ParaFed Canterbury

13/09/2026

Congratulations to everyone involved in the ParaFed Canterbury Table Tennis Tournament held at the Table Tennis Canterbury Stadium yesterday.

A total of 12 players competed (8 wheelchair, 4 standing). There were some great games played across the day.

A huge thank you to Aarya and Helen for running a great tournament. Thank you also to the volunteers and supporters for helping during the day.

Singles - Standing
1 Ollie Smith
2 Will Clement
3 Dominic Wright

Singles - Wheelchair
1 Tim Johnson
2 John Marrable (Otago)
3 Robin Tinga

Table Tennis New Zealand

11/09/2026

Today (12th September) marks 20 years since the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships was held in Christchurch. The event was hosted entirely by ParaFed Canterbury and was the 4th edition of the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships.

The competition was held at the Wolfbrook Arena (known then as Westpac Trust Arena) and was attended by the 12 best wheelchair rugby teams in the world. This included the New Zealand ‘Wheel Blacks’, who were hot off their gold medal winning performance from the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

After 5 days of incredible action, the final was played between the USA and New Zealand in front of 5000 ‘paying’ spectators. This was the first time that people paid to watch wheelchair rugby in this country. The final was also broadcast live on Sky TV. The USA defeated New Zealand 34-30, with Canada placing 3rd.

ParaFed Canterbury was acknowledged for their achievements of hosting the event by winning the Sport Canterbury Award for the Best International Sporting Event for 2006.

11/09/2026

Here is an update from Day 3 of the Pilsen World Boccia Challenger.

11/09/2026

Congratulations to Brooke Anderson, McKenzie Drage, Ruby Stace, Isabella Thurlow and Jack Bugler who have been selected in the New Zealand Para Swimming National Development Squad.

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Announcement of the Swimming NZ 2026/27 Para Swimming National Development Squad

11/09/2026

Here is an update from Day 2 of the Pilsen World Boccia Challenger

10/09/2026

All the best of our adopted wheelchair basketball superstar, Fermin Wingerter and the Argentina team, who are competing at the IWBF World Championships in Ottawa, Canada.

For the tournament website visit https://ottawa2026.ca/
To watch games visit www.youtube.com/

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10/09/2026

Here is an update from Day 1 of the Pilsen World Boccia Challenger.

08/09/2026

All the best to Boccia New Zealand team of Hamish Cleary, Matt Whiting and Chloe Sturt who are competing at the Pilsen World Boccia Challenger in the Czech Republic this week.

08/09/2026

Our 8th annual ParaFed Canterbury Swim Meet was held at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston over the weekend. It was another great event, with everyone enjoying the friendly, relaxed, but competitive environment.

A huge thank you to Swimming Canterbury West Coast for once again delivering a fantastic competition. Thank you also to all the volunteers for helping with the timekeeping.

Photo credit: Event Team Photography

07/09/2026

Our latest Academy Seminar was a session by Physiotherapist Louise Thayer on Injury Prevention "Building Resilient Athletes".

Last night's session was one of the best yet and included lots of practical examples that the athletes, coaches, officials and parents could take away with them.

Thank you to Louise for a great session and thank you also to Sport Canterbury for allowing us to use the facility at the Parakiore Recreation & Sports Centre.

Our Academy is proudly supported by The Freemasons Charity and Montreux Furniture.

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