Karate championship kicks off in Palmerston NorthMURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Alex Cole competes in the 11 to 13-year-old division at the annual Karate Championship, held in Palmerston North over the weekend. Palmerston North School of Karate instructor Greg McLachlan said children from the age of 5 to adults 55-plus competed in the event. MURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Benjamin Limsowtin takes on Fraser Edwards at the Karate Championships. MURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Rosalia Sui versus Holly Turkington in the 9 to 12-year-old division at the Karate Championships. Palmerston North Boys' High School pupil Waldo Dreyer, 16, has been doing karate for about nine years.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2017 06:00 UTC