Athletes

We work in partnership with national sporting organisations to provide New Zealand’s high performance athletes with a competitive advantage by surrounding them with holistic support teams and strategies that improve their chances on the world stage.

A winning performance is made up of many components. Years of carefully planned training programmes, smart use of cutting edge technology and the utmost attention to health and wellbeing are just some of the elements which underpin a successful performance on the day. 

HPSNZ  supports high performance athletes and coaches with all these aspects of their day-to-day sporting lives, calling on our team of sports science, health and technology practitioners. Our world class experts leave no stone unturned to find areas for improvement that help propel Kiwi athletes onto the podium. From identifying talent to personalising training to optimising performance – we are there for the entire journey. 

Here you will find more about HPSNZ’s athlete support aimed at growing a thriving and sustainable high performance sport system.   

Latest Athletes Journal Posts

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December 2023

Motocross World Champ eyeing up fifth world title

October 2023

Luuka Jones up for another challenge

October 2023

ATHLETE CASE STUDY: PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS - Adam Hall

September 2023

Scaling new heights

September 2023

ATHLETE CASE STUDY: PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIPS - Janina Kuzma

August 2023

Paralympian shot putter builds for Paris and a special career

August 2023

Trampoline world champ’s ambitious Paris goals with HPSNZ support team

August 2023

Shooting benefits from Performance Pathways programme

July 2023

Kristen Froude and Element Environmental

July 2023

Having conversations about female athletes’ health

July 2023

Mum rowers breaking new ground

July 2023

One Year to Go - Dame Valerie Adams’ advice and insights for athletes

July 2023

Young squash players benefit from Pathways programme

June 2023

Qualifying to take on the most dangerous wave in the world

June 2023

HPSNZ increases financial support for athletes

May 2023

Outlook for Para swimming bright

May 2023

Regional Performance Pathway Pods connect New Zealand

May 2023

Bouncing to the top of the podium

May 2023

Case study - Corey Peters and CAM Architectural Design

April 2023

Keeping our triathletes fuelled

April 2023

Match made in heaven for Hawke’s Bay athletes

April 2023

HPSNZ increases support for female athlete health

April 2023

From hockey to the thin blue line

March 2023

Badminton benefits from access to HPSNZ Performance Life coaching

March 2023

Athlete Leaders Network Q+A

February 2023

Para sports benefit from HPSNZ Performance Pathways project

February 2023

High Performance sector comes together for Performance Summit 2023

January 2023

Case Study - Hamish Kerr

December 2022

Getting into the heads of E-Sports athletes

December 2022

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Internships 2nd intake announced

December 2022

Pre-HP athletes welcomed into HPSNZ fold

December 2022

It takes a team for Shooting Para Sport Athletes.

December 2022

Water ninjas and their tight team

November 2022

Case study - Anna Grimaldi and Naylor Love

November 2022

Case study - Paul Snow-Hansen and LUCK.E

October 2022

Athlete Leaders Network established

October 2022

Olympic athletes fuelling on plant-based foods

September 2022

Talent identification, preparation and support with an eye to LA and Brisbane

September 2022

Teamwork key to Birmingham sprint cycle success

August 2022

Not finished with rowing - the pregnant pioneer

August 2022

Sparky by trade, canoeist by sport

July 2022

Keeping the Kiwi team healthy and safe in Birmingham

July 2022

"Inspiring" is the word for Comm Games squash team

July 2022

Video – Unique experience for para swimmers

July 2022

Athlete case study: Prime Minister’s Scholarships - Rosa Flanagan

July 2022

Athlete case study: Prime Minister’s Scholarships - Josh Scott

June 2022

3x3 Basketball to go to the next level

June 2022

Athlete Life shifts focus to Performance Life coaching

June 2022

First PM's Scholarship Athlete Internships underway

May 2022

Increased Base Training Grant for TAPS athletes

April 2022

Helping athletes come back from COVID-19

March 2022

Developing the ‘F1’ of Sit Ski Aerodynamics

March 2022

Adam Hall’s Virtual Reality

March 2022

Hot drink boosts athlete performance

February 2022

Video – Adam Hall: VR has been 'absolutely amazing'

February 2022

Video – Corey Peters and his ‘Ferrari of Sit Skis’

January 2022

Perfecting an Olympic run

January 2022

Wearable tech for wellbeing

January 2022

Video – Designing the optimal run for the Winter Olympic Games

January 2022

Nic Cavanagh on the Beijing build-up

January 2022

Ten athletes receive PM Scholarship Internship Pilot places

January 2022

Experience ‘the Run’!

April 2019

Tokyo 2020 and beyond

March 2019

Olivia McTaggart clears a new bar