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From social isolation to
representing New Zealand
Eight years ago, Nathan
Winkelman was stuck
in a rut, spending most
of his time playing
PlayStation in his
room. Now he is one
of the country’s top
intellectually disabled
athletes. Kees Chalmers
reports
DIRECTIONLESS, with no
social life and little prospects.
That was Nathan Winkelman in
2016. But the Special Olympics
has turned his life around.
Winkelman, 34, suffers from
global development delays along
with dyspraxia, a neurological
disorder that affects his coordination
and basic motor skills.
Even everyday activities like
shaving and brushing his teeth
pose challenges.
His mother, Corina
Winkelman, heard about the
Special Olympics and convinced
him to drop the controller and
pick up a basketball.
Then, while at a fundraising
event, his 198cm frame caught
the eye of a basketball coach, who
invited him to a training session.
Winkelman instantly set his
sights on representing New
Zealand at the Special Olympics
World Games, and last year
realised that dream by competing
in Berlin for three-on-three
basketball.
“It was an amazing
opportunity; it was always my
dream to represent New Zealand
when I joined the Special
Olympics, but I never expected
to get picked or anything,” he
said.
The team finished fourth in
their division, following a
nail-biting plate final where
the Kiwis were up with less
than a minute to go, but fell short
in the dying moments of the
game.
His focus is now on the Special
Olympics’ national summer
games, which will be held in
Christchurch next December –
the first time since 2005.
Covid-19 gave the Special
Olympics a tumultuous few
years, forcing a delay to its most
recent national summer games in
Hamilton in 2022, and resulting
in much lower numbers than
previous events.
• Turn to page 6
PHOTO:
KEES
CHALMERS
FOCUS: Nathan Winkelman training with the New Zealand Special Olympics team at
Cowles Stadium in September. Inset – Holidaying with mum Corina in Bavaria, Germany,
after the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. The pair went to Garmisch-Partenkirchen
and saw the ski jump from the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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Thursday November 7 2024 3
Tuatara comes to school
• By Isabella Adams
“WOW” – that was the
reaction from Mt Pleasant
School Te Kura o Paeraki
pupils when they had a
surprise visit from New
Zealand’s largest reptile.
The tuatara visit was part
of an education scheme
set up by the New Zealand
Conservation Trust.
The pupils were under the
impression they were learning
about endangered species
using taxidermied objects, but
were then surprised to see the
real life tuatara.
Eve McLeod, 6, loved seeing
the “real tuatara” and learned
they have spines along their
back to scare away other
animals.
Ollie Myall, 5, said his
favourite thing about the
tuatara was how it can
defend itself by puffing up its
back.
Trust resource
and education
co-ordinator Jan
Hellyer (left) has
been touring
Canterbury
with her
“travelling
tuatara” since
2005. She explained the impact
introduced animals, such as
rats, mice, stoats and ferrets,
have on New Zealand’s native
wildlife. Hellyer said the
SURPRISE: Archie Kelleher, Eve McLeod, Ollie Myall and Evelyn Sabitov enjoyed
learning about tuatara at their surprise session.
sessions are important to build
on the existing conservation
and environment lessons
taught at school. “If I ask kids:
‘Do you know what the word
extinct means?’ They just
about all say yes.
“So there definitely is an
understanding of the words,
whether they know that that
‘cute’ hedgehog is actually
going to eat the lizards and
skinks and the baby birds in
your garden.
“It is important to convey
the message of how important
it is to protect the kiwi as well
as any of our native species . . .
and making sure that we have
these iconic species around
forever.”
Archie Kelleher, 6, said
Hellyer showed the class her
“stuffed kiwis”. Evelyn Sabitov,
5, said she learned mother
kiwis go leave their eggs to
find food.
Willowbank Wildlife
Reserve provides Hellyer
with the tuatara. Her sessions
are aimed at pre-school and
primary school children, but
Hellyer also tours high schools
and retirement villages.
She said there is always
one question she gets asked
that she never knows how to
answer.
“The tricky one always is:
‘How does the egg hatch?’
“I never really know how
to answer that. Sometimes
with the older students, the
questions are really specific
to what they are learning or
needing to know.
“The little ones, it’s kind of
all over the place with their
questions. It just depends
on the classroom and what
questions they ask.”
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Future looks bright for young
Canterbury’s finest
young athletes were
recognised for their
achievements at the
Zonta secondary
schools sports
awards last week.
Sam Coughlan reports
MOST VALUED
CONTRIBUTION
TO A TEAM
Winner - Ashley McLean
(Rolleston College, football)
As Rolleston College first XI
player/coach, McLean has been
helping to organise trials and
trainings and passing on her
experience playing at a high
national and regional level.
She developed a positive
culture with the young team,
mainly in years 9 -11, by
mentoring them on and off the
field, supporting the players
around her, elevating their skill
levels and enabling them to
shine.
CONTRIBUTION TO
SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Girls’ winner - Emily Price
(Avonside Girls’
High School,
athletics)
Price has been
the school’s senior
athletic champion
for the past two
FAST: Harry Galvan was named Canterbury junior male
rower of the year.
years, but her role as an official
sets her apart from others.
She officiates the weekly
club competition and all
championship events held in
Canterbury – from regional
school competitions to national
secondary schools and masters
championships. She also officiates
international events such as
the International Track Meet.
Boys’ winner -
Baxter Robinson-
Kennard (Papanui
High School,
touch, rugby)
Robinson-
Kennard referees
both touch and rugby and
has huge potential in both
codes. He has overseen touch
games at regional and national
tournaments. As a qualified
level 3 referee, he is eligible to
be appointed to international
games. He is currently the third
ranked youth touch referee
in New Zealand. He is also in
the Canterbury rugby referees
academy and representative
squads.
MOST OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
WITH A DISABILITY
Individual winner - Gaby
Smith (Rangi Ruru Girls’
School, swimming)
Smith is a
talented para
swimmer who
competes in the
S10 grade for
freestyle and
medley and the S9
breaststroke grade.
She is the current holder of
numerous New Zealand records
in her categories.
Smith’s focus this year was on
the international and Oceania
swimming championships and
represnting New Zealand at the
Paralympics in Paris.
Team winner - Papanui High
School cross country team
Josh Rae, Lee West and
Lachlan Oakes had a stellar
season, winning the threeperson
para team event at the
Canterbury secondary schools’
road race and cross country
championships. The team went
on to compete in the national
secondary schools cross country
championships.
MOST OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN
ONE SPORT
Girls’ winner - Gaby Smith
(Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, para
swimming)
Smith broke national records
in the 200m breaststroke and
400m freestyle this year.
In the build-up to the
Paralympics, she successfully
competed in a number of
Oceania and international
swimming events. At the
Paralympics, Smith made
the finals of both the 100m
breaststroke and 200m
individual medley, where she
finished seventh and eighth
respectively.
Boys’ winner - Harry Galvan
(Christchurch Boys’ High
School, rowing)
Galvan is the CBHS rowing
captain and was named
Canterbury junior male rower
of the year. He races in the
pairs, fours and eights, and
was selected to represent New
Zealand in the eights at the
under-19 world championships
in Canada, finishing fourth in
the final.
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Zonta award-winning athletes
MOST OUTSTANDING
TEAM
Girls’ winner - Christchurch
Girls’ High School rowing eight
The team started with a win in
the South Island championships.
Some members were also part of
teams that finished third in the
fours and second in the coxless
pair. They made history for the
school at the Maadi Cup winning
the national title in their event.
Boys’ winner - Christ’s
College basketball
Christ’s College were
undefeated in the 2024
Thompson Trophy and went
on to finish second at the South
Island championships.
At the national championships
they were undefeated, beating
Napier Boys’ High School 91-88
in a thrilling final to claim the
title.
Mixed winner - Darfield High
School mounted games pair,
equestrian
Dustin Rowlands and Sam
Partington competed at the
World Mounted Games in
Europe after being selected
to represent the New Zealand
under-18s.
Riding borrowed horses, they
finished fifth in the under-18
team championship in Arezzo,
Italy, and also competed
individually in Cavaglia, Italy,
and as a team in Normandy,
France.
180 w x 130 h
BEST ALL ROUND
SPORTSPERSON
Girls’ winner - Evie Leeson
(St Margaret’s College, netball,
basketball, rowing)
Leeson was part of the St
Margaret’s team who won the
Christchurch Netball Centre
premier grade title. The team
also took out the South Island
secondary schools tournament,
where Leeson was named in the
team of the tournament.
Leeson won bronze at
the South Island rowing
championships and silver at the
nationals. On the basketball
court she helped Canterbury win
DEFENCE:
Evie Leeson
(red) helped
St Margaret’s
College claim
the premier
grade title.
PHOTO: BR
PHOTOS
TALENTED:
Finn McLeod
playing for
the CBHS
first XV.
PHOTO:
DARRYN
FINDLAY
the under-20 national title and
was selected for the under-18 Tall
Ferns sqaud.
Boys’ winner - Finn McLeod
(Christchurch Boys’ High
School, rugby and athletics)
McLeod is CBHS’s discus
champion. He also won the
national secondary schools
championships title.
He was also part of the school’s
first XV, playing an influential
part in their run to the final.
He also made the Crusaders’
under-18 side.
MOST INNOVATIVE
SCHOOL SPORT OR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PROGRAMME
Winner - Mairehau High
School’s Active Wāhine
programme
This initiative was designed to
help young female athletes.
The programme involved
a group of 10 year 9 students
who previously faced barriers
to participating in weekly
sport such as social pressures,
confidence issues, anxiety and
fear of failure.
Mairehau High tailored the
programme to resonate with
them. Among the highlights was
the introduction of boxing.
The initiative not only
improved their fitness but also
created a sense of belonging for
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Thursday November 7 2024
Competitive sport a life-changer for
intellectually disabled athlete
• From page 1
Next year, the summer games
are set to be back at their best.
More than 1300 athletes are
expected to compete across 42
clubs in 11 different sports, up
from around 900 in 2022.
Said Special
Olympics NZ
events director
Liz Fitzgerald:
“This last 12
months has just
been working
through the programme
of activity
that we need
to have lined up,
Liz
Fitzgerald
so when we get to the year of the
event, we’re all ready to go.”
It includes organising accommodation,
venues and core
suppliers.
The NSG’s funding comes
from grants, and negotiations
are under way with sponsors to
help bring the attendance fee
down, but athletes, coaches and
managers will still have to pay a
hefty sum.
Fees have not been finalised
but are expected to range between
$550-$750, plus an extra
$400-$600 to live in the athletes
village at Canterbury University.
The city council also provided
funding to help secure the event
RECOGNISED: Nathan Winkelman with the New Zealand Special Olympics basketball
three-on-three team in Berlin.
for the city.
City council sports promotions
and events advisor Brooke Jones
said the new facilities – including
the Parakiore Recreation Centre,
set to open next year – will allow
athletes to compete “in world
class venues”.
The Special Olympics has
worked with Canterbury University
on accommodating the
athletes and making the costs as
manageable as possible.
“Our buyers aren’t looking to
make a lot of money off us,” said
Fitzgerald.
“They’re looking to deliver an
event for people who need some
help in their lives.”
Equally as critical are the
thousands of coaches and volunteers,
said Special Olympics NZ
South Island sports co-ordinator,
Paula Winsor.
“It just wouldn’t happen without
them.”
For Winkelman, the physical
obstacles walk hand in hand
with the social challenges, with
limited work and sporting opportunities
when he was growing
up.
“People don’t want to hire
someone with a disability because
they think, well, we can get
a capable person to do that job,”
he said.
For the past 11 years, Winkelman
has worked as a small goods
meat packer at Moot’s Meat
Market in Riccarton.
Corina said finding employment
can be the biggest challenge
for intellectually disabled
people.
She expressed
frustration with
the system and
support networks
generally.
“We haven’t
found any magic
pill that’s fixed
it all.”
Al Robson
Special Olympics chairperson
and basketball coach Al Robson
said it will be important to build
on the momentum the Christchurch
games will create, to ensure
there are more opportunities for
disabled athletes.
One way was to establish
integrated programmes with
mainstream sports clubs.
Work was also being done in
schools to give opportunities to
pupils who were being left out
of sporting activities because of
their disability.
Because Winkelman has
recently competed at the world
games, he will be unable to compete
at the next one in 2027 to
give other athletes a go. He will
be available for selection again
in 2031.
But, his motivation goes beyond
a specific goal or even the
game itself.
“These Olympics have given
me the opportunity to build
friendships and have a social life,
instead of just sitting at home
doing nothing.
“I want to keep playing ‘til I
can’t play anymore.”
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4. Month (9)
5. Wide (5)
6. Inexpensive (colloq) (4,5)
7. US state (5)
8. Welcomed (7)
14. Scenery (9)
16. Gad about (9)
17. Contrasting (9)
18. Bland (7)
20. Eternal (7)
22. Deserves (5)
23. Move (5)
24. Genre of film and writing (3-2)
Crossword
Across: 1. Fastens, 5.
Budding, 9. Torso, 10.
Procreate, 11. On the mend,
12. Clout, 13. Skill, 15.
Big-headed, 18. In general,
19. Pasta, 21. Seeps, 23.
Shipshape, 25. Per capita,
26. Image, 27. Dessert, 28.
Triceps.
Down: 1. Fatuous, 2.
Sure thing, 3. Elope, 4.
September, 5. Broad, 6.
Dirt cheap, 7. Idaho, 8.
Greeted, 14. Landscape,
16. Gallivant, 17. Disparate,
18. Insipid, 20. Ageless, 22.
Earns, 23. Shift, 24. Sci-fi.
WordBuilder
ale, aloe, are, arm, ear, earl,
elm, era, lam, lame, lea,
loam, lore, male, mar, mare,
marl, meal, moa, molar,
mole, moral, MORALE,
more, morel, oar, oral, ore,
rale, ram, real, realm, ream,
roam, roe, role.
Sudoku
DECODER
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
which letters are represented by the other numbers.
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