Boccia New Zealand

04/10/2026

Get involved, wear green and show your support!

💚🎉 We’re super excited to be kicking off Be Green & Be Seen today! 💚🎉

It’s October 1 which means we’re shining a green spotlight on Cerebral Palsy - Hōkai Nukurangi and the Kiwis who live with the condition for the entire month!
There’s plenty of ways for you to get involved, raise awareness, and raise funds this October!

✅ Share your story as part of This is Cerebral Palsy and go in the draw to win a $50 Z Energy voucher
✅ Send us a photo of your Be Green & Be Seen support and go in the draw to win a $50 Z Energy voucher
✅ Get your workplace involved by hosting a green-themed morning tea or raffle off the bosses parking space for a week!
✅ Encourage your Early Childhood Centre or school to enter one of our competitions – they could win a $250 voucher for Creative Classrooms or a visit from Paralympian Danielle Aitchison!
✅ Use our resources to inform and inspire those around you
✅ Share our Givealittle page and encourage your whānau and friends to donate - www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/be-green-and-be-seen-2026
✅ Share, like or comment on our social media posts
✅ Invite your whānau or friends over for a green-themed morning tea.

All the info about how you can get involved is here: www.tinyurl.com/4fuzzzs4

We can’t wait to see how you get involved this October! 💚

29/09/2026

Congratulations to all those that competed in the 30th version of the Boccia New Zealand National Championships. Here are the top three results for each of the grades. You can relive the action on our YouTube channel and full results are available on our website.

26/09/2026

PAIRS & TEAMS MEDALLISTS!
Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in the Pairs and Teams competitions at the 2026 NZ National Boccia Championships

BC6/7 Pairs
🥇Arthur Murfitt + Karen Callendar (Waikato)
🥈 Connor Fa’asega (Otago) + Lilian Exton (Canterbury)
🥉 Jeffrey Kerr + Matthew Henderson (Wellington)

BC3 Pairs
🥇Georjah Cooper (Auckland) + Greig Jackson (Manawatu)
🥈 Max Wymer (Auckland) + Troy Robertson (Northland)

BC1/2/4/5 Teams
🥇Colin Frude (Wellington) + Vishal Chandra (Waikato) + Matthew Whiting (Canterbury)
🥈 Maurice Toon (Waikato) + Rossey Stevenson (Auckland) + Cassie Brown (Australia)
🥉 Maxine Morgan (Auckland) + Andrew Shea (Auckland) + Chloe Sturt (Canterbury)

More to come from the championships

23/09/2026

Catch the 2026 New Zealand National Boccia Championships from tomorrow, live from Auckland on our the Boccia New Zealand YouTube channel;
1st round of Teams and Pairs games is at 1pm, Thursday 24 September. The livestream will showcase court #2 with boccia athletes from around New Zealand.
Paralympics New Zealand
Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand

23/09/2026

Come along to Pulman Arena and see some of New Zealand’s top boccia athletes in action!

24-27 September
📍 Pulman Arena, Takanini, Auckland

Can’t make it in person? The championships will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel

22/09/2026

📣 Calling all Para sport curious South Islanders! Players, coaches, umpires, referees, officials, classifiers and families! 🙌🏽
🏀🏐🎯Three Para sports. Two great days. One awesome event. A must for Canterbury locals and worth travelling to Christchurch for South Island whānau!
Join us in Christchurch on
🗓️ 7–8 Nov 2026 at
📍 Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre, central Christchurch
🤩 Get involved with the boccia, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby community as a new player, coach, official or classifier. Meet and learn from Paralympians and some of the the best in NZ.
🎓 Find out what para sport is all about and get connected to 3 of NZ’s biggest and most popular para sports. Player pathways, the benefits of being involved and where para sport can take you will all be covered in on-court action and off-court sessions.
💥 Fun. Enjoyment. Learning. Confidence. Connection.
❤️ Bring your whānau and support crew, everyone’s welcome!
🚗 Coming from out of town? A travel subsidy is available to help with your trip.
Scan the QR code to register;

21/09/2026

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Greig David Jackson

Meet Greig, one of the athletes taking to the court at this year’s Boccia New Zealand Championships, happening from 24–27 September at Pulman Arena.

See the athletes in action as they compete this week!

20/09/2026

Updated numbers for the three New Zealanders at the 2026 Pilsen World Boccia Challenger.

20/09/2026

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Vishal Chandra

Meet Vishal, one of the athletes taking to the court at this year’s Boccia New Zealand Championships, happening from 24–27 September at Pulman Arena.

Keep an eye out as we introduce even more of the athletes competing this year!

20/09/2026

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Max Wymer

Meet Max, one of the athletes taking to the court at this year’s Boccia New Zealand Championships, happening from 24–27 September at Pulman Arena.

Keep an eye out as we introduce even more of the athletes competing this year!