Thursday 23 July, 2020In May 2019, Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) started The Celebration Project to officially acknowledge our 209 New Zealand Paralympians. To…
Wednesday 22 July, 2020On Friday 21 August 2020 New Zealand will join over 170 countries in marking ‘1 year to go’ to the start of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games taking place in 2021. On this…
Monday 20 July, 2020Whilst sport for athletes with impairments has existed for over 100 years, it was not until after World War II…
Monday 20 July, 2020Neelam O’Neill admires her coach Mike Johnson so much she has adopted the motto #GottaBeLikeMike. "He's just everything, like he's…
Tuesday 14 July, 2020The Minister for Sport and Recreation’s Discretionary Fund, with the purpose of increasing the participation of young people aged 12-18…
Thursday 18 June, 2020To celebrate, acknowledge and recognize volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week we spoke to Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) Para…
Tuesday 16 June, 2020Paralympian #179 Nikita Howarth was one of 18 Paralympians who were acknowledged and celebrated in Hamilton in June 2019 as…
Friday 12 June, 2020Story written by Ashley Stanley for LockerRoom. In 1984, Para alpine skier Viv Gapes became New Zealand's first Winter Paralympian to…
Thursday 11 June, 2020Worldwide, the response by governments to COVID-19 have emphasised that we are all in this together. And it got me…
Wednesday 10 June, 2020Paula Tesoriero MNZM, Paralympian #168, Chef de Mission – NZ Paralympic Team and Disability Rights Commissioner, will be the final…
