Dave Tarrant #39
Thursday 30th November, 2023Dave lived in Christchurch when he had his accident at the age of 31, falling from a tree. This fall…
Tewai Skipwith-Halatau #38
Thursday 30th November, 2023Tewai’s journey started as a child attending South Auckland’s Homai College which provided specialist education for blind students. Enjoying sport…
Ken Raymond #37
Thursday 30th November, 2023Born and bred in Wanganui, Ken has been a paraplegic since 1973 after a motor vehicle accident. He has only…
Chris Moran #36
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1973 Chris broke his neck playing rugby for Waihi Athletic Club. He became a C5/6 tetraplegic paralysed from the waist down. Before his accident, Chris was a carpenter. He decided to go back…
Patricia Hill MBE #35
Thursday 30th November, 2023Patricia ‘Trish’ Hill was born in 1948. At just seven years old Trish contracted polio and as a result developed paraplegia. She…
Latoa Halatau MNZM #34
Thursday 30th November, 2023Latoa was born in Niue Island and moved to New Zealand at the age of eight. He was 15 when…
Kaye Kay-Smith #32
Thursday 30th November, 2023Kaye is a New Zealand Paralympian from the Kapiti Coast. She is visually impaired and represented New Zealand at the…
Greg Cochrane #30
Thursday 30th November, 2023Greg was born and bred in Mount Maunganui. Having polio, at the age of 13 Greg was using crutches and considered that…
Ross Hynds #24
Thursday 30th November, 2023Ross was a former president of Mount Maunganui Athletic Club and was also very involved with the disabled community in…
Paul Chambers #22
Thursday 30th November, 2023Paul is a two-time Paralympian. He made his Paralympic debut at the Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games in Para athletics and…
