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Brett Sargon
Brett Sargon (born 3 December 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... curler. At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand men's champion curler (2014, 2016, 2020) and two-time New Zealand mixed champion curler (2016, 2017). Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links * * * * Video: ** ** Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Auckland New Zealand male curlers New Zealand curling champions 21st-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Jones (curler)
Rupert William Jones (born June 10, 1961 in the Milne Bay District of Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean (PNG) chess FIDE Master (FM) and FIDE International Arbiter (IA). He served as the Secretary of the Botswana Chess Federation from 1986 to 1997 and in that period chess expanded to be one of the biggest participation sports in the country. Chess career Jones represented Botswana in three Chess Olympiads in 1986, 1988 and 1990. In 1992, 1994 and 1996 he served as non-playing captain, delegate and Head of Delegation. He represented PNG in nine Chess Olympiads from 2004 to 2022. His best result was scoring 10/13, and finishing 6th on the reserve board, at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia 2004. Jones was awarded the FIDE Master title for this result. Jones competed in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championships on the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2009. He was awarded the FIDE International Arbiter title in 1990. He was the secretary of the FIDE Development Commission from 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Taylor (curler)
Brittany Taylor may refer to: * Brittany Taylor (''Daria''), a character on the US TV series ''Daria'' * Brittany Taylor (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer player {{Hndis, Taylor, Brittany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Neilson
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Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of the apostles of Jesus * Gospel of Matthew, a book of the Bible See also * Matt (given name), the diminutive form of Matthew * Mathew, alternative spelling of Matthew * Matthews (other) * Matthew effect * Tropical Storm Matthew (other) The name Matthew was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, replacing Hurricane Mitch, Mitch after 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, 1998. * Tropical Storm Matthew (2004) - Brought heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, causing l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Smith (curler)
Ben Smith (born 1 October 1999) is a New Zealand curler from Ranfurly. He currently plays third on the New Zealand men's national team. Career Juniors Smith was a member of the New Zealand junior men's team from 2016 to 2020, playing second on the team until 2018, and then playing third thereafter. Smith's first international competition was at the 2016 World Junior B Curling Championships. The New Zealand team, skipped by Simon Neilson, finished with a 2–5 record in 16th place. The following year, the team played at the 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships. The team, now skipped by Matthew Neilson finished 16th overall again, with an improved 3–4 record. At the 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships, with Simon Neilson skipping again, the team finished fifth overall, with a 4–3 record, and losing in the quarterfinals. With Matthew Neilson skipping again, the team played at the 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships. There, the team finished pool play with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Becker (curler)
Peter Becker (born 9 June 1949 in Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curler and curling coach. At the international level, he is a two-time bronze medallist (, , , , ) of Pacific Curling Championships. At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand men's champion curler (1999, 2000, 2013) and 2013 New Zealand senior men's champion curler. In 2022 he was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. Teams and events Men's Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams Personal life Becker's family is well known as a curling family in New Zealand. Peter's wife, two sons, daughter and father have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. His father William Becker was one of the first men who began curling in New Zealand. Peter's older son, Sean, is one of most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. Younger son, Scott, is competitive curler too, he was skip of New Zealand men's team on 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Daughter, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Walker (curler)
Hamish Richard Walker (born 1985) is a New Zealand former politician and former Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party. Political career At the 2014 general election, Walker stood in , placing second in the seat. Member of parliament At the 2017 general election, Walker stood in the electorate of . The Clutha-Southland electorate has been held since its creation in 1996 by the National Party. Walker was selected as a last minute candidate to replace Todd Barclay, who had resigned due to an employment scandal. Walker won Clutha-Southland, defeating Labour candidate Cherie Joy Chapman by a margin of 14,354 votes. During his first term, Walker lobbied for the preservation of maternity services in Lumsden and greater support for Queenstown businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Walker was also a member of Parliament's primary production select committee and served as the party's associate agriculture spokesperson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Hood
Anton Hood (born 13 January 2000) is a New Zealand curler from Naseby. He currently skips the New Zealand men's national team. Career Hood began curling curling around 2013. Hood first represented New Zealand internationally at the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where he was the alternate on the team, which was skipped by Peter de Boer. The team finished fifth, and Hood did not play in any games. Later in the season, Hood was the alternate for the New Zealand junior men's team at the 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships. The team, skipped by Matthew Neilson finished 16th overall, with Hood playing in four matches. Hood played third on the New Zealand mixed team at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship, on a team skipped by Thivya Jeyaranjan. The team finished with a 2–5 record, 27th overall. That season, Hood was promoted to play lead on the New Zealand men's team, skipped by Sean Becker. The team played at the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Kearney
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Anglo-Norman concept of free warren, which had been, essentially, the equivalent of a hunting license for a given woodland. Architecture of the domestic warren The cunicularia of the monasteries may have more closely resembled hutches or pens, than the open enclosures with specialized structures which the domestic warren eventually became. Such an enclosure or ''close'' was called a ''cony-garth'', or sometimes ''conegar'', ''coneygree'' or "bury" (from "burrow"). Moat and pale To keep the rabbits from escaping, domestic warrens were usually provided with a fairly substantive moat, or ditch filled with water. Rabbits generally do not swim and avoid water. A ''pale'', or fence, was provided to exclude predators. Pillow mounds The most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Dowling
Phil Dowling (born 22 June 1967) is a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... curler. At the international level, he is a . At the national level, he is a two-time New Zealand men's champion curler (2011, 2016). Teams References External links *Philip Dowlingon the New Zealand Curling Association database Living people 1967 births New Zealand male curlers New Zealand curling champions 21st-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Boer
Peter de Boer (born 26 August 1971) is a New Zealand curler originally from Scotland. He currently coaches the New Zealand national men's curling team. Career De Boer began curling in his native Scotland, where he played in the national championships and also played on the World Curling Tour. He finished in second place in the national championships in 2004 and 2005. After moving to New Zealand in 2007, he began curling in New Zealand in 2010, and was selected to play on the national team after a runner-up finish in the New Zealand championships in 2011. De Boer led New Zealand to its best finish at the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in recent years, winning a silver and a medal, and going to the world championships, where they finished in fifth place. However, at the 2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, he led New Zealand to a less successful result, placing 6th. Personal life De Boer is married and has three daughters. He works as a business coach and is self e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Mustapic
Daniel Matthew Mustapic (born 23 August 1960) is a New Zealand curler from Dunedin. He is a two-time (, ) and a four-time New Zealand men's champion (2003, 2005, 2006, 2012). He participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the New Zealand men's team finished in tenth place. Prior to emigrating to New Zealand, Mustapic was active in the Ontario curling scene. While living in Hamilton and curling out of Kitchener, he won the 1994 Welton Beauchamp Classic.''The Gazette The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as , is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa in early 2002.''Shoxx'' Vol 106 June 2007 pg 40-45 The band is currently signed to Sony Music Recor ..., 15 November 1994, pg E4'' Teams Men's Mixed doubles References External links * 1960 births Living people New Zealand male curlers Olympic curlers of New Zealand Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Pacific-Asian curling champions New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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