Boccia New Zealand

🎉Life Membership Announcement🎉

We are EXCITED to announce Boccia New Zealand's newest Life Members.
Congratulations to Greig Jackson and Gabrielle Heaslip who were awarded Life Membership during the 2026 AGM.
The Boccia New Zealand Life Membership Award recognises an individual who has made a significant contribution to the sport of boccia that has enhanced the sport at a local level, regionally, nationally and / or internationally.

Summary of Service:

Greig Jackson
• 25-year national boccia career, representing Manawatu and Canterbury
•15+ National Championships gold medals across Individual and Pairs (BC3)
• New Zealand Paralympian #146
• 2 x Paralympic Games
-Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 (4th in BC3 Pairs in Athens)
• 3 x World Championships
-Póvoa De Varzim 2002, Rio de Janeiro 2006, Beijing 2014
• 2 x World Cups
-Christchurch 2003, Vancouver 2007 (4th in BC3 individuals)
• Boccia New Zealand Representative #9
• Won NZ’s first ever individual medal (Bronze) at a World Boccia event (2018)
• Most capped NZ boccia player (104*) - competed in 15 international events.

Gabrielle Heaslip
• Large contribution to the South Auckland Boccia Association (SABA) in the early 2000s
• Former committee member and President of the Boccia Association of New Zealand
• Call room attendant at numerous New Zealand boccia events in the early 2000s
• Support staff for the New Zealand boccia team;
-2x Asia Oceania Regional Championships (2005 & 2009)
-1 x Boccia World Championships (2006)
-1x Boccia World Cup (2007)
• Sports assistants to Boccia New Zealand and Paralympic representatives, Paul Munckhof (BC1) and Mandy Slade (BC3)

Entries for the 2026 New Zealand National Boccia Championship are now open. You can enter online using this form;
https://forms.gle/JoL1iTEUHSAuGbhv6
Entries close Friday 4th September.
PLEASE NOTE; this event is open to BC1/2/3/4/5, plus New Zealand BC6 players.

BC7 player involvement is currently being reviewed and a decision on this will be made by July 13th. You can have your say here; https://massey.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77msH93ymMJ9klU

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or direct message Boccia New Zealand.

We'd love some feedback! Below are links to two very short surveys. One for people who play our great sport and one for people who coach/support others in playing. Please complete by Friday, June 26 to go in to the draw for one of three $50 Prezzy cards!

Player survey; https://forms.gle/T2FZv1E7cfCvgonDA

Coach / Activator; https://forms.gle/YVFroWpHg59URVs98

Parafed Northland
Disability Sport Auckland
Parafed Waikato
Parafed Bay of Plenty
Parafed Gisborne, Tairawhiti
Disability Sport and Recreation Hawkes Bay
ParaFed Taranaki
Parafed Manawatu
Dsport
Sport Tasman
ParaFed Canterbury
ParaFed Otago

NZ Boccia Representative #9, New Zealand Paralympian #146, Greig Jackson and Tyler showing off our awesome sport in Palmerston North.

23 days left to enter. Get registered today!

Entries for the 2026 Christchurch Regional Boccia Championship are now open. You can enter online using this form;
https://forms.gle/wsGDXc58UiXRxVaRA
Entries close Friday 26 June
ParaFed Canterbury
ParaFed Otago
Sport Tasman
Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand
NZ Spinal Trust

🔔 Annual General Meeting Reminder🔔
WHEN: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
TIME: 19:00
WHERE: Online (virtually) via Microsoft Teams

If you have not already received the meeting link and AGM documents and would like these sent through, please email [email protected]

We look forward to connecting with members and the wider boccia community.

A big congratulations to the medalists at the Tauranga Regional Boccia Championships from the weekend.

BC2/4/5/6/7 combined
1st: Vishal Chandra (BC2) Waikato
2nd: Karen Callander (BC7) Waikato
3rd: Maurice Toon (BC2) Waikato

BC3
1st: Troy Robertson, Northland
2nd: Greig Jackson, Manawatu
3rd: Georjah Cooper, Auckland

You can review the action from the following links;
Saturday; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHs9U24fERw
Sunday; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHs9U24fERw

Parafed Bay of Plenty

Live local boccia this weekend! You can watch athletes from around New Zealand battle it out from 9:30am on Saturday morning at the 2026 Tauranga Regional Boccia Championships. The draw and results for all the grades can be accessed online from the following links;
Throwing grades, BC2/4/5/6/7 - www.score7.io/tournaments/26tngabc24567
Ramp grade, BC3 - www.score7.io/tournaments/26tngabc3
The live stream court is court #2.

Onehunga Boccia Club Inc. - great to see so many people enjoying the great sport of boccia!

🔔 Annual General Meeting Reminder🔔
WHEN: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
TIME: 19:00
WHERE: Online (virtually) via Microsoft Teams

Please register for the AGM using the link to ensure you receive the meeting link which will be circulated on Wednesday 27th May 2026 - https://forms.gle/n5EnBpwLnsEmsrYW8