Sir Paul made an immeasurable contribution to Paralympic Sport in New Zealand. Sir Paul was a public advocate, media influencer and PNZ pat
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Sir Paul has been quoted as saying that seeing Paralympic Sport for the first time in the summer of 1980 in Holland changed his life. Read more about Sir Paul's involvement with PNZ under the "activity" section. Our deepest sympathies to Lady Holmes, his family and all those he touched throughout his amazing life.
Paralympics New Zealand is a charity and our overall vision is ‘Through Para sport, lives will be transformed’.
As a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), we are part of a worldwide social change movement, which uses the power of sport to positively influence community perceptions of disabled people and to promote a more diverse and inclusive society.
To do this, we support and celebrate the achievements of Para athletes at international and national competitions all year round. Every two years, we lead New Zealand Paralympic Teams to the Paralympic Games. We also work in the local community to advocate for sport to become more accessible for disabled people and to support the creation of more systems and programmes to enable participation in Para sport.
In loving memory of Sir Paul Holmes 5 February 2013
Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) farewells and celebrates Sir Paul Holmes. Sir Paul made an immeasurable contribution to Paralympic Sport in New Zealand. Sir Paul was a public advocate, media influencer and PNZ patron since 1996. Sir Paul has been quoted as saying that seeing Paralympic Sport for the first time in the summer of 1980 in Holland changed his life. That involvement continued in 1992 when he organized and presented a documentary at the Barcelona Paralympic Games. This was followed by another at the Atlanta Paralympic Games in 1996 and then Sydney 2000 saw the first regular TV coverage of a Paralympic Games by TVNZ. Sir Paul was the face of this coverage and presented a daily one hour show that reported each day of the Games. In addition Sir Paul was a constant champion for Paralympic Sport advocating and reaching so many. Sir Paul once again brought headlines for PNZ as he chose it as his charity of choice during his involvement in Dancing with the Stars. The absolute passion and media presence Sir Paul gave Paralympic sport elevated its profile New Zealand and changed it forever. Paralympics New Zealand will greatly miss our champion in Sir Paul Holmes and our deepest sympathies are with his family and all those he touched in his life.
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