Find a Club

Ready to start your Special Olympics New Zealand journey?

Here’s where you can find the contact details about your local club, what sports are currently available and the regional sports co-ordinators for each region.

​To join a club or find out more: email or phone your local club. You’ll find their contact details below.

​You are welcome to join as an athlete, volunteer or coach.

​With clubs all over New Zealand, we’re here to ensure everyone with an intellectual disability has a chance to get fit, meet lots of people and have heaps of fun!

North Island Clubs

South Island Clubs


North Island Clubs

Upper North Island Clubs

Regional Sports Coordinators (RSCs)

Chante Du Plessis
Phone: 027 505 4673
Email: unnrsc@specialolympics.org.nz
Clubs: Bay Of Islands, Greenhithe, North Harbour, Hibiscus Coast, Whangarei

Sophie Leveridge
Phone: 027 231 4351
Email: uncrsc@specialolympics.org.nz
Clubs: Auckland, Howick-Pakuranga, Tamaki, Waitakere

Andy Napier
Phone: 027 442 1132
Email: unsrsc@specialolympics.org.nz
Clubs: Counties, Papakura, Mangere, Manukau

Auckland

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Golf, Indoor bowls, Snowsports, Swimming 
Contact: Mike Ringrose
Email: auckland@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 531 271
Facebook: Special Olympics Auckland

Bay of Islands 

Sports: Swimming, Equestrian 
Contact: Suzy Newhouse
Email: bayofislands@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 5323 859

​Counties 

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Indoor bowls, Powerlifting, Snowsports, Swimming, Table Tennis 
Contact: Rowena Massey
Email: counties@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 921 902
Facebook group: Special Olympics Counties NZ

Greenhithe 

Sports: Basketball, Football, Snowsports 
Contact: Wynford Lewis
Email: greenhithe@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Greenhithe

Hibiscus Coast Rodney

Sports: Swimming, Equestrian, Tenpin Bowling
Contact: Benjamin Tan
Email: hibiscuscoastrodney@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 335 816
Facebook: Special Olympics Hibiscus Coast Rodney

Howick-Pakuranga

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Indoor bowls, Powerlifting, Snowsports, Swimming, Table tennis 
Contact: Laurinne Laing
Email: howick-pakuranga@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 150 1034
Facebook: Special Olympics Howick-Pakuranga

Māngere 

Sports: Athletics, Bowling (tenpin), Bocce, Basketball
Contact: Maria Lee
Email: mangere@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 266 1317 

Manukau

Sports: Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Golf, Swimming 
Contact: Kelsey Dalton
Email: manukau@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Manukau

North Harbour 

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Football, Golf, Indoor Bowls, Snowsports, Swimming 
Contact: Carolyn Pape
Email: northharbour@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics North Harbour

Papakura

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Swimming  
Contact: Karen Smith
Email: papakura@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Papakura

Tamaki

Sports: Bowling (tenpin), Snowsports and Golf
Contact: Glenice Eversfield
Email: tamaki@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Tamaki

Waitakere

Sports: Athletics, Bowling (tenpin), Basketball , Football (soccer), Golf, Swimming 
Contact: Rhonda Vegar
Email: waitakere@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Waitakere

Whāngarei 

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football, Indoor Bowls, Swimming 
Contact: Martin Barrie
Email: whangarei@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 021 118 2422 
Facebook: Special Olympics Whangarei

Central North Island Clubs

Regional Sports Coordinator (RSC)

Matt de Jardine
Email: CNIRSC@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 443 6228

Rotorua

Sports: Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Indoor bowls, Swimming, Bocce
Contact: Stella McLeod
Email: rotorua@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 07 348 5889 
Club Website: specialolympicsrotorua.co.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Rotorua

Thames Valley

Sports: Athletics, Bocce, Golf, Indoor bowls, Swimming
Contact: Anna Walters
Email: specialolympicsthamesvalley@gmail.com
Phone: 022 312 0459 
Facebook: Special Olympics Thames Valley

Taupō

Sports: Bowling (tenpin), Swimming
Contact: Jim Harknett
Email: specialotaupochair@gmail.com
Facebook: Special Olympics Taupo

Tauranga

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Indoor bowls, Powerlifting,  Swimming,
Contact: Shirley Dunstan
Email: tauranga@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 657 7199
Facebook: Special Olympics Tauranga

Te Awamutu

Sports: Indoor Bowls, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Catherine Clark
Email: teawamutu@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 844 2287 
Facebook: Special Olympics Te Awamutu

Waikato

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Football (soccer), Powerlifting,  Swimming 
Contact: Nicky Johnson
Email: waikato@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 225 1132
Club Website: specialolympicswaikato.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Waikato

Lower North Island Clubs

​Regional Sports Coordinators (RSCs)

Ben Wallace
Email: lnersc@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 330 0710
Clubs: Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Horowhenua, Hutt Valley

Steve Lyster
Email:
 lnwrsc@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 447 7074
Clubs: Mana, Whanganui, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, North Taranaki, Kapiti

Gisborne

This club is coming soon. If you’re based in Gisborne, let us know if you’re interested and what sports you’d like to do!
Email: lnersc@specialolympics.org.nz

Hawke’s Bay

Sports: Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Golf,  Snowsports, Swimming,
Contact: Margaret Baker
Email: Margaret.mary.Baker@gmail.com
Facebook Special Olympics Hawke’s Bay  

Horowhenua

Sports: Basketball, Swimming, Indoor Bowls, Bocce, Snowsports
Contact: Cheryl Burden
Email: Horowhenua@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 311 3700 
Facebook: Special Olympics Horowhenua

Hutt Valley

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Snowsports, Swimming, Golf 
Contact: Shani Kowalczyk
Email: admin@specialolympicshuttvalley.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Hutt Valley

Kāpiti

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Golf, Snowsports, Swimming 
Contact: Anne Cheetham
Email: kapiti@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Kapiti

Manawatū

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Football (soccer), Golf,  Powerlifting, Snowsports, Swimming, Table Tennis 
Contact: Helen Johnson
Email: helen.johnsonsport@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 027 258 8558
Facebook: Special Olympics Manawatu

North Taranaki

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Golf, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Ian Mischefski
Email: northtaranaki@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 447 4303
Facebook: Special Olympics North Taranaki

Porirua

Sports: Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Swimming, Bocce 
Contact: Helen Brookes
Email: porirua@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Porirua

Wairarapa

Sports: Athletics, Swimming, Basketball 
Contact: Marilyn Morrison
Email: wairarapa@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Wairarapa

Te Whanganui-a-Tara (formerly Wellington)

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Snowsports, Swimming 
Contact: Ravi Kandula
Email: enquiries@sotwt.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Club Website: sotwt.nz

Whanganui

Sports: Swimming, Golf, Basketball
Contact: Jan Bublitz
Email: jrbublitz@hotmail.co.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Whanganui

South Island Clubs

Upper South Island Clubs

Regional Sports Coordinator (RSC)

Paula Winsor
Email: usirsc@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 215 5552

Nelson

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Football (soccer), Golf, Indoor bowls, Powerlifting, Swimming
Contact: Wendy Littlejohn
Email: nelson@specialolympics.org.nz

Motueka

Sports: Swimming, Bocce, Bowling (tenpin), Indoor bowls
Contact: Darlene Parks
Email: motueka@specialolympics.org.nz

Marlborough

Sports: Athletics, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Golf, Swimming
Contact: Phyllis Heard
Email: marlborough@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 575 7108

North Canterbury

Sports: Athletics, Bocce, Equestrian, Swimming
Contact: Gail McClintock
Email: northcanterbury@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics North Canterbury

Mid Canterbury

Sports: Bocce, Swimming
Contact: Colleen Lindsay
Email: midcanterbury@specialolympics.org.nz

Canterbury

Sports: Athletics, Basketball, Bowling (tenpin), Equestrian, Football (soccer), Golf, Indoor bowls, Powerlifting, Swimming
Contact: Helen Mitchell
Email: canterbury@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Canterbury
Club Website: specialolympicscanterbury.co.nz

West Coast

Sports: Basketball, Swimming
Contact: Jenny Green
Email: westcoast@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics West Coast

Lower South Island Clubs

Regional Sports Coordinator (RSC)

Chris Moffitt
Email: LSIRSC@specialolympics.org.nz
Phone: 027 543 7096

South Canterbury

Sports: Athletics, Football
Contact: John Keenan
Email: southcanterbury@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics South Canterbury

North Otago

Sports: Bocce, Bowling, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Sue Ruddock
Email: northotago@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics North Otago

Otago

Sports: Basketball, Bowling, Football, Golf, Indoor Bowls, Powerlifting, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Jo Torrance
Email: otago@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Otago

South Otago

Sports: Bocce, Indoor Bowls
Contact: Lana Mangham-McNamara
Email: southotago@specialolympics.org.nz
Email: South Otago Special Olympics

Eastern Southland

Sports: Swimming, Bowling
Contact: Mel Turnbull 
Email: easternsouthland@specialolympics.org.nz

Southland

Sports: Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Indoor Bowls, Powerlifting, Snowsports, Swimming
Contact: Anne McKenzie
Email: southland@specialolympics.org.nz
Facebook: Special Olympics Southland

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