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Travis Wetland

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Travis Wetland is a wetland in the suburb of Burwood in Christchurch, New Zealand. An ecological restoration programme is being undertaken to restore the wetland. It covers 116 ha of land formerly drained and used as a dairy farm. In 2009 it won the "Urban Sustainability" category in the Green Ribbon Awards awarded by the Minister for the Environment.In May 2010 the rare and endangered Canterbury mudfish were released into the wetland in the hope that they would become established.

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Travis Wetland
Frosts Road, Christchurch Travis (Coastal-Burwood Community)

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N -43.485852 ° E 172.693133 °
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Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park

Frosts Road
8083 Christchurch, Travis (Coastal-Burwood Community)
Canterbury, New Zealand
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1981 World Masters Athletics Championships
1981 World Masters Athletics Championships

1981 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships, World Veterans Games, or World Veterans Track and Field Championships at the time) that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 7 to 14 January 1981. The turnout was better than expected, despite the remote location, : 177  though no Eastern European or third world nations were represented. : 1 The main venue was Queen Elizabeth II Park, : 2  which was later destroyed by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. A grass track outside the stadium was used to hold many running events. : 9 : 20 This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. The governing body of this series is World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA). WAVA was formed during meeting at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977, then renamed as World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001. This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) headed by John Macdonald. John Macdonald also ran in the competition and successfully defended his M45 10K title from 1979. : 177 : 15 In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon. Many distance runners also competed in 10K and 25K road races at the 14th Annual World Veterans Distance Running Championships held around Centennial Lagoon in Palmerston North on 3 - 4 January. : 8–9 : 3–5