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May, 2007 Uni Games 07 - Canterbury wins the Shield 
The University of Canterbury regained the coveted Uni Games Shield after this year’s event held 10-13 April in Christchurch. Canterbury, with a 600 strong team, won the overall title for the first time since 1999 edging a strong Otago team into second place, narrowly ahead of Victoria in third. Lincoln University had their best ever Games performance finishing 5th, winning the Small Campus Trophy in the process. Massey Wellington were awarded the Team Spirit Award. The Games had its highest ever attendance, attracting over 2,500 participants from USNZ’s ten member Universities as well as 40 competitors from the Queensland University of Technology. Visit Uni Games 07 for final rankings, results, reports and photos. *Pictured: Diane Lancaster - Canterbury Team Manager (l), and Belinda Bundy - UCSA President (r), with the Shield at the Closing Ceremony. Uni Games 07 - Thanks to Partners & Supporters 
USNZ would like to thank our Games Partners for their invaluable assistance in delivering Uni Games 07 – Christchurch City Council, the University of Canterbury, the University of Canterbury Students’ Association, the New Zealand Community Trust and Sport Canterbury. Further thanks to Games Supporters - Lion Foundation, the Canterbury Community Trust, Hotel Ashburton, ZM Radio, Tui, Neutrogena and Going to the Game. 
USNZ has announced that 66 of NZ’s top sportsmen and women will receive prestigious NZ Universities Blues for 2006, the highest since 1950 when 74 Blues were awarded. 2006 recipients include Commonwealth swimming gold medalist Moss Burmester, rugby league Kiwi Jerome Ropati, women’s Rugby World Cup winners Anna Richards and Beth Mallard, Eisenhower Cup golfer James Gill, Tall Fern Lisa Wallbutton, All Black John Afoa and several Silver Ferns and Black Sticks. The Blues will be presented at the Blues Awards Ceremony on Friday 29 June 2007 in the Great Hall of the Dominion Museum at Massey University Wellington. For further information go to NZU Blues Basketball and Soccer selected for Bangkok 
Men’s basketball and women’s soccer teams have been selected by FISU to represent New Zealand at August's 24th World University Games in Bangkok. The women’s soccer team (9th in 2005) will play 2005 gold medalists Brazil, Chinese Taipei and Russia in pool B while the men’s basketball team will need to beat hosts Thailand and Canada to advance from pool A in their first Games. Women’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams were unfortunately not selected by FISU as a result of reduced competition sizes. USNZ is also sending teams in Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Diving, Fencing, Golf, Table Tennis and possibly Shooting. Visit World University Games 2007 for more information on the NZ Team AMP Scholarship Programme - This year 12 AMP Scholarships of up to $10,000 will be awarded to everyday New Zealanders with the courage, passion, determination and commitment to turn their dreams into reality. Click on AMP Scholarships for more information - closes 30 June 2007. NZU Blues Awards Ceremony - Friday 29 June 2007, Wellington USNZ Annual General Meeting - Saturday 30 June 2007, Wellington Uni Snow Games 07 - 25-31 August 2007, Wanaka For other events click on USNZ Calendar of Events |
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