Ball on hold for 2009

The economic climate has forced the Great Race Ball, usually part of the Gallagher Great Race festivities, to be put on hold for 2009. Sponsorship contracts that expired this year and the prospect of replacing them in the current global recession, has meant Waikato's premier social event will take a break. A new concept for the Great Race Ball is currently being considered and an announcement regarding this is due out in the near future.