Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has recognised Sandra Blewett with the PNZ Order of Merit for outstanding

service to Paralympics New Zealand and Para sport in the country.

Blewett has served in several roles within New Zealand Para sport across 25 years, including as a Para

March 2022, Parafed Auckland executive director between 1998 and 2003 and as the team manager of the New

Zealand team for the International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships in Mar De Plata

to achieve excellence at their level - whether that’s on holiday with their family or representing New

Zealand at the Paralympic Games."

Tahiti’s Remi Rossi was among the winners on the opening day of the men’s singles competition at the Oceania Badminton Championships in Melbourne in Australia.

of four nations represented at the Oceania Championships that also includes players from Australia, New

Zealand and Fiji in a 65-strong field in Melbourne.Jared Chung is one of two representatives from Fiji

Top seed and reigning champion Abhinav Manota of New Zealand started his defence of the title with a

compatriots Ken Richardson and Gavin Kyjac Ong, respectively.There were also straight-games wins for New

Zealand pair Edward Lau and Abhilash Sharma.Competition is due to continue tomorrow.

Switzerland’s Alina Paetz and Sven Michel earned direct qualification to the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship semi-finals on the draw shot challenge, after a three-team tie at the top of Group A in Geneva.

record of seven wins and two losses.Norway’s Maia and Magnus Ramsfjell matched the record by beating New

Zealand 9-1, while Isabella and Rasmus Wranå of Sweden overcame Japan’s Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa

in the semi-finals, while Scotland await the winners of the contest between Sweden and Germany.New Zealand

Scotland and Canada became the first teams to book playoff places at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, while four teams are tied at the top of the Group A standings after the latest rounds of matches in Geneva.

@worldcurling) April 27, 2022Switzerland’s Alina Paetz and Sven Michel also earned an 11-3 win over New

Zealand, while Norway’s Maia and Magnus Ramsfjell were 21-1 winners against Estonia.The results helped

today, before overcoming Finland 11-3.Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa of Sweden were 12-2 winners against New

Zealand and 8-3 victors over Denmark.Only one round of Group A matches remain, with Sweden’s game against

New Zealand's most-decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe is set to lead their team of twelve swimmers at

Erika Fairweather, who set a New Zealand 400 metres freestyle record time to reach the Olympic final

 Lewis Clareburt set a New Zealand national record to win 400m individual medley bronze at the 2019

Zealand age group championships."

The New Zealand squad will compete at the FINA World Championships, which is scheduled to be held in

We’re thrilled to be sending an exciting swimming team to Birmingham," New Zealand Olympic Committee

start in Melbourne and will feature 97 players from four member associations including Australia, Fiji, New

Zealand and Tahiti.

Scheduled to be held from April 28 to May 1, the draw is dominated by Australian and New Zealand players

 Badminton New Zealand's pair Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak are aiming to secure their spot

the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games.The 26-year-old clinched victory in the men’s singles after overcoming New

 The competition was originally scheduled for February this year but was postponed due to New Zealand's

The line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournaments has been confirmed, with 24 teams set to compete across the men’s and women’s events.

Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Gambia and Rwanda secured direct qualification to the men’s event due

the field for the men’s event after being granted a bipartite invitation.Canada, Australia, Vanuatu, New

Zealand and Cyprus secured the five direct qualification spots for the women’s event, with England also

Only around 2,000 people live on Norfolk Island, so returning home from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with a medal was unquestionably a tremendous achievement.

are vital to the community.The external territory of Australia lies around 1,400km to the east of the New

 "We have competitions here, people come from Australia, and pre-COVID from New Zealand.

Italy and Scotland began the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships with impressive wins at the Sous-Moulin Sports Centre in Geneva.

competition.The duo began their campaign with a 10-3 victory over Japan, before easing to a 10-1 triumph over New

Zealand in just six ends.Home favourites Alina Paetz and Sven Michel also triumphed in their opening

Nico Porteous, the Olympic and world ski halfpipe champion, has had surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which he ruptured a month ago.

The 20-year-old, who became the first man from New Zealand to win a Winter Olympic gold medal at Beijing

halfpipe champion from 2019 whose title Porteous took in 2021 in Aspen, expressed his well wishes, as did New

Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.Sadowski-Synnott was the other half a golden Games for New

Zealand at Beijing 2022, winning the country's first Winter Olympic title just days before Porteous also

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to be the jewel in the platinum jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II but the first formal Commonwealth sports meeting was also held to celebrate a great royal occasion.

In 1911, Australia, Canada and New Zealand came to Britain for a competition held at Crystal Palace in

 The first New Zealanders competed in the 1908 Olympics.British officials played an increasing role

In 1910 he took out Brit Arthur Gore in the Challenge Round, becoming the first and only New Zealander

Zealand sprinter Ron Opie won the 100 yards.A few days before the main event at Crystal Palace, Lord

Notable athletes from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom will compete, on even terms

Key has begun his first week as England men's cricket managing director, with the task of finding a new

hope to try and bring everyone along for the ride so we can all help take English men’s cricket to new

International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.In the last year they had lost Test series to India, New

Zealand, Australia and the West Indies and were beaten by New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals.Key

2022England begin their Test summer with a home series against ICC World Test Championship winners New

Zealand in early June.Key played 15 Test matches for England and captained Kent in a playing career

United States officials will visit the Solomon Islands this week amid concern over a security pact with China, which is expected to be discussed.

State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will lead a delegation to the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New

We note that Australia and New Zealand have had longstanding law enforcement and security ties with the

of Prime Minister [Manasseh] Sogavare, an Australia-led multinational peace-keeping force from Fiji, New

Zealand, and Papua New Guinea effectively restored calm to Honiara following the outbreak of violence

Zealand, which have expressed concerns about how this agreement may threaten the current regional security

A multi-sport competition was held in New Zealand today as the 100-day countdown for the Commonwealth

Zealand at Birmingham 2022."

There's so much great competition and it really does mean a lot to us as New Zealanders."

I'm tracking well and there's three of us New Zealand female hammer athletes hoping to make it to Birmingham

The New Zealand team is expected to be comprised of 230 athletes.New Zealand rank fifth in the overall

Zealand won 46 medals; 15 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze.

World Cup winner Anya Shrubsole has retired from international cricket after a 14-year career, with the sport's community coming together to pay tribute to the English bowler.

(@isaguha) April 14, 2022Shrubsole last featured as part of the England set-up at the World Cup in New

Zealand earlier this month, helping her team to the final and ending the tournament with nine wickets.Former