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6. Community
Jo’s good hair day: how a teacher’s close shave raised $14.5k
Friday 5 August, 2022
St Andrew’s College Commerce teacher, Jo Bigford-Fleming was 48 when she decided she wanted to do something big for her…
Don’t miss the 2022 Adaptive Snowsports Festival!
Wednesday 20 July, 2022
Thank you to Snow Sports New Zealand for this guest article. Thank you to photographer Simon Darby for the fantastic…
2021 in review
Thursday 28 April, 2022
The Paralympics New Zealand Annual General Meeting today celebrated activity and achievements within Para sport and of PNZ over a…
Para swimming classifier and swim coach Sandra Blewett recognised for outstanding service to Para sport in New Zealand
Thursday 28 April, 2022
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has awarded the PNZ Order of Merit to Sandra Blewett, MBE, for outstanding service to Paralympics…
In memoriam: Dave Hill MNZM
Tuesday 19 April, 2022
Dave Hill, MNZM and PNZ Order of Merit Member has been promoted to glory on 14 April aged 70 years,…
It’s time for change – Paralympian #217 Barney Koneferenisi’s pursuit for transportation equality
Thursday 3 March, 2022
It has been six months since Wheelchair rugby player, Paralympian #217 Barney Koneferenisi got the call; you’re coming to Tokyo!…
How one Hayden inspired another: Hobsonville students go the distance
Tuesday 18 January, 2022
Hayden Preston, a student at Hobsonville Point School in Auckland, recently completed a school project that involved raising funds for…
Paralympics New Zealand encourages media outlets to seek to improve equity in sports coverage
Monday 20 December, 2021
New research published by Sport New Zealand shows that New Zealand’s sports coverage for the Olympics was 62%, whilst the…
Ben Lucas – a Paralympic pin closes the loop on his career
Friday 3 December, 2021
Paralympian #99, Ben Lucas was one on seven Canterbury Paralympians who received their official numbered pin in November. The official…
New Zealand’s Para athletes help launch WeThe15, a new human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities
Thursday 19 August, 2021
Launched ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, WeThe15 aims to end discrimination towards people with disabilities and act as…
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