Thursday 30 November, 2023Shelley Kalivati (nee Hadfield) was born and raised in Taradale, Napier. Shelley is a very successful Para athletics athlete competing…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Born in 1925, Doug took up Para sport following a truck accident which paralysed him from the waist down when…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Tui is a New Zealand Paralympian from Papakura. He is visually impaired and has run 177 marathons with his guide…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Stuart comes from Wainuiomata and had been diagnosed at birth with spina bifida. He always enjoyed sport and especially bench…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Yvonne Mills made her Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games. She was part of the New Zealand Paralympic…
Thursday 30 November, 2023David competed at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively won 17 medals.…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Stelios made his Paralympic debut at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games, along with 16 other New Zealand Paralympians who collectively…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Lesli was diagnosed at the aged of 14 with Stargardt’s disease, the child form of macular degeneration, which has no…
Thursday 30 November, 2023Former Pongakawa School pupil, diagnosed with polio in his early 20s, Jim started wheelchair sport in 1966. Jim was a…
Thursday 30 November, 2023A wheelchair user as a result of a diving accident when he was 22, Keith represented New Zealand only 2…
