strong>Fire</strong> Games will be held in<br />
Adelaide from March 16 – 25, 2007<br />
“Of <strong>the</strong> 79 events, track cycling at <strong>the</strong> velodrome<br />
is already near capacity with golf, road cycling<br />
and triathlon also proving extremely popular,”<br />
Bill says.<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> sports featured in <strong>the</strong> Olympic<br />
Games, <strong>the</strong> games will also hold events that have<br />
been specifically designed to challenge <strong>the</strong> agencies’<br />
professional skills, such as Toughest Competitor<br />
Alive and <strong>the</strong> Ultimate <strong>Fire</strong>fighter.<br />
20 Issue No. 26<br />
SPORTS<br />
COUNCIL<br />
Fun & Games<br />
Event Cal<strong>end</strong>ar<br />
2 0 0 7<br />
Icebreaker<br />
Presenting a float for <strong>the</strong> annual Alexandra blossom<br />
festival was a mammoth task in more ways than one.<br />
National 7-a-side Soccer<br />
Tournament<br />
Rotorua<br />
February 9 & 10, 2007<br />
Contact: Tony Kelly, (07) 348 3197<br />
Email: tony.kelly@fire.org.nz<br />
QFF Br<strong>end</strong>on Walker keeps<br />
an eye on “Manny”.<br />
This year’s parade, in September, was <strong>the</strong> 50th anniversary<br />
of <strong>the</strong> first blossom festival, so local volunteer<br />
firefighters and <strong>the</strong>ir families went all out to produce<br />
a fitting tribute.<br />
They chose an Ice Age <strong>the</strong>me, with characters from <strong>the</strong><br />
animated film such as Manny <strong>the</strong> Mammoth and Sid <strong>the</strong><br />
Sloth adorning <strong>the</strong> two-part float.<br />
Brigade members and <strong>the</strong>ir families spent countless<br />
hours putting 50,000 hand-made crepe paper flowers<br />
onto <strong>the</strong> frame.<br />
They were rewarded for <strong>the</strong>ir efforts with second place in<br />
vote for best float, just 50 votes behind <strong>the</strong> winner.<br />
About 25,000 people watched float go down Alexandra’s<br />
Main Street.<br />
National Surfriding<br />
Championships<br />
<strong>New</strong> Plymouth<br />
March 4 – 8, 2007<br />
Email: a.j.pidwell@clear.net.nz<br />
Entry forms and contacts for some events are available online at <strong>Fire</strong>net or fire.org.nz<br />
Picture: Sarah Walker<br />
World<br />
Games<br />
Adelaide,<br />
March 16<br />
Register:
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