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Published on 17-Mar-2017

Corey Peters in the Medals at PyeongChang 2018 Test Event

With just under one year to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games get underway in South Korea, New Zealand sit-skier Corey Peters (New Plymouth) has claimed a silver medal at the...

Published on 14-Mar-2017

Para athletes set to light up National Championships

The Rio 2016 Paralympics witnessed a big resurgence in the New Zealand’s Para athletics programme with six athletes in the team returning with nine medals between them. Five of the six medallists...

Published on 9-Mar-2017

Chef de Mission announced with 1 Year To Go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Today, Thursday 9 March 2017, marks exactly ‘one year to go’ until the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Fittingly, New Zealand’s top winter Paralympians, Adam Hall, Corey...

Published on 7-Mar-2017

World Cup Silver for Corey Peters ahead of PyeongChang 2018 Test Event

Published on 6-Mar-2017

Pin and Win Series 8 winner announced

Published on 3-Mar-2017

PyeongChang welcomes NPC Chefs de Missions

The National Paralympic Committees (NPC) Chefs de Mission Seminar for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games is taking place at the Alpensia Convention Centre from 1st-3rd March and has...

Published on 23-Feb-2017

Opportunity to sail at Waitangi with a Paralympian

Parafed Northland is offering our members an opportunity to get out on the water and learn to sail with the Bay of Islands Yacht Club.

Published on 20-Feb-2017

ACC Paralympics New Zealand Open Day in Christchurch a success

Several hundred people braved the weather to experience the South Island’s first ACC Paralympics New Zealand Open Day at Cowles Stadium, Christchurch and meet five members of the successful New...

Published on 18-Feb-2017

Paralympian Emma Foy takes time out

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games medallist Emma Foy has decided to take time out from the sport of Para cycling in which she has had a meteoric rise to become both a double Paralympic medallist and...

Published on 10-Feb-2017

Paralympians win at Halberg Awards

Liam Malone was named the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year award and NZ's most decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe was presented the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award.