Ken Raymond #37
Thursday 30th November, 2023Born and bred in Wanganui, Ken has been a paraplegic since 1973 after a motor vehicle accident. He has only…
Rodney Wright #16
Thursday 30th November, 2023Rodney competed in international Para sport events in the late 60s. Upon return from one of these events in Jamaica,…
Jim Savage MBE #14
Thursday 30th November, 2023Former Pongakawa School pupil, diagnosed with polio in his early 20s, Jim started wheelchair sport in 1966. Jim was a…
Chris Nicholls #21
Thursday 30th November, 2023Chris was part of the team of 10 Kiwi Paralympians who represented New Zealand at the Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games…
Ross Hynds #24
Thursday 30th November, 2023Ross was a former president of Mount Maunganui Athletic Club and was also very involved with the disabled community in…
Neroli Fairhall MBE #17
Thursday 30th November, 2023Born in Christchurch in 1944, Neroli Fairhall took up Para archery following a motorbike accident which paralysed her from the…
Norman Brown #1
Thursday 30th November, 2023Norman immigrated from England with his mother. He made his Paralympic debut at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games, as a member…
Bill Flood #6
Thursday 30th November, 2023Bill lived in Australia and moved to Auckland to work on the construction of the Auckland Airport. Bill was hit…
Bill Lean #7
Thursday 30th November, 2023Bill made his Paralympic debut in Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games, as part of the first ever New Zealand Paralympic…
Graeme Marett #8
Thursday 30th November, 2023Graeme was a member of New Zealand’s very first Paralympic Games Team competing at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games.…
