Jo Giles
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Joanne "Jo" May Giles was a New Zealand television presenter and former representative sportswoman. She represented the country in pistol shooting at the 1997 Oceanian Championships in Adelaide
, and the 2000 World Cup
in Sydney. She was New Zealand's first woman jockey, and competed in motorsport and Rock 'n Roll competitions.
Jo Giles was a candidate for ACT New Zealand 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
. With 14,454 votes, Giles came third after Bob Parker (47,033 votes) and Megan Woods
(32,821 votes) in the election contested by ten candidates.
Jo Giles was later a TV presenter for the regional broadcaster Canterbury Television
(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. She had four children.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and the 2000 World Cup
ISSF World Cup
The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event...
in Sydney. She was New Zealand's first woman jockey, and competed in motorsport and Rock 'n Roll competitions.
Jo Giles was a candidate for ACT New Zealand in the 2005 general election
New Zealand general election, 2005
The 2005 New Zealand general election held on 17 September 2005 determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. No party won a majority in the unicameral House of Representatives, but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival, the...
. She formed a local body political party "Christchurch City Vision" and was a mayoral candidate in the 2007 Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
local body election
New Zealand local elections, 2007
Triennial elections for all 73 cities, districts, twelve Regional Councils and all District Health Boards in New Zealand were held on 13 October 2007...
. With 14,454 votes, Giles came third after Bob Parker (47,033 votes) and Megan Woods
Megan Woods
Megan Woods is the Labour Party candidate for the 2011 election in the Wigram electorate of the New Zealand Parliament.-Early life:Woods was born and grew up in Wigram, Christchurch...
(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
Canterbury Television is an independent television station broadcasting in Canterbury, New Zealand.The name is synonymous with regional television in New Zealand as it was the name of the first regional broadcaster to operate in New Zealand. CTV produces and screens more than twenty hours of...
(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. She had four children.
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- Joanne Giles ISSFInternational Shooting Sport FederationThe International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...
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