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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Richie Lang: Lake HÄwea Station Tourism Manager on New Zealand's first National Stone Skimming Championship
Description: A classic pastime is getting its own national championship. The Stone Skimming Nationals will be held next May at Lake HÄwea, with the winners heading on to the World Championship in Scotland. Around 150 people are expected to compete, with more than 100 spectating the event.  Lake HÄwea Stationâs Tourism Manager Richie Lang told Heather du Plessis-Allan originally there wasnât a huge amount of interest in hosting the event, but then a cheating scandal at the World Stone Skimming Championships came around and put the sport on the world map.  After th...