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South Island Race Latest News - Saturday 1 March 2008 |
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$171,000 raised for
vital medical research!
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! |
What a day!!! A special thank you to the teams and all the supporters!
Despite the trying weather conditions, the Cure Kids magic shone through.....
Please click here for official Press Release and further race day news.
And click here for the final results
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Winning team Nescafe Hot Mix with their Support Crew & Cure Kids Ambassadors
Sophie Newbold & Isabella Davies |
Team Fonterra - Joy Bar Express
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| Team Fonterra reduced to three but still going.. |
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Top effort guys, that's the spirit! |
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| Isabella gives out a medal while Angela Bishop gives her husband a welcoming hug |
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Nick Bishop tells how thoughts
of the kids helped him through |
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It's a Team Effort!! |
Team PWC crossing the line with smiles!
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| PWC Team crossing the line together |
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Josie Fitzgerald finds out how they did it! |
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| Team Captain Mark Lodder with his biggest fans |
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Congratulations from Kaye Parker |
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"It's all about the Kids!" |
5:42pm - Arrow International are home in 3rd place
5:40pm - HG Livingstone fly through 2nd across the finish line...
4:38pm -The first team is crossing the finish line.... WELL DONE NESCAFE HOT MIX!!!!!
Pip, Geoff, Stephen and Bradley... and your fabulous support crew!!
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| Arrow International... watch who is behind you.... |
Crunchie Cruisers |
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| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Check Point 5 - teams passing...
1:38pm - Fonterra Joy Bar Express
1:37pm - Colliers International
1.36pm - KPMG
1:35pm - Cadbury Mor-Go
1:30pm - PricewaterhouseCoopers are at CP 5 ranked equal with AJ HAckett Bungy
1:29pm - Nescafe Hot Mix are in the lead and arriving at CP 6 for Transition 2 (dropping their bikes)
12:55pm - Fonterra reach CP 4 followed by Skope 2 minutes later
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Skope Industries |
12:50pm - Arrow International passing CP 5
12:25pm - HG Livingstones reach Check Point 5
12:24pm - Nescafe Hot mix through CP 5
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| Isaia from team NZI at Transition 1 |
Click here to see how the teams are ranked as at Check Point 2.
12:47pm
Seven of the Twelve teams have made it into Check Point 4...
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| Colliers International team enjoying bananas and Subway! |
Arrow International head out on the bike leg.. |
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| PwC - "Piece of cake... Too easy!" |
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AJ Hackett Bungy |
Transition One, the Support crews are ready and waiting..
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| Skope |
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Cadbury |
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| Arrow International |
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Fabulous Volunteers |
11:48am
First teams in to Transition One .... And in the lead is.....HG Livingstone followed VERY closely by Nestle.
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| Nestle Team doing a quick change |
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HG Livingstones getting ready for the cycling |
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| WOW they're so close!! |
10:39am
All the teams are safely through Check Point 2 and looking confident.
10:09am
PricewaterhouseCoopers are through Check Point 2
Run behind them AJ Hackett Bungy's Team 'Latex Warriors'
10:01am
Cadbury Mor-Go are through Check Point 2
Arrow International are hot on their heels coming through at 10:02
9:51am
HJ Livingstones are in the lead passing Check Point 2
Followed closely by Nestle at 9:58am
8:30am - Race Start
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| And they're off... |
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The track is wide.... well, to start with! |
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Race started on time by senior Cure Kids Ambassador Stephanie Fong....
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Wow, the ingenuity is everywhere |
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| PWC team perched on the edge READY! |
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All transport covered |
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Nice bikes boys! |
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GO CURE KIDS!!!!!  |
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| Cadbury Support Crew... in Corporate wrapping |
Fonterra's Joy Bar Express & Support crew |
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| KPMG Support Department! |
Wow, Accountants in orange overalls?? |
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| The weather is.... 'mystical' but that's just part of the fun! |
8:00am
Up to the start line at Coronet Peak
Plotting the course....
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| HG Livingstones, eating for brain power! |
What am I doing here???? - NZI... |
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| Arrow International.. surely this is the way? |
Colliers International Chch, adding their touch |
The start point...
Coronet Peak Base Building
7am - you'll be thrilled to know it has stopped raining... everyone in great spirits, gear checks on the way and eagerly awaiting the course description..
Friday - Launch Party at Skyline Gondola
A SPECTACULAR TOTAL OF $170,000 was presented to Cure Kids ....
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Cure Kids Ambassadors Sophie and Isabella present the incredible cheque to Josie Fitzgerald |
Extraordinary fundraising...
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#1 Fundraiser:
Colliers International Christchurch = $30,000
2nd place Fundraising:
Cadbury Confectionery = $21,000
3rd place fundraising:
HG Livingstones = $17,000 |
| CEO Kaye Parker congratulations Hamish Doig of Colliers Christchurch, winners of the 2008 South Island Fundraising trophy |
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| Company Representatives with Cure Kids CEO Kaye Parker and Cure Kids Ambassadors Isabella, Stephanie and Sophie |
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| Team Nescafe Hot Mix with Coronet Peak (Start Point) in the background |
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| Cure Kids Ambassadors Stephanie, Isabella & Sophie |
Skope team, support and families... |
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| The night before... Launch Party at the Skyline Gondola.... |
The finish line will be... (drum roll)....
BUTLERS GREEN, Chinese Village, Arrowtown
Everyone is welcome to come and cheer on the teams...
And the weather report says ...
To expect some rain ...
So come prepared!
The race will go on in hail, rain snow and sunshine....
The twelve teams racing come from these fabulous companies....
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