Thursday 30 November, 2023Born and bred in Wanganui, Ken has been a paraplegic since 1973 after a motor vehicle accident. He has only…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Tewai’s journey started as a child attending South Auckland’s Homai College which provided specialist education for blind students. Enjoying sport…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Dave lived in Christchurch when he had his accident at the age of 31, falling from a tree. This fall…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Greg was born and bred in Mount Maunganui. Having polio, at the age of 13 Greg was using crutches and considered that…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Kaye is a New Zealand Paralympian from the Kapiti Coast. She is visually impaired and represented New Zealand at the…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Latoa was born in Niue Island and moved to New Zealand at the age of eight. He was 15 when…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Patricia ‘Trish’ Hill was born in 1948. At just seven years old Trish contracted polio and as a result developed paraplegia. She…
Thursday 30 November, 2023In 1973 Chris broke his neck playing rugby for Waihi Athletic Club. He became a C5/6 tetraplegic paralysed from the waist down. Before his accident, Chris was a carpenter. He decided to go back…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Former Pongakawa School pupil, diagnosed with polio in his early 20s, Jim started wheelchair sport in 1966. Jim was a…
Thursday 30 November, 2023During his impressive international career Dennis competed at four consecutive Paralympic Games. He represented New Zealand at Heidelberg 1972, Toronto…
