Australia and New Zealand are part of the Oceania region for biathlon. Australia has a long-standing Trans-Tasman rivalry with our New Zealand cousins; rugby union, rugby league, cricket and netball are major sports of “friendly rivalry,” with the first tour of NZ by the Australian Cricket Team dating back to 1878.
Today’s edition of the Otago Daily Times outlines the progress of biathlon in New Zealand, which occurs exclusively at Snow Farm, Wanaka, South Island: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/266373/view-snow-farm-could-host-world-class-biathlon
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