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Oceania Taekwondo Union Public Announcement — WTF Oceania Referee Seminar & Refresher Course 2006

The Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) has organised for the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to conduct an International Referee Seminar and Refresher Course for Oceania countries and OTU members. The three-day seminar will be held in Sydney, Australia between the 17-19 January 2006. This is a great opportunity to obtain WTF International Referee qualifications, particularly given […]

World Taekwondo Federation's Oceania Taekwondo Union Established

A series of landmark decisions were approved by the Executive Council of the World Taekwondo Federation at its meeting in Seoul, Korea, on July 20, 2005. As testament to its commitment to successfully implement the recommendations of the Reform Committee, the WTF approved the creation of its fifth Taekwondo union in the region of Oceania. […]

Hayley's Trail Across Europe

Hutt City's rising star Hayley Schofield, 15, has just returned from competing in three European tournaments. In the Capital Cup, held in London and attended by 350 competitors, Hayley achieved bronze in both sparring and patterns. However Hayley was denied a chance to fight for gold when an electronic failure cost her dearly in her […]

2005 Tan's Open International – May, Surfers Paradise, Australia

The proud TUNZ team with their medals and trophies. The Taekwondo Union of New Zealand's national development squad had a successful outing at the Tan's Open International held in Surfers Paradise during May 2005. The Host is Michael Tan, 6th Dan Black Belt and Internationals Referee who holds this as an annual event for the […]

2005 TUNZ North Island Championships

The 2005 TUNZ North Island Taekwondo Championships were held on the 18th April at the Ron Hardie Recreation Centre in Kawerau. Attended by over 335 competitors from six different Taekwondo organisations, it showed that the unification of Taekwondo in New Zealand was moving forward and gaining valuable momentum. The TUNZ ran a very professional and […]

New Zealand Attends 17th World Taekwondo Federation General Assembly, April 2005

TUNZ President Matt Ransom attended the 17th World Taekwondo Federation's General Assembly during the World Championships in Madrid, Spain during April as an official representative for New Zealand under the auspices of the Unification Steering Committee, which is endorsed by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. Matt is also the Secretary General for the Unification Steering […]

New Zealand Competes at WTF World Taekwondo Championships April, 2005

The New Zealand WTF Unification Steering Committee held a meeting on 13th February in Auckland to discuss the composition of the management team that would accompany the New Zealand Team to the WTF World Championships 2005 in Spain. The management team for the WTF World Championships 2005 was appointed as: New Zealand Team Manager – […]