Mel Parsons

Jun 9, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mel Parsons

Maia Ramsden signed off her NCAA career with HarvardUniversity in style by mounting a successful defence of herNCAA 1500m title in Eugene, Oregon today to lead home astunning New Zealand one-two from KimberleyMay. Ramsden, who placed tenth in the 1500m final atthe 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in March,produced a dominant display to stop the clock in 4:06.62 tofurther underline her huge potential.

Jun 9, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mel Parsons

Showingtheir overall depth of quality across the court and sendinga clear message, the Trident Homes Tactix powered to acomprehensive 60-42 win over AVIS Magic in Hamilton onSunday. In a throwback to the trans-Tasman-winningteam of 2012 and suiting up in the winning red dress of thetime, the home team came up empty-handed against awell-drilled and accomplished Tactix side, who wererelentless in their accuracy and ability to deny the Magicany foothold.

Jun 9, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mel Parsons

[10 June - Auckland, NZ] Thomas Rose, founder of themusic start-up Newsamplewhodis (NSWD), has launched a PledgeMecampaign to fund a music incubator programme aimed atestablishing new pathways for emerging New Zealand artists. Partnering with the Auckland spirits company Bayside RumCo., the initiative seeks to raise a minimum of $10,000,with a goal of $50,000, through sales of limited editionbottles of Bayside Rum, co-developed with Thomas Rose, withall profits going towards the incubator.

Jun 9, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mel Parsons

Classy colt Imperialist(NZ) (Churchill) took his promising career to a new levelwith victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed The Phoenix(1500m) at Eagle Farm. It was the first win from threestarts for Imperialist, who was a $170,000 purchase by ChrisWaller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock from Book 1 of Karaka2023. He has earned A$97,225 in stakes, with much more stillin store.

Jun 9, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mel Parsons

Universityof Canterbury Master’s student Tamara Stratton istransforming her academic research into practical solutionsto enhance drinking water quality in Tonga. Initially,Stratton did not plan to pursue a master’s degree. However, her commitment to the Tongan community was ignitedin 2022 when she joined a team to install water filtrationsystems in local schools as part of her Diploma in GlobalHumanitarian Engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha |University of Canterbury (UC).