NZ Winter Games programme released

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 393, 2 July 1991, Page 1

NZ Winter Games programme released

The programme of events for the 1991 New Zealand Winter Games was released on Saturday, with events split into two parts - the Mt Ruapehu Winter Festival events and the winter games events.

Sports included in the games cover a wide range of disciplines both alpine and otherwise. First on the list of the alpine events is the Mitsubishi Motors National Open New Zealand Championship slalom and giant slalom event at Whakapapa, while

badminton features first on the off-mountain calendar. "Whether you are a keen competitor, a relaxed 'recreationalist' or a fun-seeking spectator you will, as a visitor to the Ruapehu region, be assured of a warm and memorable welcome to

the first New Zealand Winter Games and the Mt Ruapehu Winter Festival," says games director Andreas Hefti in his introduction to the programme. The winter festival programme starts with the New Zealand Winter Games opening cere-

mony at Ohakune, and includes a spaghetti and pasta party, a celebrity dinner at the THC Chateau, a beer fest, photographic exhibition and an art exhibition. Many of the events haye been organised esTurn page 2

Winter Games

From page 1 pecially for the festival while many are already established annual events that have been incorporated into the festival publicity. "This festival programme of social, leisure and entertainment activities has been designed to coincide with and complement the more vigorous and competitive activities associated with the various New Zealand Winter Games sporting codes," states the programme.