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 […]
Once again the TUNZ extended the olive branch to members of all WTF organizations in the spirit of unification and to support the establishment of ‘Taekwondo New Zealand’ by inviting participants from outside of the TUNZ to compete in this years Nationals. Held for the first time ever in Blenheim at Stadium 2000, on the […]
New Zealand continued it's fight back onto the international WTF tournament circuit with Auckland's Dafydd Sanders winning a Silver Medal in the men's heavyweight final during the 1st Oceania Taekwondo Championships. Tauranga's Ben Hardie also competed with success falling short of the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division by just one fight and after […]
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. […]
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 […]
SOURCE:- WTF Website www.wtf.org SEOUL (July 20, 2005) – 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]