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Ford NZ Rural Sports Awards
Disability Award Introduced & Nominations Being Sought for the Best of the Best of Rural Sports
October 13, 2021

The NZ Rural Sports Awards honour the best of our rural athletes, and now is the time for rural sports organisations to get their nominations in for the 2022 awards. In its sixth year, the awards honour athletes and the […]

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Double Olympic champion to speak at inaugural New Zealand Rural Sports Awards
September 10, 2021

Organisers of the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards have announced Olympic rowing gold medallist Mahé Drysdale as guest speaker for the inaugural event that takes place at Awapuni Racecourse, Palmerston North on Friday 10th March 2017. Launched to celebrate sporting […]

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Winners for prestigious Rural Sports Awards announced
March 9, 2021

The 2021 New Zealand Rural Sports Awards winners were announced this evening at Awapuni Racecourse in Palmerston North. New Zealand Rural Sports Awards Judging Panel Convenor Nathan Twaddle said he was thrilled to be celebrating so many people who had […]

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Finalists announced for prestigious Rural Sports Awards
February 16, 2021

The finalists for the 2021 New Zealand Rural Sports Awards have been announced today ahead of the sold-out awards ceremony on 12 March. The finalists have been selected from five award categories, and are leaders in rural sports including shearing, […]

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The winners of New Zealand’s Premier Celebration of Rural Sports Announced
March 17, 2020

The NZ Rural Sports Awards were announced this evening at Awapuni Racecourse in Palmerston North. Convenor of the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards Judging Panel, Nathan Twaddle, says the awards celebrate traditional sports and the people who keep events running […]

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Glittering night for rural sports stars at Rural Sports Awards
March 8, 2019

The New Zealand rural sports community gathered at Awapuni in Palmerston North to honour their best and brightest. The winners of the New Zealand Rural Sports Awards were announced at a gala dinner this evening, on the eve of the […]

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Kiwi sporting legend honoured with new Rural Sports Award
March 4, 2019

It’s time for rural sports organisations to get their nominations in for the prestigious annual NZ Rural Sports Awards. The Awards celebrate the cream of New Zealand’s rural sportspeople and will be presented at a gala function on Friday 8 […]

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Championing the best of rural sports
July 1, 2018

Rural New Zealanders have always been competitive, and they’ve turned everyday farm jobs like shearing and fencing into highly competitive sports, as well as providing some of the country’s top athletes in more traditional sports. The NZ Rural Sports Awards […]

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