Parafed

March 20, 2018 This doesn’t look like your usual surfing, but who’s watching? Surfing with young people of different abilities was a different sight at Oakura Beach during an event run by Parafed Taranaki, Halberg Disability Sport Foundation and the Oakura Boardriders Club. Some were standing, some sitting, a ...

February 15, 2018  Riding a bicycle is a popular pastime that most people find a breeze. But have you ever wondered how you plant your bicycle pedals to the metal on busy streets if you can’t see? For New Plymouth’s Teena McEwen, who is legally blind, the answer is a bicycle made for two. “I’m sure lots of ...

January 26, 2018 Jack Brown’s main focus for competing in his first around the mountain cycle challenge is to beat his best mate. And he’ll be doing it on three wheels instead of two. Ben Hekenui’s focus for the race is to stay fit for wheelchair basketball which he represents New ...

May 21, 2017 A national wheelchair basketball player has called for more people with disabilities to join the sport. Taranaki’s sole New Zealand rep Ben Hekenui​ warmed up for the Oceania championships later in the year with a solid workout in the northern league tournament at New Plymouth on Saturday.Hekenui and his Mid ...

January 20, 2017 Taking part in a gruelling 160 kilometre cycle race around Mt Taranaki isn’t the biggest challenge three young cancer survivors have faced. Logan Salisbury, 13, Rory Gardiner, 14, and 23-year-old Olivia Madgwick will all be playing their part for the CanTeen Taranaki team taking part in the ...

  December 22, 2016 When Jack Brown lost the use of his legs in a car crash it was his ability to continue playing sport that helped him get through it mentally. Now the 19-year-old wants to help others with disabilities realise their potential and has just been selected for ...

July 26, 2016 In September, Stephen Hills will embark on the journey of a lifetime as he takes his spot at the Paralympic Games in Brazil.After the first of two training camps before the games, the New Plymouth cyclist had his goal for the event cemented in place.”I’m still aiming ...

April 28, 2016 Jack Brown has dreams of representing his country at the Paralympics but in what sport is still up in the air. Brown, who was confined to a wheelchair after a car crash in September, tried out several different disciplines at last week’s Halberg Junior Disability Games in Hamilton. He ...

May 13, 2015 Taranaki will make their first appearance at the national wheelchair basketball championships at the weekend after a layoff of more than 20 years. The Taranaki Rollers are aiming for a top-four finish in the second-tier of the championships in Wellington. Co-coach Jake Mills said the Otago ...