Special Olympics New Zealand
On Wednesday 14 August more than 30 Special Olympics athletes from across New Zealand competed in Alpine Skiing and Snowboard events on 2024 Snow Camp’s Tier 1 race day. Conditions were perfect at Cardrona Alpine Resort with clear blue skies and plenty of fresh snow providing an ideal canvas for the incredibly talented athletes to […]
We are incredibly proud to celebrate the graduation of the Special Olympics New Zealand Athlete Leadership Programme Class of 2024. On Thursday August 8, the six graduates; Rāwiri Hawker, Richard Langford, Katie McMillan, Tom Morland, Jack Rowe and Ella Yarndley took part in their official graduation ceremony at parliament. During the ceremony the Class of 2024, along […]
We are pleased to offer, and open registrations for another term of our Young Athletes Programme in Porirua and the Hutt Valley for Term 3. Term 3 Details Venues Hutt Valley Taita College 188 Eastern Hutt Rd, Taitā, Lower Hutt Porirua Aotea College Okowai Road, Aotea, Okowai 5024 Dates Saturday 17th August Saturday 24th August Saturday 31st August Saturday 7th September Saturday 14th […]
Special Olympics New Zealand is thrilled to announce the athletes who have been named in the preliminary squad to represent New Zealand at the 2025 World Winter Games, which will be hosted in Torino, Italy from 8 – 16 March 2025. “Congratulations to those athletes selected in the preliminary squad, thank you to our Special […]
Following the successful return of the Young Athletes Programme in Term 1, we are pleased to offer, and open registrations for a 6-week programme in Term 2, in Tawa and the Hutt Valley. Term 1 Highlights Over Term 1, more than 30 Young Athletes participated in 15 sessions developing their fundamental movement, interpersonal, and communication […]
Special Olympics New Zealand’s 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 6pm. The AGM will be held by zoom and we are inviting all clubs to register for your attendance. As the AGM is a formal process we are required to do a roll call of those attending and […]
Special Olympics New Zealand Charitable Trust Board has signed a memorandum of understanding with Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury for the University to host the Olympic Village when the 2025 National Summer Games take place in Ōtautahi Christchurch next December. With over 1,300 athletes and hundreds of other support staff set […]
Our Young Athletes Weekend Programmes are returning to the Wellington region for 2024. Join our free and inclusive 5-week programme tailored for children with intellectual disabilities, aged approximately 2-10 years old. Young Athletes introduces children to fundamental motor and sports skills, such as running, kicking, and throwing. Young Athletes also focuses on social skills, helping children interact with each other and […]
Special Olympics New Zealand is pleased to advise we are planning on sending a team to the Special Olympics World Winter Games which is taking place for the first time in Torino, Italy, 8 to 16 March 2025. This event provides a wonderful and unique opportunity for our New Zealand snow sport athletes to participate […]
Grace Payne is the first New Zealander to be granted the highest honour in international Special Olympics when she was named as one of their Global Messengers. Each four-year cycle, only 10 athletes from the 5.6 million registered athletes with an intellectual disability are named to campaign for a more inclusive world. Payne from the […]