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New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is an organisation commemorating New Zealand's greatest sporting triumphs. It was inaugurated as part of the New Zealand sesquicentenary celebrations in 1990. Some 160 members have been inducted into the hall of fame since its inception representing a wide variety of sports. Inductions are held regularly every second year.

Since 1999, it has been located in Dunedin, in the city's railway station building, where a museum is sited displaying mementos of New Zealand's sporting achievements. Prior to this time the Hall of Fame was based in Wellington.

Sports writer Joseph Romanos was the chief executive of the Hall of Fame from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 until shortly before his death in August 2023 the chief executive was sports writer Ron Palenski.

After September 2021 the museum could have to close or move to another city unless a new sponsor was found.[1]

Inductees

Individuals

The following individuals have been inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame:[2]

Teams

The following teams have been inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Death of a museum; disappointment over lack of support for sports Hall of Fame". Stuff. 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame inductees". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sports Hall of Fame founder now inducted himself!". RNZ News. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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