Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū, Dsport, Tasman, Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Otago/Southland all had teams. The event, which was rescheduled from October due to Covid-19 restrictions, had 20 different sports on offer, including swimming, wheelchair basketball, netball, wheelchair rugby and athletics. The games provide an opportunity for athletes to compete, connect, build confidence and pursue further opportunities in sports. Alongside the sports was a Saturday festival including fun family activities, and on Anzac Day about 100 attendees joined a silent Anzac lap at dawn around the athletics track to honour fallen soldiers. Athletes were presented with medals and trophies to recognise their achievements.
“It went pretty good, jumping the PB in the long jump was quite surprising,” Nikau said. Bagging the overall champion award was also surprising, given the number of other strong competitors, he said.
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Nikau Peipi didn’t have much interest in athletics before his first Halberg Games in 2019. His debut Halberg Games was in 2019, although he nearly didn’t make it after he missed his flight out of Nelson, but his employer Wadsco Motor World owner Jared Morris stepped in and found another option. Nikau, who had never competed in para sports up until that point, managed to claim first place in the long jump, shot put and the 200-metre sprint in 2019, as well as second place in the 100m sprint.
Hawke s Bay athletes dominate at 2021 Halberg Games
26 Apr, 2021 11:49 PM
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Napier s Liv Fountain did the region proud at the Halberg Games. Photo / Andrew Cornaga
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sahiban Hyde
Hawke s Bay athletes shone at the 2021 Halberg Games, walking away with the Huddleston and Jennings Cup for Best Regional Team.
The Hawke s Bay team had 17 athletes registered for the game, from Friday to Sunday, which saw almost 200 athletes representing 13 regional teams.
Liv Fountain, 15, from Napier won the Invacare Moment of the Games Award for her perseverance in finishing the 100m race, and Halberg Youth Councillor Guy Harrison excelled in several sporting codes, winning him the swimming classified (male), table tennis senior division and nine-hole golf tournament awards.
“And I remember telling people ‘I’m going to be an Olympian’, because that was my dream.” A teacher at Rotorua Lakes High then asked if she’d like to run in a Para cross country race. “And I was like ‘What
is that?’” Terry recalls. She gave it a go – and won the national senior girls 2km Para title. “Then when I found out there were Paralympics, it was just incredible. It opened so many more doors for me. And I learned I wasn’t the only one out there.” Now 20, Terry isn’t just a talented Para athlete who excels in swimming, and won the archery title at the weekend’s Halberg Games in Auckland.
Young athletes impress with strength, speed and skill at Halberg Games
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Young athletes competed on the field in the Halberg Games over Anzac Weekend. Photo / Photoport
NZ Herald
By: Alex Robertson
Last weekend a record 195 young athletes from all over New Zealand competed in the Halberg Games at King s College in Auckland.
The three-day event, rescheduled from last October due to Covid restrictions, was a chance for contestants with a physical disability or visual impairment to compete in 20 different sports including swimming, wheelchair basketball and rugby, netball and athletics.
Young athletes competed on the track. Photo / Photosport