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24-533: The Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel , or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta . The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 as a skins tournament. The women's tournament started in 1999 as a separate event held a few weeks earlier and merged with the men's event in 2007. The event

48-542: A few are also held outdoors like the Ironman Outdoor Curling Bonspiel in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba . The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport in the United States. Most bonspiels in the United States are held indoors in dedicated curling facilities, but a few bonspiels are held outdoors if the weather allows it. One example of an outdoor bonspiel

72-753: A population density of 0.8 people per km . Maniototo had a population of 1,635 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 81 people (5.2%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 69 people (4.4%) since the 2006 census . There were 693 households, comprising 837 males and 798 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 48.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 279 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 228 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 726 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 399 (24.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.8% European/ Pākehā , 9.5% Māori , 0.7% Pasifika , 5.0% Asian , and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas

96-510: Is one of the few in New Zealand to have conditions suitable for outdoor curling, and is also a fitting site for the sport given that Otago 's original European settlers were mainly from Scotland. Several artificial and natural lakes around the towns of Oturehua , Naseby and Patearoa provide good conditions, on average every second or third year. The national bonspiel has been held when conditions permit since 1879, with Oturehua's Idaburn Dam

120-861: Is the Canadian Men's Curling Championship, The Brier . For many Canadians, this tournament equals or nearly equals the importance of the Olympics and the World Curling Championship . The Canadian Women's Curling Championship is called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts . Several Cashspiels are played in Canada every year, with the most important cashspiels being part of the World Curling Tour (WCT). Many local curling clubs and other organizations in Canada also host casual, social bonspiels indoors, and

144-719: Is the Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel held each January in the Sawtooth Mountain Range of Idaho. Bonspiels are popular throughout the United States during curling season, typically October through April. Some special bonspiels are held in the summer as well as some that are hosted by clubs that play on arena ice as there are usually fewer scheduling conflicts with other sports at the area such as hockey and figure skating. In Scotland, outdoor bonspiels are now very rare; most lochs that formerly hosted bonspiels, such as Loch Earn , rarely freeze over anymore. The Loch of Aboyne

168-555: The Dunedin Ice Stadium ), and in the towns of Naseby, Otago and Gore, Southland , and also further north in the country's largest city, Auckland . Open air ice rinks exist in Naseby and Alexandra . A cashspiel is a bonspiel played for money, and a carspiel is one played for the prize of an automobile. There are different types of cashspiels, some are small, with prizes in the hundreds of dollars, and others are quite sizeable, with

192-686: The Royal Caledonian Curling Club 's own pond at Carsebreck Loch in Perth and Kinross served by the society's own private Carsbreck railway station . Dozens of bonspiels are held in European countries every year. Switzerland hosts multiple Curling Champions Tour events. Curling bonspiels are held when ice conditions permit in the Maniototo , part of Central Otago in the South Island . The region

216-533: The Maniototo plains and is one of the only scroll plains in the Southern Hemisphere . The scroll plain works its way across the Maniototo and once flowed into an oxbow lake near the township of Kokonga. The lake was drained through agricultural practices. Today, there is much work underway through an initiative called Tiaki Maniototo the local community, farmers and business to restore the scroll plain and enrich

240-761: The Maniototo. In the novel Living in the Maniototo by Janet Frame , the region acts as a metaphor for the 'bloody plain' of the human imagination. The scenery between Omakau and Ranfurly appeared in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy as the location for many of the scenes set in Rohan . The cast and crew of the Jane Campion film The Power of the Dog which stars Benedict Cumberbatch stayed in Naseby while filming in

264-598: The area as Napiers Plain after Peter Napier, who purchased a run there in the 1850s. "Maniatoto" was the official name adopted by the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand in 1928, but the county council preferred "Maniototo", possibly because it had already installed a large sign with that spelling. While the New Zealand Geographic Board reaffirmed the Maniatoto spelling in 1948, it changed

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288-453: The biodiversity that can be found here. The Maniototo is home to native species of New Zealand freshwater fish known as Galaxias . Rare Roundhead Galaxias (Galaxias anomalus) and Flathead Galaxias (Galaxias depressiceps) can be found in many creeks, streams and rivers across the plains and there is much work underway to protect their habitats from damage and introduced species such as trout . Some rare species of Galaxias are only found on

312-519: The community opposed the name change. Mayor of Central Otago Tim Cadogan was the only member of the Council to support the name change. The Maniototo plains are home to an array of native New Zealand wildlife and plants. The Otekake Conservation Park managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation can be found at the northern end of the plains. The Upper Taieri River flows through

336-538: The ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated. Only skip's name is displayed. Bonspiel Curling Canada , formerly known as the Canadian Curling Association, is the national governing body of the sport in Canada. While bonspiels originated in Scotland , the most notable competitive curling tournament in the world nowadays

360-521: The north and the Rock and Pillar Range to the southeast. It has a harsh, dry climate, ranging from over 30 °C in mid-summer to -15 °C in mid-winter. The region is sparsely populated, with the largest centres being Ranfurly , Naseby , Wedderburn and Oturehua . Part of the Canterbury-Otago tussock grasslands the land surrounding the plain is hilly, with many outcrops of rock which also break up

384-557: The official name to Maniototo in 1954 due to "long and accepted usage". In late May 2024, the Central Otago District Council (CODC) rejected a motion to rename Maniototo Community Board to its correct Māori name Māniatoto. While the CODC acknowledged the error, the majority of councillors voted against the name change since it was not supported by the community board. According to board member and Councillor Stu Duncan, 90% of

408-666: The plain in places. During the 1860s the region was one of the sites of the Otago gold rush , and relics from that era can still be seen around the towns of Kyeburn , Naseby , and St. Bathans . Sheep farming is the major source of income. The area is closely associated with the sport of curling . Naseby has the only indoor curling rink and the only natural luge track in the Southern Hemisphere. The Maniototo statistical area covers 2,370.97 km (915.44 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,820 as of June 2024, with

432-577: The rewards running into the tens of thousands of dollars. Possibly from Dutch bond "league, association" + spel "game". Maniototo The Maniototo Plain , usually simply known as The Maniototo , is an elevated inland region in Otago , New Zealand . The region roughly surrounds the upper reaches of the Taieri River and the Manuherikia River . It is bounded by the Kakanui Range to

456-468: The venue since 1932. The most recent national bonspiel, the 66th, was held on 13-14 July 2015. Most New Zealand curling clubs are located in Otago , Canterbury , and Southland , and owing to the difficulty of getting teams to the relatively inaccessible venue, it is rare for teams to travel from outside the southern South Island to the bonspiel. Indoor curling rinks exist in Otago's main centre, Dunedin (at

480-406: Was $ 29,100, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 150 people (11.1%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 678 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 225 (16.6%) were part-time, and 18 (1.3%) were unemployed. Maniototo County Council existed between June 1877 and October 1989, when it became part of the Central Otago District Council . It

504-425: Was 11.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.0% had no religion, 49.5% were Christian , 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.2% were Hindu and 0.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 177 (13.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 327 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income

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528-565: Was held as a World Curling Tour event until 2019 and has been held nearly every year since 2007. Curlers from Alberta have dominated the event on both sides since its inception. The event counts toward the Canadian Team Ranking System , which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials . The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for

552-455: Was larger than the statistical area, at 1,239 sq mi (3,210 km ) and included the ridings of Mount Ida (Naseby), Hyde , St Bathans, Serpentine, Kyeburn, Puketoi and Idaburn . The county offices were moved from Naseby to Ranfurly in 1936. The original Māori name for the area is Māniatoto , "plains of blood", which either referred to the red tussock that covers the landscape or to old battles. Early Pākehā settlers knew

576-642: Was the site of a bonspiel in 1891 and the private railway station, Aboyne Curling Pond was used for the event. The word spiel is sometimes used to refer to an informal curling game, as in parish spiel . The most important Cashspiels in Scotland are part of the Curling Champions Tour (CCT) The Grand Match was last held outdoors in 1979, although it was revived as an indoor tournament in 2000 and has been held every five years since. Between 1853 and 1935 twenty-five 'Grand Matches' or bonspiels were held at

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