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The kauri has fallen in the sacred forest of Tane

Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 12:09 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of one of the most prominent families in American politics and a pioneer in the effort to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, died early Tuesday morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. ... More >>

Special Olympics Football Ribbon Day

Monday, 22 June 2009, 10:28 am | Special Olympics NZ

Bays Sport and Kerikeri AFC, was the venue for the recent Special Olympics Northland Secondary Schools Football Ribbon Day. Eight teams from four schools from within the Northland region participated in a very enjoyable day which consisted of both ... More >>

Football – Special Olympics Style!

Monday, 22 June 2009, 10:18 am | Special Olympics NZ

North Harbour Stadium in Albany, was the venue for the recent Special Olympics North Harbour Secondary Schools Football Ribbon Day. Eleven teams from eight schools from within the North Harbour region participated in a very enjoyable day which consisted ... More >>

Disabled sports coaches to pave the way for peers

Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 5:20 pm | Special Olympics NZ

A simple request from a disabled sportsman keen to become a coach has lead to a groundbreaking and innovative new coaching scheme launched in Thames. On June 12, four highly committed sportspeople with intellectual disability attended their first ... More >>

“Board Chairman elected to International Board”

Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 10:23 am | Special Olympics NZ

Chairman of Special Olympics New Zealand (SONZ), David Rutherford has been elected to the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. The Special Olympics Headquarters are based in Washington D.C. Mr Rutherford will represent the Asia Pacific region ... More >>

Special Olympics NZ Grows Young Athletes

Sunday, 17 June 2007, 9:16 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Special Olympics NZ helps intellectually disabled kids through sport and their annual soccer tournament is to be held on Tuesday 19th June at Waikaraka Park in Auckland, from 10am to 2pm. More >>

1200 Athletes Compete In Largest Multi-Sport Event

Monday, 28 November 2005, 6:07 pm | Special Olympics NZ

More than 1200 athletes, 450 coaches and some 600 volunteers will come to Christchurch this week for New Zealand’s largest multi sport event – the 2005 Special Olympics New Zealand National and Asia Pacific Invitation Games. More >>

David Rutherford Appted to Special Olympics Board

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 12:05 am | Special Olympics NZ

5 July - The trustees of Special Olympics New Zealand (SONZ) announced today that David Rutherford had joined the board as a trustee. More >>

Special Olympics and ING NZ join forces

Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 12:39 am | Special Olympics NZ

Special Olympics New Zealand (SONZ), the organisation that promotes sporting opportunities to people with an intellectual disability, and international financial services company ING (NZ) Limited, announced today that they have reached agreement for ING to support ... More >>

Special Olympics Ambassador Returning To NZ

Monday, 21 March 2005, 3:15 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Special Olympics New Zealand (SONZ), the organisation that promotes sporting opportunities to people with an intellectual disability, announced today that Special Olympics, in association with SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust, is again hosting Special Olympics ... More >>

Lomu To Spearhead Fundraiser For Special Olympics

Monday, 21 March 2005, 11:22 am | Special Olympics NZ

Jonah Lomu (recently announced Ambassador for Special Olympics New Zealand) and Loretta Claibourne (International Ambassador and internationally-renowned Olympics athlete), will be speaking at a Special Olympics fundraising lunch this month. The high-profile ... More >>

Special Olympics Team Returns Triumphant

Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 5:33 pm | Special Olympics NZ

New Zealand's Special Olympics team, which is returning from Nagano, Japan, tomorrow, will be weighed down with medals after their hugely successful trip to compete in the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games. More >>

Special Olympics World Winter Games

Monday, 28 February 2005, 3:31 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Tomorrow (26 February) the New Zealand Special Olympics team will march into Nagano's M-Wave Arena alongside some 2,500 athletes from 80 countries as a part of the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games. More >>

Dreams Come True For Special Olympians

Thursday, 10 February 2005, 9:52 am | Special Olympics NZ

Next week a team of 11 Special Olympics New Zealand athletes, coaches and officials are leaving the heat to travel to Japan and compete in the 2005 Nagano Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano. More >>

A Year To Go Til Big Games

Monday, 29 November 2004, 5:56 pm | Special Olympics NZ

30 November is an important date in the life of Special Olympics New Zealand, the charitable organisation promoting sporting opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities throughout the country. More >>

Special Olympian Gets A Head Start

Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 4:06 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Local Special Olympian Paul Spencer (Tamaki) has been given a head start to his international skiing career. Thanks to Auckland ski and snowboard equipment provider 'Snow Centre' Paul has just been donated a brand new set of skis to use when he competes at the ... More >>

Special Olympics Figuring Large

Wednesday, 22 September 2004, 5:00 pm | Special Olympics NZ

Special Olympics New Zealand Ice Figure Skaters are really going places. Thanks to the addition of Special Olympics categories, four Special Olympics athletes are competing for the first time in this week's New Zealand National Ice Figure Skating Championship, ... More >>