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Doping Crisis Threatens 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Friday, 15 September 2017, 9:27 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Less than five months before the start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, seventeen NADO (National Anti-Doping Organisation) leaders, including Drug Free Sport NZ chief executive Nick Paterson, held a fourth special meeting since the 2016 Rio Olympic ... More >>
NZ Barbarians National 1st XV Championship (Top Four) update
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 10:35 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
In light of the increased publicity around testing at the National 1st XV Rugby Tournament in Palmerston North in the second weekend of September, we have set out below some background to the process from here. More >>
Keven Mealamu Appointed to Drug Free Sport NZ Board
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 10:06 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is delighted to have secured the services of former All Black legend Keven Mealamu to the DFSNZ Board for a three year period from June 22. More >>
Drug Free Sport New Zealand announces new Chief Executive
Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 10:55 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) Board Chair Justice Warwick Gendall is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Paterson to the role of DFSNZ Chief Executive, effective from July 31. More >>
Drug Free Sport NZ CEO receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 9:33 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Outgoing Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) chief executive Graeme Steel has been honoured for his service to the sporting community in New Zealand, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the NZ Sport and Recreation Awards in Auckland. More >>
Cricketer Banned From All Sport For Two Years
Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 12:36 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned cricketer Adam King for two years for possession and use of banned substances. The offending occurred over a ten-month period in 2014 and 2015. More >>
Cannabis use leads to six-month bans for two players
Friday, 17 February 2017, 4:44 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Two rugby league players from opposing teams in the same game have been handed a six-month ban from all sport by the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand after testing positive for cannabis. More >>
Powerlifting case emphasises danger of supplements
Monday, 19 December 2016, 4:33 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
A New Zealand powerlifting champion will be stripped of his national title after testing positive for a banned substance at the New Zealand Powerlifting Championships in August. More >>
Young rugby player handed two-year ban
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 2:20 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) acknowledges the two-year ban from all sport handed down to a young rugby player. The New Zealand Rugby Union Judicial Committee today released its decision in the case of Adam Jowsey, a rugby player from Hawkes ... More >>
Clean sport initiative to target high schools
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 11:28 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Some of New Zealand’s top high school athletes are in line to receive specialist clean sport education from 2017 with a new initiative for secondary schools launching this month. More >>
IOC not protecting the integrity of sport
Monday, 25 July 2016, 9:55 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is not holding back in its criticism of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics despite overwhelming evidence of state-sponsored doping. More >>
Support for strong international stance against Russia
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 11:20 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport New Zealand supports the position of dozens of its peers in calling for a ban on Russian participation at the Rio Games after damning allegations of state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes were confirmed this morning. More >>
Sharapova’s two-year ban sends clear message
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 12:20 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Intentionally omitting information on doping control forms could end in a ban from all sport as demonstrated by the two-year ban handed down to former tennis number one Maria Sharapova. More >>
Former Wellington Club Rugby Player banned for six years
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 11:25 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
A former Wellington club and Wellington Maori rugby player has been banned from all sport for six years for using and distributing anabolic steroids. More >>
Kenya anti-doping bill is only the start
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 1:08 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Media Release April 20, 2016 NZ anti-doping chief says Kenya anti-doping bill is only the start More >>
Drug Free Sport NZ wins international awards
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 1:29 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
A ground-breaking E-Learning programme launched by Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) last month has been recognised, winning two major awards at the LearnX Impact Awards. More >>
New anti-doping e-learning programme launched
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 9:21 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport NZ has introduced a state-of-the-art e-learning programme to ensure that as many athletes as possible get access to anti-doping education. More >>
Women’s footballer banned from sport for six-months
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 11:03 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
Drug Free Sport NZ says the case of footballer banned from all sport for six months highlights the need for all athletes to make sure they exercise “utmost caution” when taking medications. More >>
Major advances in the fight against drugs in NZ sport
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:04 pm | Drug Free Sport NZ
Media Release 22 December 2015 Major advances in the fight against drugs in NZ sport More >>
Reformed doper delivers heartfelt warning to NZ athletes
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 9:45 am | Drug Free Sport NZ
For the first time ever, Drug Free Sport NZ has used a reformed doper to deliver a series of captivating video messages to warn New Zealand athletes about the perils of drug use. More >>
