Friday 7 August, 2026In the third and final part of our series marking the 50th anniversary of the Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games, Paralympian…
Wednesday 5 August, 2026Pioneering Paralympian #10 Reuben Ngata sadly passed away in September last year. In the second in our series marking the…
Monday 3 August, 2026In the first part of our series reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games, we chat…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Born in 1925, Doug took up Para sport following a truck accident which paralysed him from the waist down when…
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…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Paul is a two-time Paralympian. He made his Paralympic debut at the Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games in Para athletics and…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Frederick George (Fred) Creba broke his back in 1969 while clearing broken branches from a telephone line. The spinal injury…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Ross was a former president of Mount Maunganui Athletic Club and was also very involved with the disabled community in…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Brian was diagnosed with polio at 11 months of age. He began his Paralympic journey that to the encouragement of…
