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Southern Alpiners
The Southern Alpiners are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating from the nation's Southern region. The club was established in 2020, and is one of four established to compete in Hockey New Zealand's new premier domestic competition, the Premier Hockey League. The club unifies both men and women under one name. The Southern Alpiners competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished in second and fourth place in their respective tournaments. History Along with three other teams, the Southern Alpiners were founded in 2020 as part of Hockey New Zealand's development of hockey. The team comprises players from the whole of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand. The team are named after the Southern Alps, the mountain range which extends down the majority of the South Island. Teams Men The following players represented the men's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub is a multi-sports complex located in the suburb of Aidanfield in the city of Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island. The complex contains international standard sports facilities and was developed using a partnership between Christchurch City Council and regional sports organisations. Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub was officially opened on 8 March 2019. Toponymy The name means "many spring waters", referring to the artesian springs and streams in the area. History The Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub was developed on a greenfield site in a reserve in Aidanfield adjacent to the Canterbury Agricultural Park. The new venue replaced international–quality sports facilities lost during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, including athletics facilities at Queen Elizabeth II Park, rugby league fields at Lancaster Park (AMI Stadium), hockey pitches at Porritt Park, and tennis courts damaged at Wilding Park. The sports hub was developed by the Christchurch City Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lane (field Hockey)
Sam Garrett Lane (born 30 April 1997) is a New Zealand field hockey player. Personal life Sam Lane was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and raised in Temuka, New Zealand. He started playing hockey when he was 3 years old. Career Club level In the New Zealand National Hockey League Lane plays for Canterbury. National team Sam Lane made his senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during the Trans–Tasman Trophy against Australia. During his career, Lane has only medalled once with the national side, at the 2017 Oceania Cup held in Sydney, Australia. Lane's most recent appearance for the national team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League FIH Pro League may refer to: *Men's FIH Pro League, a tournament in men's field hockey *Women's FIH Pro League The Women's FIH Pro League is an international women's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (F .... New Zealand finished in eighth and last place. International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey Clubs In New Zealand
Field may refer to: Expanses of open ground * Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * Battlefield * Lawn, an area of mowed grass * Meadow, a grassland that is either natural or allowed to grow unmowed and ungrazed * Playing field, used for sports or games Arts and media * In decorative art, the main area of a decorated zone, often contained within a border, often the background for motifs ** Field (heraldry), the background of a shield ** In flag terminology, the background of a flag * ''FIELD'' (magazine), a literary magazine published by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio * ''Field'' (sculpture), by Anthony Gormley Organizations * Field department, the division of a political campaign tasked with organizing local volunteers and directly contacting voters * Field Enterprises, a defunct private holding company ** Field Communications, a division of Field Enterprises * Fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Curtis
Michaela Curtis (born 21 October 1993) is a field hockey player from New Zealand. Career Junior National Teams In 2010, Curtis was a member of the New Zealand Under 18 team at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. This was the first edition of field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ..., where the New Zealand team won bronze. Curtis scored the winning goal, in golden goal extra time, to defeat South Korea 5–4. Curtis once again represented New Zealand at a junior level in 2013, at the Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. The New Zealand Under 21 team finished in 9th place, defeating hosts Germany 2–1 in the ninth place playoff, with Curtis scoring a field goal in the 6th minute. Senior National Team Curtis was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Wium
Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * Emily (1964 song), "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * Emily (Dave Koz song), "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song on Dave Koz's album ''Dave Koz'' * Emily (Bowling for Soup song), "Emily" (Bowling for Soup song), a 2003 song on Bowling for Soup's album ''Drunk Enough to Dance'' * "Emily" (2009), song on Clan of Xymox's album ''In Love We Trust'' * "Emily" (2019), song on Tourist (musician), Tourist's album ''Everyday'' * "Emily", song on Adam Green's album ''Gemstones (album), Gemstones'' * "Emily", song on Alice in Videoland's album ''Outrageous! (Alice in Videoland album), Outrageous!'' * "Emily", song on Elton John's album ''The One (Elton John album), The One'' * "Emily", song on Asian versions of Feeder's album ''Comfort in Sound'' * "Emily", song on From First to Last's album ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Tinning
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Davies
Frances Davies (18 October 1996) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She was first named to New Zealand women's national field hockey team in 2016. Her position is defender. Davies also plays for the Midlands hockey team. Early life and education Davies was born in Rotorua, New Zealand and was raised in Tauranga, New Zealand. She began playing field hockey at age six. At nine years old she played field hockey at Tauranga Girls' College alongside her future New Zealand national teammate Amy Robinson. Frances attended St. Peter's School in Cambridge, New Zealand. Career Davies was a member of New Zealand's field hockey team for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games. After finishing her schooling, Davies moved to Auckland, New Zealand to further her field hockey career. Davies plays the position of defender. She played for New Zealand in the Under-21 Junior World Cup of field hockey. She was then named to the New Zealand women's national field hockey team, known as the Black Stic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Butt
Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son Reuben. She has three more sons, namely Simeon, Levi and Judah, but does not bear another son until Rachel offers her a night with Jacob in exchange for some mandrake root (, ''dûdâ'îm''). Leah gives birth to two more sons after this, Issachar and Zebulun, and to Jacob's only daughter, Dinah. Biblical narrative Overview Leah first appears in the Book of Genesis, in Genesis 29, which describes her as the daughter of Laban and the older sister of Rachel, and is said to not compare to Rachel's physical beauty and that she has tender eyes.) (Genesis 29:17). It is debated as to whether the adjective "tender" () should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or "weary". Some translations say that it may have meant blue or light col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Jopp
Tessa is a feminine given name, sometimes a shortened form of Theresa. It may refer to: People * Tessa Albertson (born 1996), American actress * Tessa Balfour, Countess of Balfour (born 1950), British aristocrat * Tessa Blanchard (born 1994), American professional wrestler * Tessa Bonhomme (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Tessa Brooks (born 1999), American musician and influencer * Tessa Dahl (born 1957), English author and actress * Tessa Dare, American novelist * Tessa de Josselin (born 1989), Australian actress * Tessa Dunlop (born 1974), British television presenter, radio broadcaster and historian * Tessa Ferrer (born 1986), American actress * Tessa Fowler, Vanuatuan politician * Tessa Ganserer (born 1977), German politician * Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff (born 1994), German countess * Tessa Hadley (born 1956), British author * Tessa Hofmann (born 1949), German sociologist * Tessa Howard (born 1999), English field hockey player * Tessa Humphries, Australian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Merry
Olivia Merry (born 16 March 1992) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays for the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam .... She competed in the women's hockey tournament at the where she won a bronze medal. She also attended the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where she and her team won gold. References External links * 1992 births Living people New Zealand female field hockey players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand Field hockey players from Christchurch Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Female field hockey forwards Commonwealth Games gold medallists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Steele
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Kirsty Nation
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine. People * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), American actress * Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971), British TV presenter * Kirsty Bentley (1983–1998), New Zealand murder victim * Kirsty Bertarelli (born Kirsty Roper in 1971), songwriter, former Miss UK * Kirsty Blackman (born 1986), Scottish politician, SNP Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North (2015-present) * Kirstie Clements (born 1962), Australian author, editor, journalist and speaker, former Editor-in-Chief of ''Vogue Australia'' * Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), Zimbabwean swimmer * Kirsty Dillon (born 1976), English actress * Kirsty Duncan (born 1966), Canadian politician and medical geographer * Kirsty Gallacher (born 1976), Scottish television presenter * Kirsty Gilmour (born 1993), Scottish badminton player * Kirsty Hawks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
