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Joanne May Giles (29 November 1950 – 22 February 2011) was a New Zealand television presenter and former representative sportswoman. She represented the country in
NZ Herald, 24 February 2011 With 14,454 votes, Giles came third after Bob Parker (47,033 votes) and
Joanne Giles
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Jo's pink racecar
1950 births 2011 deaths New Zealand female sport shooters New Zealand jockeys New Zealand television presenters Mass media people from Christchurch Sportspeople from Christchurch ACT New Zealand politicians Victims of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake 21st-century New Zealand women politicians 21st-century New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 2005 New Zealand general election New Zealand women television presenters 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen Deaths due to building and structure collapses {{NewZealand-politician-stub
Joanne May Giles (29 November 1950 – 22 February 2011) was a New Zealand television presenter and former representative sportswoman. She represented the country in pistol shooting
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at the 1997 Oceanian Championships in Adelaide
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, and the 2000 World Cup
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in Sydney. She was the first New Zealand woman to ride in a totaliser race (thoroughbred racing) in New Zealand, on 15 July 1978 at Waimate, and also competed in motorsport and Rock 'n Roll competitions.
Jo Giles was a candidate for ACT New Zealand
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in the 2005 general election. She formed a local body political party "Christchurch City Vision" and was a mayoral candidate in the 2007 Christchurch local body election.In memory of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake: Jo GilesNZ Herald, 24 February 2011 With 14,454 votes, Giles came third after Bob Parker (47,033 votes) and
Megan Woods
Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011.
Early life
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(32,821 votes) in the election contested by ten candidates.
Jo Giles was later a TV presenter for the regional broadcaster Canterbury Television
Canterbury Television (CTV) was an independent television station broadcasting in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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(CTV), with her programme "Shopping with Jo".
On 11 March 2011 police confirmed that she was one of the victims of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake
A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time, local time (23:51 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, 21 February). The () earthquake struck the Canterbury Region ...
in the CTV Building
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. She had four children.
See also
*List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
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* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – t ...
* New Zealand Women Jockeys
References
External links
Joanne Giles
ISSF profile
Jo's pink racecar
1950 births 2011 deaths New Zealand female sport shooters New Zealand jockeys New Zealand television presenters Mass media people from Christchurch Sportspeople from Christchurch ACT New Zealand politicians Victims of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake 21st-century New Zealand women politicians 21st-century New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 2005 New Zealand general election New Zealand women television presenters 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen Deaths due to building and structure collapses {{NewZealand-politician-stub