Paralympian #13 the late Eve Rimmer celebrated and acknowledged
Tuesday 30th April, 2024Photo: Wendy and Chris Gibb receive the PNZ Order of Merit on behalf of Eve. Credit Jason Agnew. Paralympics New…
Fab four announced in initial Para athletics selection for Paralympic Games
Friday 12th April, 2024Congratulations to Paralympian #183 Holly Robinson, Paralympian #195 Anna Grimaldi, Paralympian #208 Will Stedman and Paralympic debutant Mitch Joynt!
Joe Smith
Thursday 22nd February, 2024Joe Smith was born in Leeds, Northern England and relocated to Auckland with his family when he was around 9…
Mitch Joynt #234
Thursday 22nd February, 2024Mitch Joynt has always loved sport. As a child growing up near Warkworth, he was either watching it, playing it,…
Jaden Movold
Thursday 22nd February, 2024Being sports mad from a young age, Jaden Movold always wanted to be a competitive athlete. He got into Para…
Morice Hennessy QSM #51
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1975 Morice had a tractor accident in Wakefield near Nelson which resulted in him becoming a paraplegic. He competed at two…
Michael O’Callaghan #52
Thursday 30th November, 2023Michael was part of the New Zealand Paralympic Team of 13 Kiwi Paralympians who competed at the New York and…
Grant Buchanan #57
Thursday 30th November, 2023Grant competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively won 17 medals.…
Janette Cordery #58
Thursday 30th November, 2023Janette competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. She trained hard for four years to compete in the Pentathlon. It is a combination of several…
Lisa Adams #210
Thursday 30th November, 2023In February 2018, Lisa became the first woman in the world to play Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) nines on…
