WThe 2008 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse, near Feilding on 13 January 2008.
WAthletics New Zealand (ANZ) is the national governing body for athletics in New Zealand. This includes responsibility for Track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking.
WThe first Auckland Anniversary Regatta took place in 1840 and has grown to become one of the largest single day regattas and is the oldest sporting event in New Zealand. The number of boats entered in 2008 was 400 which when compared to the Sydney Australia Day Regatta entry of 120 gives an indication of the magnitude of this event. The size is particularly interesting when traditionally the prizes have just been the honour of winning. As a yachting event it pre-dates the more prestigious America's Cup by 11 years.
WThe New Zealand Castrol Six Hour Race was an endurance motorcycle race that was held for fifteen years at Manfeild, Palmerston North from 1974 to 1988. Many of New Zealand's top international riders competed at the Six Hour race; winners included Dave Hiscock, Neil Chivas, Graeme Crosby, Aaron Slight, and Ginger Molloy. The race was characterised by its exclusive use of unmodified standard production motorcycles and a running start where the racers had to run to their machines before they could start. There was special provisions that the machines were no older than 3 years old, which was a boon to the motorcycle industry in New Zealand at the time which saw a dramatic rise in the sale of Motorcycles after these events.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The team of 21 was New Zealand's largest to date and comprised 11 rowers, six athletes, three boxers, and one cyclist. The officials were manager Philip Rundle of Dunedin, boxing and athletic coach W. J. Heenan, and rowing coach Clarrie Healey.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Seven competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports. Late in the process, Arthur Porritt was appointed manager of the New Zealand team.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Seven competitors, six men and one woman, took part in eight events in five sports. New Zealand was one of 22 nations that did not win any medals.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Winter Olympic Games. The country was represented by its skiing team, captained by Sir Roy McKenzie, who was injured and did not compete.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. The country was represented by its Alpine skiing team of Bill Hunt, Cecelia Womersley, Patricia Prain, and Sam Chaffey. No medals were earned.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the nation's first delegation to the Paralympics. The team finished eighteenth in the medal table and won a total of 4 medals; 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
WNew Zealand had seven competitors at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. All took part in the Alpine Skiing events; the highest finish by a New Zealand competitor was 30th place by Anne Reid in the Ladies Slalom.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The country was represented by 2 athletes, Ross Ewington and Chris Womersley, both in the Alpine Skiing events. Womersley finished 41st, and Ewington 49th in Downhill. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Alan Ward the team Manager.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
WNew Zealand won 17 medals at the 1988 Summer Paralympics: 2 golds, 4 silver and 11 bronze medals.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
WNew Zealand won 1 medal at the 1988 Winter Paralympics: 0 golds, 1 silver and 0 bronze medals.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Annelise Coberger won the nation's first medal at the Winter Olympic Games in the women's slalom event.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
WNew Zealand won 6 medals at the 1994 Winter Paralympics: 3 golds, 0 silver and 3 bronze medals.
WNew Zealand sent a delegation to compete at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta.
WNew Zealand competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
WNew Zealand won 6 medals at the 1998 Winter Paralympics: 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals.
WNew Zealand competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
WNew Zealand participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
WNew Zealand competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with a team of 3 athletes competing in 2 sports.
WNew Zealand competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy held from 3 to 14 July 2019. The country won one gold medal and one bronze medal, both in athletics.
WParalympics New Zealand (PNZ) is the National Paralympic Committee in New Zealand for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the means by which New Zealand participates at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics.
WThe Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a New Zealand yacht club, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guises of New Zealand Challenge and Team New Zealand. It held the America's Cup from 1995 until 2003, becoming in 2000 the first non-American holder to successfully defend the trophy. After Team New Zealand's victory in the 2017 event, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are the current holders of the America's Cup.
WThe Rugby Channel was New Zealand's only channel dedicated to the national sport of rugby union. When live matches were not on, the channel screened classic games and documentaries relating to the sport. It was the only channel committed to showing all major matches in the widescreen 16:9 ratio popular with newer television sets, but from August 2008 Sky Sport changed to widescreen as well after My Sky HDi was launched. However, Rugby Channel viewers could exclusively watch the press conferences following major rugby matches, and could watch most major European rugby games as well.
WSt Clair Surf Life Saving Club is a surf lifesaving club based at St Clair in Dunedin, New Zealand. The club is the largest of the six clubs based in the Otago region, and is one of 71 clubs nationwide. Established in 1911, St Clair has a long tradition of upholding the safety for visitors to Saint Clair Beach.
WThe Skycity Stampede is a team in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. It is based in Queenstown, New Zealand and was founded in 2005. The team was known as the Southern Stampede until 2016, when Skycity became the sides title sponsor.
WThe Wheel Blacks are the national wheelchair rugby team of New Zealand. The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The 2006 Wheel Blacks were captained by Tim Johnson and coached by Grant Sharman. The Wheel Blacks name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.