Anna Grimaldi MNZM #195
Thursday 30th November, 2023Anna has always loved playing and competing in sport from a very young age, playing netball and basketball. Para athletics,…
Holly Robinson MNZM #183
Thursday 30th November, 2023Holly grew up in the west coast town of Hokitika with her parents and twin brother. She started playing rugby…
Jesse Reynolds #205
Thursday 30th November, 2023Jesse Reynolds is a Para swimmer and former representative Wheelchair basketball player from Hamilton. Jesse took up swimming at age…
Michael Johnson MNZM #148
Thursday 30th November, 2023For New Zealand Paralympic shooting legend Michael Johnson, it has always been about far more than personal gain. The South…
Dame Sophie Pascoe DNZM #166
Thursday 30th November, 2023A standard-bearer for Para sport in New Zealand, Paralympian #166 DNZM Dame Sophie Pascoe is a national treasure. The most…
Scott Martlew #198
Thursday 30th November, 2023Scott first started kayaking when he was 16 but was very active in other paddling sports before that. Scott had…
Stephen “Stevo” Hills #196
Thursday 30th November, 2023Stevo Hills has right side hemiplegia, causing muscle weakness and partial paralysis on the right side of his body, which…
Tupou Neiufi #201
Thursday 30th November, 2023Tupou was hit by a speeding car when she was just two years old, which has resulted in a left…
William Stedman #208
Thursday 30th November, 2023William was the youngest member of the Para athletics team to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at only…
