"For the first time since its inauguration 149 years ago, the heavyweight competitions will have a women's section which has been "eagerly taken up" by female contestants." buff.ly/359B3b8

Happy new year everyone! Have a great 2020, the start of a new decade, whilst delivering some fabulous events!

“I know the drivers wanted to come back to New Zealand because we have the best rally roads in the world,” Johnston said. buff.ly/2Qo61qw

"The tournament has exchanged wildcards allowing New Zealand tennis players opportunities in Australia at their events and in return the ASB Classic has awarded one of their qualifying wildcards to an Australian." buff.ly/2ZGnmPG

Tennis NZ chief executive Julie Paterson said the new world tennis tour event was a big advance for the sport in New Zealand. It was seen as a crucial step in player development pathways for budding New Zealand professionals. buff.ly/2ZEbddS

'Based on last year, 300 to 500 tents will be left behind - which is a problem for organisers.' buff.ly/2uf4Xhl

'Banning single-use plastics, using compost toilets and not providing bins are just some of the ways festival organisers are trying to reduce waste music events produce this summer.' buff.ly/37gX6hq

The event had come a long way since it began in Invercargill in 2016, when Aitken was inspired by a YouTube video of a man giving free haircuts to homeless people in New York. buff.ly/36kQOgG

'Sport Wellington’s goal is for Wellington Round the Bays to become the first large-scale event in the world to produce zero waste by 2025'. buff.ly/2Q6B77h

'One of the benefits of the jamboree was providing the youngsters to meet others from different countries and cultures.' buff.ly/2QfWKlG

The council said the move was about keeping Whanganui's reputation as a national centre for glass art, particularly following the closure of the Wanganui Glass School in 2015. buff.ly/2MNRqnh

"We're really impressed with the organisers, with the way they have conducted the event, especially we had debriefs at the end of the last one last year and a lot of the stuff we talked about has been worked on." buff.ly/2rUn3UW

'Section 12 of the Misuse of Drugs Act makes it a crime to knowingly permit a venue to be used for drug use, which means festival testing operates in a legal grey area.' buff.ly/37lfhm6

"Wedding planner Adele Charlwood had a sleepless night before the wedding as her town of Bairnsdale was threatened by fire. But doing a wedding like this does take a little bit away from what's happening and puts a little bit more of a happy time." buff.ly/2sSXMen

Police pleased with behaviour at New Zealand's New Year celebrations . buff.ly/39OVGwT

This time around, they have decided to go professional and turn it into a charitable event. It is being held at the Mount Sports Centre on January 12, 2020 - and there is a limit of 300 vehicles that can take part. buff.ly/2ZOinN0

"The best option we think, that'll make a huge difference, is to put a price cap on resold tickets, and that would effectively put scalpers out of business, because there'd be no longer the incentive to buy up tickets and try to resell them for a profit." buff.ly/2FmW7Ao

"The thing that really concerned me is she [event organiser] said this has happened before. They cancel on people if someone was going to pay more money on the day." Clearly not a NZEA Member abiding by a Code of Conduct! buff.ly/36ybged

Sydney Festival Show cancelled due to bushfires and poor air quality. "This is incredibly heartbreaking for me given the commitments of all the other artists coming together for the bushfire support concert this weekend.” buff.ly/2Qz2nLV

With Australia's bushfire crisis having killed at least 20 people and led to emergency declarations in two states, haze from the fires and resulting poor air quality is impacting events, sport fixtures and those wanting to exercise and be active. buff.ly/2FzrwQd