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Nigel Avery Named New Zealand Team Chef de Mission For Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games And LA 2028 Olympic Games
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 9:22 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
A unique leadership role, the New Zealand Team Chef de Mission champions the needs of athletes inside complex and high-performance Games environments. The role ensures the New Zealand Team promotes athlete mana, wellbeing and performance at all times ... More >>
Nigel Avery Named New Zealand Team Chef De Mission For Glasgow 2026 And LA 2028
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
NZOC CEO Nicki Nicol says the organisation is pleased to reappoint Avery for the 2026 and 2028 Games. “Nigel did a fantastic job as Chef de Mission in Paris and Birmingham and we’re thrilled to have him with us for another two Games,” said ... More >>
Athletes Celebrate Historic Campaigns At New Zealand Team Olympic Gala 2024
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:07 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Team Olympic Gala 2024, held this evening in Auckland, brought together more than 500 athletes, coaches, and supporters for an evening of reflection and celebration. More >>
NZOC Remembers Olympian #166, Marise Chamberlain
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Marise Chamberlain remains New Zealand's only female Olympic track medallist, and for four decades was the fastest New Zealand woman over 800m. She set world records over distances from 440 yards to the mile. More >>
Dame Lisa Carrington Wins ANOC Outstanding Sporting Career Award
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:07 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
The award recognises Dame Lisa’s career to date, and fittingly it comes in another dominant year in which she claimed three gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games (K4, K2, K1). The wins took her total Olympic medal haul to a staggering nine medals, ... More >>
Te Whare O Pou Tangata Mourns Death Of Māori King
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:25 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
On behalf of the New Zealand Team, we send our deepest, most heartfelt condolences to his wife Te Makau Ariki, their children and mokopuna, and extend our sympathies to the Kiingitanga movement and te ao Māori at large. More >>
New Zealand Showcased On The World’s Greatest Stage - Success On And Off The Field
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 7:50 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Paris 2024 has been simply outstanding for New Zealand. More >>
New Zealand Showcased On The World’s Greatest Stage: Paris 2024 Wrap Up
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand shone at the Paris Olympic Games, showcasing our nation’s international reputation for sport, integrity, and leadership to global audiences. More >>
Dame Lisa Carrington And Finn Butcher Named New Zealand Team Closing Ceremony Flagbearers
Monday, 12 August 2024, 4:57 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand Celebrates Most Successful Ever Olympic Games More >>
Barbara Kendall Made An Olympian For Life
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 11:03 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand Olympic legend Barbara Kendall has been recognised with a lifetime honour by the World Olympians Association (WOA). More >>
New Māori Resource For Olympic Games Launched: Cheer On Our Olympians In Te Reo Māori!
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Te Reo Māori ki Parī 2024’ is the first Olympic Games glossary in Māori and English. It features more than 1,000 terms and phrases, across 30 Olympic Games sporting codes. More >>
Athletics Contingent Finalised With Selection Of Maia Ramsden
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Ramsden, a 22-year-old Harvard University graduate student, has had a phenomenal 2024, winning both NCAA mile and 1500m gold, and setting a new 1500m national record of 4:02.58 in Los Angeles in May. More >>
Judo Athletes Sydnee Andrews And Moira Koster Heading To Paris
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 8:05 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand judoka Moira Koster has booked her ticket to her second Olympic Games, 12 years after she first competed at Olympic level. More >>
Paris 2024: Two Rising Kiwi Stars Named For BMX Racing At The Paris Olympic Games
Monday, 8 July 2024, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Both riders are currently training in France where they will remain until their competition at the end of the first week of the Olympic Games. More >>
Paris 2024: Two Rising Kiwi Stars Named For BMX Racing At The Paris Olympic Games
Monday, 8 July 2024, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Both riders are currently training in France where they will remain until their competition at the end of the first week of the Olympic Games. More >>
New Zealand’s First Ever Olympic Gold Medal Recovered
Sunday, 7 July 2024, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
“We’re extremely pleased to have recovered such a significant and special treasure from New Zealand’s sporting past,” said Nicol. More >>
New Zealand Women’s Football Team Announced For Paris 2024
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 8:48 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
The 18 players who will represent Aotearoa New Zealand in the women’s football tournament at Paris 2024 have been formally selected to the New Zealand Team this morning. More >>
Paris 2024: Experienced Eventers Named For Paris
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 7:36 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand is set to be represented in eventing and dressage at this month’s Paris Olympic Games. More >>
New Zealand Names Third Ever Artistic Swimming Duo For Olympic Games
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:14 am | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Eva Morris and Nina Brown are set to become just the third ever artistic swimming duo to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games. More >>
Paris 2024: Rowing, Men's Pair Selected For Olympic Games
Friday, 21 June 2024, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Olympic Committee
Olympic gold medallists Phillip Wilson and Dan Williamson have been added to the New Zealand Rowing team for the Paris Olympics next month. Wilson and Williamson were in the Men’s Eight that won gold in Tokyo three years ago and now have the ... More >>