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It is important to celebrate the successes of our sport in the media. To help our members do this, below are some of the articles which had croquet making the news:

Date:EventMedia Source
Apr 2025Young world champ Levi Franks wants to spread croquet appeal among his age-group

U21 Radio Interview		Radio New Zealand
Apr 2025Croquet champion eases up on rivals after turning 100

Neville’s Radio Interview		Radio New Zealand
Apr 2025National croquet title for Rose Gardens’ FloodThe Post/Manawatu Standard
Mar 2025Young croquet pair off to world championshipsThe Post/Manawatu Standard
Mar 2025NZ croquet title for ZentveldThe Post/Manawatu Standard
Mar 2025Invitational field defies the yearsGisborne Herald
Feb 2025Nothing came easy in Hogan’s half-dozenGisborne Herald
Feb 2025Young croquet player taking on the veteransMorrinsville News
Jan 2025Cashmere mates pegged to become NZ’s best croquet playersStar News
Dec 2024Hat-trick of New Zealand golf croquet title for FranksThe Post/Manawatu Standard
Nov 2024Croquet: Top players expected at croquet tournamentsSports News Taranaki
Oct 2024Croquet club peeling young players away from other sportsTaranaki Daily News
Oct 2024Dynamic duo lift national croquet cup (page 25)Opunake Coastal News
Oct 2024Francis Douglas Memorial College students win Auckland croquet tournamentStratford Press
Apr 2024South Taranaki GC player wins national Don Reyland Stars competitionStratford Press
Mar 2024Murray in form on home lawnsManawatu Standard
Mar 2024Waipu Croquet Club hosts national tournamentBream Bay News
Feb 2024Former world champions stamp their markManawatu Standard
Jan 2024Murray retains AC title at Rose GardensManawatu Standard
Nov 2023Kaiser rules with tight win at NZ GC InvitationManawatu Standard
Oct 2023Transtasman croquet tripOtago Daily Times
Feb 2023The greatest in golf croquetWeekend Sun (Tauranga)
Feb 2023Tauranga clubs host U21 World Golf Croquet ChampsBay of Plenty Times
Jan 2023New Levin croquet venue gets stamp of approvalManawatu Standard
Jan 2023Two titles for Murray as locals rule at Rose GardensManawatu Standard
Dec 2022New Zealand dips out in tight MacRobertson Shield seriesStuff
Nov 2022Tight win for Manawatu-Wanganui teamManawatu Standard
Mar 2022Former World Champion wins AC InvitationalManawatu Standard
Mar 2022Inclusion programme opens sport to new communitiesManawatu Standard
Nov 2021Manawatu-Wanganui win Lower North Island AC TeamsManawatu Standard
Oct 2021Honda Cars Manawatu GC TournamentManawatu Standard
Sep 2021Croquet and the Large Hadron ColliderRNZ
Apr 2021GC Rising Stars on the ball in NelsonStuff
Mar 2021Young Oamaru Double off to NationalsTimaru Herald
Mar 2021Julia Wallace Retirement Golf Croquet TournamentManawatu Standard
Feb 2021GC Tournament Promises Plenty of ActionManawatu Standard
Jan 2021Rose Gardens Players taste sweet smell of SuccessManawatu Standard
Jan 2021Croquet Players out in force at Southland ChampionshipsStuff
Jan 2021Strong field of competitors expectedManawatu Standard
Jan 2021Canterbury pair take National GC TitleHawke’s Bay Today
Jan 2021Havelock North Teen ready for big stage at GC NationalsHawke’s Bay Today
Oct 2020Manawatu-Wanganui annual AC doublesManawatu Standard
Oct 2020Teens sweep trophies at Manawatu tournamentsManawatu Standard
Mar 2020Capital player wins Don Reyland StarsManawatu Standard
Mar 2020Gateball Championships HeldManawatu Standard
Mar 2020Rose Gardens Autumn GC TournamentManawatu Standard
Feb 2020Change afoot in LeithOtago Daily Times
Feb 2020Croquet Season Hots up in PalmyManawatu Standard
Feb 2020Top players assemble for inaugural Northland tournamentThe Northern Advocate
Jan 2020Golf Croquet Gaining Popularity in SouthlandSouthland Times
Jan 202031st Triton Hearing Tournament – Palmerston NorthManawatu Standard
Jan 2020NZ win 2020 GCWTCNelson Mail
Jan 2020NZ advance to GCWTC FinalNelson Mail
Jan 2020GCWTC to be held in Nelson, New ZealandNelson Mail
Jan 2020Ireland to visit Blenheim CC ahead of GCWTCMarlborough Express
Jan 2019Lucky Break Unearths a Teen Croquet QueenNewsroom