The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) have welcomed

Zealand will benefit should Brisbane be confirmed as host."

This is really significant for New Zealand and our athletes," said Kereyn Smith, NZOC chief executive

This presents a huge opportunity for New Zealand to join Australia in hosting athletes, qualification

The New Zealand Team performed exceptionally well at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and we would

We have amazing sporting officials in New Zealand so it provides the chance for them to help bring the

The Philippines will compete in the men’s Olympic basketball qualification tournament after New Zealand

The Basketball New Zealand Board said a spike in the number of high performance events and the costs

also withdraw from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Austria.Basketball New Zealand said the decision

came after FIBA confirmation of entries for these events.Basketball New Zealand said consultation with

Basketball New Zealand will focus on long-term qualification cycles ©Getty ImagesFIBA has confirmed New

last featured in the men’s Olympic tournament at Athens 2004.FIBA said New Zealand will be replaced

Commonwealth countries on the continent.Christmas Eve was spent in Seychelles before the baton brought in the New

Malaysia and Brunei in Southeast Asia, the baton reached the Pacific islands in February.It will arrive in New

Zealand between March 12 and 15 - a stop which will include Commonwealth Day.Four days will be spent

Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.Athletics coach Bernard Baldwin, the founder of the legendary Nos Galan New

The World Darts Federation (WDF) has announced that all ranking events will be on hold for a further three months amidst the current pandemic.

and with WDF ranking points is the Gibraltar Open on May 29.Canada, the United States, Australia and New

Zealand will seek to resume tournament play at WDF-ranked events from June onwards.Silver-graded events

As the new WDF World Masters plans progress and we move closer towards the launch of the WDF World Championships

Ten outstanding females and three organisations have been shortlisted for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2021 International Women’s Day Recognition awards, with winners to be announced on March 8, the global celebration day for women and gender equality.

Powerlifting has seen a 138 per cent increase in women participating in the sport since 2009.Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) has been committed to being an equal opportunities employer.PNZ’s staff is comprised

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Zealand are one of only six nations to have competed at every edition of the Commonwealth Games since

A member of the Commonwealth since 1931, New Zealand regularly finish in the top five and sit fifth in

At Gold Coast 2018, New Zealand ranked fifth courtesy of 15 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to announce the Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 in June, with 55 athletes seeking to compete at the Games.

Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Netherlands, New

Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are hosting athletes.The

Commonwealth Youth GamesThe Commonwealth Youth Games were born as the new millennium dawned.They were

participants who came from Australia, Barbados, Canada, England, India, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malaysia, Nauru, New

Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Wales and Zimbabwe.The programme was initially limited

Zealand,  Northern Ireland and South Africa all attended the 2018

Zealand.

Zealand.

New Zealand The New Zealand Olympic Committee, the Commonwealth

Games Association for New Zealand, continues to work closely with the indigenous

Auckland in New Zealand did so in 1950 and 1990 and Scottish capital Edinburgh was the venue in 1970

And with new members joining, a hugely successful Gold Coast 2018 and preparations for Birmingham 2022

face punishment at the Birmingham 2022 Games for expressing activism.Nations such as Australia and New

Zealand have notable indigenous populations and, through the Commonwealth Sports Movement, have aimed

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced it has asked the local Organising Committee and the Mexican Government to postpone the 2021 Women’s Baseball World Cup and the Under-15 Baseball World Cup.

by South Africa, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Japan, Chinese Taipei, China, Czech Republic, Germany, New

Zealand and South Korea.

Lynette Grace has been named deputy Chef de Mission for the New Zealand team at this year's Paralympic

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) named eight individuals appointed to the support team for Tokyo 2020.The

sports manager since 2014, Lynette’s diverse experience will be invaluable in supporting the wider New

Zealand Paralympic team and helping to create the best possible high-performance environment for our

 The support staff will ensure the mental and physical needs of the New Zealand team are met for

Tokyo 2020 is set to be the 14th time New Zealand features at a Summer Paralympic Games.

team will trial a rotational captaincy system during the upcoming Constellation Cup series against New

Zealand.

March 2.They will all have the chance to stake their claim for the captaincy as part of the squad's new

leadership approach, set to be reviewed following the New Zealand tour.Caitlin Bassett has been the

Zealand outfit Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, is in the squad.It has been suggested her decision may have

influenced the move to rotating the captains in the matches in New Zealand.

Australia, the defending Constellation Cup champions, have arrived in New Zealand and are in quarantine

New Zealand rugby legend Dan Carter - regarded as one of the greatest fly-halves to have played the game

During his glittering career, Carter won 112 caps for New Zealand and helped his nation win the Rugby

international rugby with 1,589 points including 29 tries.Carter racked up more than 100 appearances for New

Zealand side Crusaders, winning three Super Rugby titles.Following his departure, Carter returned to

Following the announcement of his retirement, tributes flooded in with fellow New Zealand great Richie

That’s where he led the way as a number 10," McCaw told Radio New Zealand."

Decade Champion event was postponed after tighter COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in Auckland in New

Zealand.

Three cases of COVID-19 were discovered in South Auckland earlier this week.The New Zealand Government

are unable to hold the live event, we support any decisions that protect the health and safety of all New

The New Zealand team which competed at the 2019 Netball World Cup has been nominated for the Decade Champion

Getty ImagesThe Halberg Awards Decade Champion will celebrate outstanding sporting achievements from New

fundraiser for the Halberg Foundation, which aims to improve the lives of physically disabled young New