Danielle Aitchison #211
Thursday 30th November, 2023Coming from an active family where sport plays an important role, Danielle participated in ballet, netball and hockey as a…
Anna Steven #224
Thursday 30th November, 2023Anna Steven hopes her career as an international Para sprinter can not only fulfill her personal goals but also inspire…
Ben Tuimaseve #227
Thursday 30th November, 2023Ben 'Benza' Tuimaseve first picked up a shot put in late 2016. At the time, he had a desire to…
Doug Moore #26
Thursday 30th November, 2023Born in 1925, Doug took up Para sport following a truck accident which paralysed him from the waist down when…
Greg Cochrane #30
Thursday 30th November, 2023Greg was born and bred in Mount Maunganui. Having polio, at the age of 13 Greg was using crutches and considered that…
Kaye Kay-Smith #32
Thursday 30th November, 2023Kaye is a New Zealand Paralympian from the Kapiti Coast. She is visually impaired and represented New Zealand at the…
Latoa Halatau MNZM #34
Thursday 30th November, 2023Latoa was born in Niue Island and moved to New Zealand at the age of eight. He was 15 when…
Patricia Hill MBE #35
Thursday 30th November, 2023Patricia ‘Trish’ Hill was born in 1948. At just seven years old Trish contracted polio and as a result developed paraplegia. She…
Chris Moran #36
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1973 Chris broke his neck playing rugby for Waihi Athletic Club. He became a C5/6 tetraplegic paralysed from the waist down. Before his accident, Chris was a carpenter. He decided to go back…
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…
