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Grant Pieterse, the newest IFBB pro from New Zealand, is set to make his pro debut at the 2009 IFBB Australian Grand Prix to be held on March 14 in Melbourne. Grant just recently received his pro card in late 2008 from the NZFBB, and at 23 years old is one of the youngest to [...]

Australia’s top bodybuilder Lee Priest will be making part 2 of his comeback at the 2009 IFBB New Zealand Grand Prix.
The New Zealand show, which is their 3rd ever IFBB pro show, will also include figure for the first time and is being held the day after the 2009 Australia IFBB Pro Show on Sunday March [...]

2009 sees a new dimension to IFBB pro shows in the Southern Hemisphere with the addition of the New Zealand South Pacific IFBB Pro Figure to be held on March 15, 2009 in conjuction with the mens pro show.
Promoted by Moe El Moussawi, the show is to be held in Auckland and offers $6,000 prize money [...]

Update: The IFBB official website has the date for the 2009 New Zealand Pro Show as March 14 - 15 with $20,000 prize money and the top 3 qualifying for the Olympia.
The talk and supposition about there being another IFBB pro show in New Zealand in 2009 appear to be correct although not 100% confirmed. New [...]

New Zealander IFBB pro Justin Rys who was recently released from prison, was featured on a 15 minute interview feature with 3news.co.nz. From the website:
“Some people become addicted to alcohol, some addicted to gambling. Justin is addicted to weight gain, an addiction labelled megarexic. His addiction saw him thrown in jail for importing illegal drugs with [...]

An excellent showing from New Zealand’s top professional bodybuilder Moe-El Moussawi who placed 9th in his Olympia debut.

Photo credit: Muscletime

Australian IFBB figure pro Rosa-Maria Romero was in the 4th callout in the one piece and 3rd callout in the 2 piece, with New Zealander Jacqui Jarrett in the 5th callout of the 2008 Atlantic City Pro. Fitness pro Donna Jones competed in the prejudging yesterday, info available here
Rosa recieved a very good review from Dave [...]

The Atlantic City Pro will be held this weekend and the competitor line up includes 4 Australian IFBB pros for one of the largest showings by Australia in a pro show in recent years. New Zealand figure pro Jacqui Jarrett also is listed as competing, making the southern hemisphere showing even stronger.
Luke Wood , Con Demetriou [...]

New Zealander IFBB pro bodybuilder Justin Rys has just been released from prison after serving 2 ½ years for importation of the drug ‘fantasy’.
Initially he was jailed for 10½ years which was reduced on appeal. The court was told he had a severe heart condition and a mental disorder called megarexia that meant despite his [...]

As many expected, Dexter Jackson claimed his third victory of the year by winning the 2008 IFBB New Zealand Pro Show. As the top 3 were already qualified, Sergei Shelestov of Russia earned an Olympia qualification with his 4th place finish. Australian Con Demetriou placed 11th, in his second professional showing of the year.
The New [...]

2008 Australian Grand Prix winner Dexter Jackson and 4th placer Toney Freeman are in Auckland now preparing for the 2008 IFBB New Zealand Pro Show and were featured on New Zealand’s ‘One News’ network.
This interview and video clip feature short interview with both of them, as well as short training clips.