HISTORY of 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND WINTER GAMES

The 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games is unique in the world of winter sports. The concept was an initiative of Sir Eion Edgar.

First held in 2009, the Winter Games NZ is an elite, international winter sports competition, owned and run by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust with the support of the New Zealand Government, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and SPARC.

The second Winter Games NZ was held in August 2011.

The Games were established to provide elite winter sports athletes with the opportunity to push the boundaries without the pressure to produce the perfect performance as in the Winter Olympics or the Winter X Games. It provides the ultimate testing ground where the athletes can experiment and explore their limits against world class competition.

Our Vision:

                     To be recognised internationally as one of the world's premiere snow sports events

OBJECTIVES FOR WINTER GAMES NZ

  1. Be recognised within New Zealand as the country's premier sports event.
  2. Be recognised internationally as one of the top three multi winter sports events in the world outside the Winter Olympics.
  3. Be recognised internationally as a ‘must do event' attracting 6 out of the world's top 10 ranked athletes in each discipline of every sport.
  4. Be financially successful and able to provide grants to assist New Zealand athletes.
  5. Have full community (and New Zealand) buy in with 75% of New Zealanders believing that the Games has a very positive effect on New Zealanders.
  6. Be assisting New Zealand athletes to regularly win medals in winter sports on the world stage
  7. Attract significant international media exposure and perceived by the national and international media as a must attend event.
  8. Internationally recognised and acclaimed for its showcasing of the Southern Lakes region.
  9. Be a world leader in having adaptive athletes competing alongside able-bodied athletes.
  10. Provide a major economic benefit for Otago and New Zealand on an annual basis.

 

Winter Games NZ 2011 Event report

 

Air Born Super G

 

2012 AND 2013 PROGRAMME


2012 is the build up year for the 2013 Winter Games NZ and will include two FIS World Cups in snowboard halfpipe and freeski halfpipe, an adventure film festival and the Meltdown Concert.

 

Winter Games NZ will take place every second year and the 2013 programme will be announced in July 2012.

 

 

Cross Country Group

 

EMAIL: information@wintergamesnz.com TEL: +64-3-443-2258

 

CONTACTS FOR 2011 100% NEW ZEALAND WINTER GAMES

Chairman: Sir Eion Edgar, Email: eion.edgar@forbar.co.nz

Chief Executive: Arthur Klap, Email: arthur@wintergamesnz.com

Sports Manager: Mags Helles, Email: mags@wintergamesnz.com

Logistics & Services Manager: Jane Todd, Email: jane@wintergamesnz.com

Media Manager: Victoria Murray-Orr, Email: victoria@wintergamesnz.com

Festival Manager: Malcolm Blakey, Email: malcolm@wintergamesnz.com

Volunteers Manager: Anna Hiatt, Email: volunteers@wintergamesnz.com