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Alice Zeimann leaps high at the net, watched by team-mate Olivia MacDonald, during their final victory over top seeds Shaunna Polley and Julia Tilley at the Karapiro Open.
Beach volleyball talent Alice Zeimann is home from the US and wanting to create ripples – in the court room and on the sand court. Winning a beach volleyball tournament on a court of sand in the heart of the Waikato is in stark contrast to what Alice Zeimann was doing six months ago. Over the weekend Zeimann and her partner, Olivia MacDonald, upset New Zealand s No 1 pair of Shaunna Polley and Julia Tilley to win the Karapiro Open – a three-star beach volleyball tournament.
Northland news in brief: Volunteers needed, scholarships offered
10 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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More volunteers are wanted to help promote safety messages on beach patrols. Police Senior Constable Martin Geddes has been a pivotal part of the ambassador programme. Photo / File
More volunteers are wanted to help promote safety messages on beach patrols. Police Senior Constable Martin Geddes has been a pivotal part of the ambassador programme. Photo / File
Northern Advocate
More volunteers are wanted to help promote safety messages on beach patrols aimed at preventing drownings at a popular Northland surf destination. The Bream Bay Beach Safety Ambassador programme was established after a rise in drownings on the 8km stretch of coast - from Ruakākā to the Waipu river mouth - with three crab fishers drowning in four years. The programme is in its fifth year and aims to educate, in particular, an increasing number of Asians from Auckland catching paddle crabs. Waipu Pol