07/09/2026
⚽🇳🇿 New Zealand Powerchair Football Club Champs is back this week!
So great to have a local team representing our region of the Central Powerchair Football Club and Sam Parafed Manawatu member playing in this team!
They got off to a fantastic start with a 5–1 win over Dunedin PFC! 🙌🔥 A massive good luck to the team for a big day 2, with 3 games today against Auckland FC and 2 local Waikato teams! 💪
If you want to follow along with the tournament results and see how the team is getting on, check out the updates on New Zealand Powerchair Football page!
06/09/2026
Saturday saw our first session of Shooting and the final different activity for Beyond Barriers 2026! 🔫🎯
What a first session it was! Great to have 5 Parafed Manawatu families attend, with 11 shooters giving it a go and what an awesome effort from everyone! 🙌
A huge thank you to the amazing team for creating such an accommodating, welcoming, and inclusive space for everyone to participate with range of different guns!
Bring on our 2nd and final session this Saturday between 10:00am–1:00pm! Look forward to another great session!
31/08/2026
Beyond Barriers 2026 - Session 6: Archery!
After a successful three weeks of boxing thanks to Empowerment and Potential we’ve moved into our next activity.
What a fantastic first session it was on Sunday with Manawatū Archery Club! Seven Parafed Manawatu members, along with siblings and parents, jumped in and gave archery a go. 🎯 Heaps of great shots from everyone and even saw some 10’s which was great to watch!
A massive thank you to all the amazing volunteers and to Manawatu Archery Club for hosting such a great first session. Your support truly made for a enjoyable first outing for all of our members!
We’re back again this Sunday, 10am- 12pm, for our second and final archery session.
It would be fantastic to see another great turnout this weekend! 🏹💪
20/08/2026
Wheelchair Basketball New Zealand National League 2 2026! 🏀🦽
Come on down and support our local teams this weekend, August 22–23, as we host, alongside Basketball Manawatū, the latest round of the National League. This is shaping up to be an exciting weekend of Wheelchair Basketball with 12 teams participating from all around the country!
Manawatū has two teams competing in the Championship, with Central & Northern Sparks in Division 1 and the Manawatū team in Division 2! 🔥With the draw attached below!
It’s fantastic to have so many of our Parafed Manawatu members representing the region across the Championship:
🏀 Division 1: Luke, Rawiri & Jack
🏀 Division 2: Marion, Jackson, Tamahae, Ibby & Cayden
Bring on a great weekend of games and an awesome chance to watch the best players in the country!
18/08/2026
Parafed Manawatu Ski Trip 2026 🎿
What an absolute blast we had on Saturday and what a day out with the team! 🙌
This year we had six skiers hit the slopes, and the smaller group gave everyone an opportunity for heaps of goes, building confidence, and really make the most of the mountain in some pretty stunning condtions !🗻☀️
A massive thank you to the Josh and Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu team of coaches for providing such a fantastic day. It was also a great bonus to have Halberg Foundation advisers Max and Lawrence there to support us throughout the day also!
And this is only the beginning! 🔥
The 2026 Whakapapa Adaptive Ski Festival is coming up from 11–13 September, with limited spots available!
If you're interested, make sure you sign up ASAP you can sign up using the link below!
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whakapapa.com%2Fadaptive-festival%3Ffbclid%3DIwcGRvZgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80Mzc2MjYzMTY5NzM3ODgAAR7D2J5kgqz3Rjd1b_C00NMZwTMmWPn3AzdW8Pt28B3YegyFod_lr0dLYJsFTQ_aem_WGNqM9tYR16J0xCweceyyg&h=AUBRV-nUY1npkG3e1dar-PdDaf4XE3bQSRBSTReqmeyNNyenR1jiGBgGOzJ2td-UUAIR9i9Dz7FJxl_r0aGbaai-O5Yx7O33gKEYf1YClc0UA1r17jDSAMsFXh9_JZY&s=1
Look forward to bringing back the crew in 2027! ☃️❄️
08/08/2026
🏃♂️🏅 WEEK 2 - BEYOND BARRIERS 2026 ATHLETICS
It was great to be back at the track on Monday for our second session with Vanessa. We were lucky with the weather, and what a session it was!
This week we focused on javelin and sprints, a great way to finish off the athletics part of our programme. It’s been awesome seeing everyone getting involved, having fun plus building confidence while improving their throwing and sprinting skills! 💪🔥
A huge thank you to Athletics New Zealand
for supporting our sessions.
The athletics has been such a success that Parafed Manawatu are excited to offer two more sessions in September, with a focus on sprints and fitness.
📅 Monday 14th September
📅 Monday 21st September
⏰ 4–5pm
More information coming closer to the time!
🥊 SESSION 3 – BOXING IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY!
We kick off tomorrow at 1pm at Empowerment and Potential! We’re looking forward to tomorrow!
08/08/2026