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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Hanno,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We had the Head Boy from Linfield College with us so Canterbury was represented.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please feel free to come to any of the get togethers at Tait Electronics (event cal here <a href="http://www.vexrobotics.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=26">http://www.vexrobotics.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=26</a> )<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz [mailto:chchrobotics-bounces@lists.linuxnut.co.nz] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hanno Sander<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 29 April 2012 4:18 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> Christchurch Robotics<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chbot] New Zealand's DOMINATES THE WORLD AGAIN!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Congrats Chris and teams!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>That's great news and wonderful experience for the kids.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hanno<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Chris Hamling <<a href="mailto:the.hamlings@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">the.hamlings@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VEX Robotics World Championship WE WON again for the 4th time<br><br>Hi All,<br><br>Yes the CAPS LOCK in the title was intentional. We WON THE WORLDS again for<br>the fourth time.<br><br>We are world Champions. Onehunga High School won the Competition AND we won<br>3 of the 4 division championships.<br><br>After a phenomenal effort by all our teams, New Zealand has proved that yet<br>again we are the country to beat and that we are the most friendly country<br>and liked by all. It is astounding how far above our weight we punch and how<br>we are respected and liked by teams across the world.<br><br>Johan Potgieter from Massey University was inducted into the VEX hall of<br>fame as a volunteer of the year as was Massey University for winning the<br>excellence Award in 2011.<br><br>We also have agreed in principal to host the Asia pacific games in New<br>Zealand in October this year with 120 teams coming to new Zealand to compete<br>with around 40 teams from Australia. This means that we will host the<br>biggest ever robotics competition in the Southern hemisphere. Lots of work<br>but we enjoy work.<br><br>Onehunga our world champions will arrive back in New Zealand on Tuesday the<br>24th on Virgin flight VA164 at 15:35 the rest of the New Zealand contingent<br>arrive on Wednesday the 25th at 08:10 on Qantas QF 25. I am sure we will be<br>able to gather all the teams for a fantastic welcome.<br><br>We now can confidently say that we rule the world and have dominated the<br>biggest and fastest growing robotics competition in the world.<br><br>Results and awards that New Zealand won at the 2012 Worlds<br>School/University Place Award<br><br><br><br>Onehunga High School 1st place WORLD CHAMPIONS<br>Otumoetai College 1st place Mathematics Division<br>Champions<br>Lynfield College 1st place Science Division Champions<br>Onehungs High School 1st place Engineering Division Champions<br>Auckland University 1st place Autodesk Inventor CAD Design<br>Champions<br>Kristin School 2nd Place Website Design Challenge<br><br>Pinehurst School Community Award<br>MAX Home School Amaze Award<br>Massey University Build Award<br>Free Range Robotics Sportsmanship Award<br>Johan Potgieter Inducted into the VEX Hall of fame<br>Auckland University 2nd Place College Championship<br><br><br><br><br><br>I would love to write more about the fantastic campaign the New Zealand<br>teams have run but I have been told that New Zealand is now in party mode<br>and we have something major to celebrate!<br><br>Chris Hamling<br>National Manager - Kiwibots<br><a href="mailto:c.hamling@vexrobotics.co.nz">c.hamling@vexrobotics.co.nz</a><br><a href="http://vexrobotics.co.nz" target="_blank">http://vexrobotics.co.nz</a><br>mob: 021 664 176<br>tel: 09 488 2300 x 708<br>skype: chris.ham<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a><br><a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br>Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br>Web site: <a href="http://kiwibots.org" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a><br>Meetings 3rd Monday each month at Tait Radio Communications, 175 Roydvale Ave, 6.30pm<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new content.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>