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New Zealand’s Special Olympics goalkeeper Todd Neal and his team-mates remained remarkably upbeat after conceding seven goals in their opening match against a classy Egyptian side at the World Special Olympics in Berlin. To most observers the Wellington goalie was the man of the match as he singlehandedly kept the very slick Egyptian side at […]

The New Zealand Special Olympics athletes and their support staff could hardly believe what they were witnessing at the Opening Ceremony for the World Summer Games in Berlin this morning. The 39 athletes and their 22 support staff marched into the historic Olympiastadion along with 7000 athletes from 180 delegations to be welcomed by a […]

Special Olympics North Canterbury and Special Olympics New Zealand were honoured to celebrate Ngaire Harpur and her 40 years of service as a Special Olympics volunteer, at the club’s annual AGM on Wednesday April 26. Ngaire was a founding member of Special Olympics Canterbury in 1983 before moving north to Special Olympics North Canterbury, where […]

The New Zealand’s football team is planning an all-out attack strategy at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin where they will take on the global elite, from June 17-25. Over 7000 athletes from over 190 countries will compete across 26 sports in the world’s largest inclusive sports event, the pinnacle competition for athletes […]

World champion trampolinist and Olympic medallist Dylan Schmidt was officially unveiled as the new ambassador for Special Olympics New Zealand to mark today’s (March 9) 100-day countdown to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin in June. “Our team of 39 athletes is in the final stage of their preparation to compete in Berlin […]

Back on the 30th of November last year, when most of us were thinking about our packing for the National Summer Games, five of our powerlifting athletes were donning their New Zealand Powerlifting Federation uniforms and representing New Zealand in the 2-yearly Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships, which this year were held in New Zealand. Special Olympics […]

Recently we advised you that the SONZ AGM for the 2022 financial year would occur on 24th May 2023. This release prompted questions from a number of Clubs querying the process for nominating candidates to contest any vacant positions on the Board. Upon reviewing the Constitution, we now realise that to allow sufficient time for this process […]