http://www.vorb.org.nz/rez_display.php?c=1&mode=news All News from Vorb, a New Zealand Outdoors Website. en-nz Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:22:32 +1200 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:22:32 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Rez vorb@vorb.org.nz http://www.vorb.org.nz/2009-mtbnz-summit-rego-now-open-t97789.html Registration is now open for the inaugural MTBNZ Summit (conference), hosted by the Hawkes Bay Mountain Bike Club over the 3 days of Friday 14 - Sunday 16 August 2009. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:56:38 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/2009-mtbnz-summit-rego-now-open-t97789.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/photos-from-independence-day-cyclocross-race-t97773.html The enjoyable twisted sport of cyclocross is taking off in New Zealand. Check out photos from the Independence Day Cyclocross Race, held on the 4th of July in Upper Hutt. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:54:40 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/photos-from-independence-day-cyclocross-race-t97773.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/lake-wanaka-skifields-are-all-open-for-2009-season-t97751.html Lake Wanaka???s 2009 ski season is officially underway with all four fields open for business. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:32:37 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/lake-wanaka-skifields-are-all-open-for-2009-season-t97751.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/mud-house-mudride-april-2010-t97746.html Event director Pete Halligan is planning a major festival of off-road cycling including cross country racing, the South Island Cyclocross Champs and cycle polo in North Canterbury in late April 2010. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:01:30 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/mud-house-mudride-april-2010-t97746.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/pictures-from-fort-william-world-cup-t97711.html Big D has just come back from overseas where the lucky devil got to check out the Fort William World Cup downhill. Check out his photos. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:45:03 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/pictures-from-fort-william-world-cup-t97711.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/winter-wells-episode-cardrona-t97709.html The premiere episode of the Winter of Wells takes you to Cardrona for a day shredding the terrain park with Jossi & Byron Wells. This video is by the very talented Tim Pierce. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:08 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/winter-wells-episode-cardrona-t97709.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/kids-holiday-programmes-coronet-and-remarkables-t97704.html Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas in Queenstown are gearing up for the school holidays with some fantastic programmes for school aged snow lovers designed to maximize fun on the slopes. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:27:20 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/kids-holiday-programmes-coronet-and-remarkables-t97704.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/makara-peak-planting-party-sunday-5th-july-ridgeline-t97702.html There's a planting party happening at Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park this Sunday, continuing the excellent work of reforesting the Peak. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:21:47 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/makara-peak-planting-party-sunday-5th-july-ridgeline-t97702.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/your-support-needed-for-cycling-show-t97630.html Cunning plans have been going on behind the scenes for producing a New Zealand cycling TV show and it needs your support. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:25:19 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/your-support-needed-for-cycling-show-t97630.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/2009-wattyl-lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-t97683.html Entries are now open for the 2009 Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge with over 11,000 participants expected to participate in the iconic New Zealand event on November 28, 2009. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:51:59 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/2009-wattyl-lake-taupo-cycle-challenge-t97683.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/4th-steelman-ironmaiden-waiuku-auckland-t97682.html Entries are now open online for the 4th Steelman Ironmaiden Event on Saturday the 14th November 2009. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:46:38 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/4th-steelman-ironmaiden-waiuku-auckland-t97682.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/position-available-bike-regional-development-manager-rotorua-t97673.html Rotorua in Gear is an exciting new collaborative project that aims to get more people cycling more often in Rotorua by creating a 'social norm' around cycling. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:48 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/position-available-bike-regional-development-manager-rotorua-t97673.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/submissions-needed-for-mountain-biking-kahurangi-t97668.html Public submissions invited on new draft Kahurangi National Park management proposals. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:18:29 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/submissions-needed-for-mountain-biking-kahurangi-t97668.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/round-the-2009-uci-trials-world-cup-this-weekend-t97629.html It's all on in St Francois Longchamp in France this weekend as the very best international Trials riders go head to head in Round 3 of the 2009 UCI World Cup. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:08:11 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/round-the-2009-uci-trials-world-cup-this-weekend-t97629.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/2010-singlespeed-champs-moving-queenstown-t97619.html The New Zealand Singlespeed Championships is moving to the Mainland for 2010 - the event will be in Queenstown (Rotorua of the south) next Anzac Weekend at a secret location in the Wakatipu Basin. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:38:18 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/2010-singlespeed-champs-moving-queenstown-t97619.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/disabled-skiiers-competing-100-pure-winter-games-t97618.html 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games is making history this August as the first elite snow sports event to have able bodied and athletes with a disability compete together. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:31:17 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/disabled-skiiers-competing-100-pure-winter-games-t97618.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/results-nelson-mtb-club-champs-downhill-round-t97602.html Here are the results from yesterdays very cold 2nd round of the NMTBC Downhill Champs at Broken Axe, Sharlands Creek. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:44:30 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/results-nelson-mtb-club-champs-downhill-round-t97602.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/team-duro-win-british-columbia-champs-t97594.html A highly successful day in Vancouver for Team N-Duro on Sunday, as both Nic and Cabin won their respective Elite races at the Cardiac Class. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:57:00 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/team-duro-win-british-columbia-champs-t97594.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/new-gamut-race-rings-new-zealand-t97593.html Revolution Products is pleased to announce the release of its new line of Gamut Race Rings. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:08:48 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/new-gamut-race-rings-new-zealand-t97593.html http://www.vorb.org.nz/greg-henderson-prepares-for-july-t97591.html Greg Henderson is preparing for the biggest event of his life this July, it's not the Tour de France but the birth of his first child. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:49:26 +1200 http://www.vorb.org.nz/greg-henderson-prepares-for-july-t97591.html