NEWS HEADLINES

08 May 2012
Snowboarding: Paralympic Inclusion Boost For Murphy
World-ranked snowboarder Carl Murphy (33), of Lake Hawea, has a Paralympic gold medal in his sights. The International Paralympic Committee has announced his sport has been included in the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Russia.

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07 May 2012
Gold and Silver Medals for New Zealand Shooter at IPC Shooting World Cup
New Zealand shooter Michael Johnson who has won gold in the R4 10m Air Rifle Standing at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Turkey with a score of 705.1. This follows on from his silver in the Falling Target event last week.

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03 May 2012
Para-Snowboard Included in Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two medal events in Para-Snowboard will be included in the Alpine Skiing programme at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

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03 May 2012
Silver Medal for New Zealand Shooter at IPC Shooting World Cup
New Zealand has made a great start at the 2012 IPC Shooting World Cup Turkey, with Michael Johnson winning Silver in the Falling Target Riffle (SH2) event after a close semi and final round.

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03 May 2012
Glasgow 2014 to Stage Biggest Ever Commonwealth Para-Sport Programme
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee has unveiled its Sport Programme which features the biggest ever number of Para-Sport medal events in the history of the Games – 22 in total.

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03 May 2012
London 2012: Nomination Criteria Ratified For Cycling
Paralympics New Zealand and BikeNZ are pleased to advise that the Cycling nomination criteria for the London 2012 Paralympic Games has been ratified by the PNZ Board.

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01 May 2012
Paralympics New Zealand Finalists In The Event Excellence Award
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) was a finalist of the Event Excellence Award at the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards last night in Rotorua. The position of finalist acknowledged PNZ’s organisation of the 2011 IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Athletics World Championships. Chief Executive of Paralympics New Zealand, Fiona Allan, was delighted with the result.

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01 May 2012
Wheelchair Rugby Comes To Tauranga
Bay of Plenty residents will no longer have to travel to Hamilton to compete in wheelchair rugby with the introduction of a national tournament in Tauranga.

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30 Apr 2012
Disability Sport Coordinators - Halberg Trust
Exciting new Sport Development opportunities with one of New Zealand’s leading Charitable Trusts

Visit the Halberg Trust website for position descriptions and application details for the new Disability Sport Coordinators positions. Applications close 11 May 2012.

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