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FOPI: Memajukan Olahraga Petanque Indonesia ke Level Nasional dan Internasional

FOPI: Memajukan Olahraga Petanque Indonesia ke Level Nasional dan Internasional

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Olahraga petanque di Indonesia semakin dikenal dan berkembang berkat peran aktif FOPI sebagai organisasi resmi yang membina cabang olahraga ini di seluruh Tanah Air. Federasi Olahraga Petanque Indonesia didirikan untuk mengatur, mengembangkan, dan memajukan prestasi petanque di tingkat nasional maupun internasional. Dengan struktur organisasi yang jelas dari pusat hingga daerah, FOPI mampu menyelenggarakan program latihan, kompetisi, serta sertifikasi wasit dan pelatih secara berjenjang. Peran ini menjadikan FOPI sebagai motor penggerak perkembangan olahraga petanque di Indonesia. Sebagai federasi olahraga petanque indonesia,…

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FOPI: Penggerak Utama Prestasi Petanque Indonesia

FOPI: Penggerak Utama Prestasi Petanque Indonesia

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Olahraga petanque di Indonesia terus berkembang berkat peran strategis FOPI sebagai induk organisasi resmi yang membina cabang olahraga ini. Federasi Olahraga Petanque Indonesia didirikan untuk mengatur, mengembangkan, dan meningkatkan prestasi atlet petanque di seluruh Indonesia. Dengan struktur organisasi yang rapi dari tingkat pusat hingga daerah, FOPI menyelenggarakan program latihan, kompetisi, serta pelatihan dan sertifikasi pelatih serta wasit. Pendekatan ini memastikan pembinaan atlet berjalan konsisten, merata, dan profesional. Sebagai federasi olahraga petanque indonesia, FOPI bertanggung jawab menyiapkan atlet menghadapi ajang nasional…

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FOPI: Memperkuat Fondasi dan Prestasi Petanque Indonesia

FOPI: Memperkuat Fondasi dan Prestasi Petanque Indonesia

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Perkembangan olahraga petanque di Indonesia semakin pesat berkat kiprah FOPI sebagai organisasi resmi yang membina dan mengatur cabang olahraga ini secara nasional. Federasi Olahraga Petanque Indonesia didirikan untuk mengembangkan kualitas atlet, pelatih, dan wasit, sekaligus memajukan prestasi petanque Indonesia di tingkat regional maupun internasional. Dengan struktur organisasi yang terkoordinasi dari pusat hingga daerah, FOPI menyelenggarakan program latihan, kompetisi, serta pelatihan dan sertifikasi secara berjenjang. Pendekatan ini memastikan pembinaan atlet berjalan konsisten, profesional, dan merata di seluruh Indonesia. Sebagai federasi olahraga…

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Mengembangkan Petanque di Indonesia Bersama FOPI

Mengembangkan Petanque di Indonesia Bersama FOPI

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Petanque merupakan olahraga yang menekankan strategi, konsentrasi, dan ketepatan. Di Indonesia, perkembangan olahraga ini semakin pesat berkat peran aktif FOPI, organisasi resmi yang menaungi seluruh kegiatan petanque di tanah air. FOPI berkomitmen untuk membina atlet dari tingkat pemula hingga profesional, sekaligus menyediakan wadah bagi komunitas untuk berlatih dan berkompetisi. Melalui turnamen rutin, latihan bersama, dan workshop, FOPI berhasil menciptakan ekosistem olahraga yang mendukung peningkatan kemampuan teknis dan mental para atlet, sekaligus memperkenalkan petanque kepada masyarakat luas. Sebagai federasi resmi, Federasi…

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A good kick in the groyne

A good kick in the groyne

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Similar to to the 2022 election we have had a renewed call for the construction of groynes at Ocean Beach Domain in time for the election in 2025. Very little has occurred coastally in the intervening years. Perhaps the other concern is the lack of action on wider coastal plans for areas such as Brighton, Waldronville, Tomahawk and Waikouaiti. All of these areas have issues over their management as coastal buffers to low-lying communities. Ocean Beach Domain has dominated the…

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A long way to go home

A long way to go home

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The first time I saw someone sleeping rough was in London. A bearded man slept on cardboard in a doorway of the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. It shocked me, because I had never encountered homelessness in New Zealand in the early 1990s. Thirty years later in December 2024, approximately 112,496 people, or 2.3% were severely housing deprived. Nearly 5000 people are now living without shelter, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in 2025. In Dunedin during…

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The Harbour Hang-Over

The Harbour Hang-Over

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Recently I received a message from a Peninsula resident who had been cleaning up a section of the Otago Harbour of plastic and other rubbish. Now as a keen fisherman and diver I found their efforts impressive, but it was also depressing at the amount of plastic they removed from around the harbours edge. The prevalence of plastic in the harbour that is washed up onto the tidal bays is quite significant and has become a chief villain in the…

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Portobello has been a popular visitor area for 120 years
A Quiet Corner of the World

A Quiet Corner of the World

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Its been noticeably quiet on the Otago Peninsula  with the latest Covid-19 related lockdown and our progression into level two.  As we move into spring and the days get longer the Peninsula begins awakening and preparing for summer. Both people and animals begin to shrug off the last vestiges of winter as the lawnmower gets dusted off and birds begin their frantic nest building in garages and trees around our community. However, one thing that has not been awakened has…

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Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

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Winter is not my favourite season, I take no joy in the cold and darkness and if I had my way I would hibernate through it like a bear. However, with the arrival of spring my disposition changes and I become energised and optimistic once again. Spring on the Otago Peninsula though has its trials, and is best described by Mark Twain who once wrote “In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.”…

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Power to the Pupils

Power to the Pupils

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Participation in local government, particularly in elections should be looked upon as one of our great shames. With only 42% of eligible New Zealand voters bothering to cast a ballot in Council elections, we only have ourselves to blame when decisions are made that we may not approve of or support. Just why we are so apathetic when it comes to voting for the people who raise our rates, dog registrations and pool fees is as mysterious as the Bermuda…

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