Wheelchair Basketball New Zealand

Classification in wheelchair basketball and almost all para sports is designed to create fairness in competition and allows everyone to take part on roughly equal terms. 🏀

With a resume longer than his wingspan, Maioro has been contributing as coach, player, WBNZ committee member, advocate, TV star, bridge to Te Ao Māori and in so many other areas on and off the court for over a quarter century. Ka rawe & ngā mihi nui ki ā koe Maioro.

26th New Zealand Wheelchair Basketball Season playing for Waikato Wheelchair Basketball Team!

2nd season coaching our Waikato Wheelchair Basketball Team!

LETS GO!

🥝 🏆 x 4 Awesome Foursome! So good to see .legerwalker & .goodman_ double the number of New Zealanders who have cut down the net in the final game of the top tier of US collegiate season! was #1 with Virginia in 2019 followed by with Alabama in 2023 and now Charlisse with UCLA and Oscar with Michigan in 2026. Congratulations to these four champions! Who’s next?

Who can play wheelchair basketball? In WBNZ tournaments and across NZ, everyone is very welcome to play, here is a guide for who can play their way along the many wheelchair basketball pathways that are available if you aim to play for NZ representative teams, the or overseas.

🏀😁❤️ We can’t wait for this great event this week in Auckland! The annual Games just keep getting better and we’re proud and honoured to be part of this awesome event. We hope to see you there! 🙌

Our first tournament of 2026 tips off in Tauranga as part of the May 23 & 24. Everyone is welcome to be part of the collective fun and enjoyment. Entry forms and registrations to come. Since 2019 have supported this multi sport event in Tauranga and Wheelchair Basketball has been there from the start. Everyone enters as individuals and are placed in teams for the tournament. It’s a great way to connect and play with and against people from outside your home region. Email [email protected]

⬆️ 📕Level Up your hoops knowledge of the Greatest Game on Wheels with knowing what’s the same and what’s different between standing basketball and the wheelchair game.

The first in a series of Wheelchair Basketball NZ profiles on the elected committee members who are getting things rolling behind the scenes, we have Tyler Belcher who you can catch or for PT info Why are you involved in WBNZ? I love the sport and it has given me some amazing opportunities. I love competing at the highest levels.
Thoughts about the upcoming season? I’m very excited about the upcoming season and to see what Canterbury can achieve this year.
What region do you represent? Canterbury
What is your role on the Committee?
Player representative for the Canterbury team
What do you do outside of wheelchair basketball?
Outside of wheelchair basketball I love to get out into the outdoors as well as catching up with friends.

Congrats to the Champs and to all six teams on a great season in Waikato!

Congratulations to Glass Box for taking out our 2026 Business House Social League!