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In a sport where every hundredth of a second counts, Corey Peters’ pursuit of glory at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games has been boosted by the support of the High Performance Sport NZ Innovation team and in-house Goldmine programme.

Tom Walsh has confirmed his place on the top of the shot putting world after retaining his World Indoor Championships title with a masterclass at the 2018 Indoor Championships in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZ time).

Eliza McCartney has finished just outside the medals in the pole vault at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, pushed out of the bronze medal position with a last-gasp effort by Greek athlete Katerina Stefanidi.

Following on from New Zealand’s spectacular showing at the Olympic Winter Games, three more New Zealand athletes are ready to take to the slopes in South Korea. This time hunting kiwi medals in Para Alpine skiing and Para snowboarding at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games from 9 - 18 March.

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) today reconfirmed the $35 million core investment programme for 2018 announced last December as the organisation re-set for Tokyo 2020.

The Board of High Performance Sport NZ (HPSNZ) has appointed Michael Scott as its next Chief Executive. He replaces Alex Baumann, who departed HPSNZ last week after nearly six years at the helm.

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) today announced a $35 million core investment programme for 2017.

New Zealand athletes made history at the Rio Olympic Games winning 18 medals, a 38% increase on London 2012 and four above the Olympic target.

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has confirmed its 2016 investments into sports, as they enter the final run into the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games.