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NZ claimed its first gold medal of the Games on day three in Tokyo.

Sophie Pascoe, the nation's most decorated Paralympian, won silver on day two of the Paralympics.

Sophie Pascoe, the nation's most decorated Paralympian, won silver on day two of the Paralympics.

Monday, 5 July 2021 Cameron Leslie, who was set to become the first New Zealander in 33 years to compete in more than one sport at a Paralympic Games having being named in both the swimming and wheelchair rugby squads for Tokyo 2020, has withdrawn for family reasons. In a statement, Leslie said: "It has been a hard decision. "My wife and I will be welcoming our second child into the world three weeks prior to the Paralympic Games. "It was always going to be difficult to be away from them at th...

Stuff Sports 23 May, 2021, 1:30 pm Gavin Rolton is the long-time captain of the New Zealand Wheel Blacks and one of the best 0.5-point players in the world. MARK TAYLOR/STUFF Gavin Rolton says he’s going to Tokyo to be a pain in the butt. Rolton captains the Wheel Blacks, New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team to compete at the Paralympic Games, starting in Tokyo in August. The Wellington-based athlete will play the role of a ”low-pointer” in the NZ team which will face the Rio 2016 silver...

Leslie confirms Tokyo Paralympics dilemma by qualifying in swimming Monday, 12 April 2021 Cameron Leslie, already set to represent New Zealand in wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, confirmed a logistical dilemma for himself at those Games by qualifying to compete in the swimming, in which he has three Paralympic titles. The 31-year-old from Whangarei, who has quadruple limb deficiency, is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated athletes having won 150 metres individual medley SM4 g...

New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team qualified for a Paralympics for the first time since Beijing 2008, and they are not letting the COVID-19 pandemic destroy their hopes

It has never ceased to surprise me that those who profit at the expense of others are so unaware of the harm suffered by those they exploit, and are so convinced that they have a right to do the exploiting and that their profit is a proper and justifiable reward ... 3 days ago The government’s recent housing package may work; will it do enough? Trick Question: Does New Zealand have a capital gains tax on housing? If you ask the Prime Minister she will say not. It is true that her government ...

Tauranga Trailrider a game-changer for disabled community 16 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Amanda Lowry, with partner Gemma Holroyd, and daughters Lola (top left) and Ziggy at the summit of Mauao - seven years after her accident. Photo / Supplied Amanda Lowry, with partner Gemma Holroyd, and daughters Lola (top left) and Ziggy at the summit of Mauao - seven years after her accident. Photo / Supplied Amanda Lowry struggled to control her emotions when she reached the summit of Mauao for t...

Not a good day at the office for Mallard today. $333k cost to the tax payer so far, plus a further $37k in legal fees and the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary services. I think this is going to cost the tax payer a lot more half a million. This really irks me when my taxes go towards defending MPs for saying stupid things. The funds could have fed a few families at Christmas. ianmac 1.1 Jester: the accused apparently has a case against parliamentary serv...