Press Release – Lanaco Our New Zealand Olympic team will be protected by New Zealand made facemasks that use the same technology chosen to protect Nasa astronauts, says Lanaco managing director Nick Davenport. Our elite athletes and wider team will use our unique … “Our New Zealand Olympic team will be protected by New Zealand made facemasks that use the same technology chosen to protect Nasa astronauts,” says Lanaco managing director Nick Davenport. “Our elite athletes and wider team will use our unique New Zealand-made masks that use our specially designed Helix technology filters. “We’ve provided more than 70,000 disposable facemasks, to the team, which can be re-used. They’ve received a mix of certified top-line respirators for high-risk use and resistance masks for non-competitive times. The masks are made in the national team colour of black.