Newstrike Appoints Dr. Wojtek Wodzicki to Board

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/23/11 -- Newstrike Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NES) ('Newstrike' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that at the February 17th, 2011 meeting of its board of directors, the Newstrike board approved resolutions increasing the size of the board from 4 to 5 and the appointment of Dr. Wojtek Wodzicki as a member of Newstrike's board.

Dr. Wodzicki is currently the President and CEO of NGEx Resources Inc., a TSX-V listed exploration company with gold and copper projects in North and South America and Africa.

Since 1987, Dr. Wodzicki has worked in the international mining industry, managing exploration programs on five continents. His impressive career with Teck Cominco Ltd. included managing exploration offices in Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. In 2001 Dr. Wodzicki was appointed Teck Cominco's General Manager of Exploration for North America and Europe-Africa. He holds a doctorate in Geosciences from the University of Arizona.

In connection with this appointment, the Company has granted Dr. Wodzicki 350,000 stock options, each exercisable into one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $1.35 for a period of ten years from this date. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.

About Newstrike

Newstrike is a gold-silver focused explorer, targeting known and historic mining districts in Mexico. Current management and directors co-discovered Goldcorp's and Teck's significant discoveries in Guerrero Gold Belt in Guerrero State, currently in advanced stages of exploration and production.

Newstrike holds a 100% interest in certain exploration properties in Mexico located within two established mining districts; the gold bearing oxidized iron skarn-porphyry camp of the Guerrero Gold Belt, and the polymetallic Ag-Au-Cu rich epithermal camp of the mining districts of Oaxaca State, and is increasing its position as strategic opportunities present themselves.

Forward-looking statements

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Contacts:

Newstrike Capital Inc.

Richard O'C. Whittall

Director, President & CEO

604.605.4654

Website: www.newstrike.com

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