We love Waipā
Waipā is the Home of Champions!
With the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics just around the corner, now is the time for us to prove we're champion supporters too!
- Paris Olympics: 26 July - 11 August
- Paris Paralympics: 28 August - 8 September
We're making a community video full of aroha and good luck vibes for our Waipā Home of Champions based athletes, but we need your help!
Community video
We’re looking for short video clips taken on a phone, that are full of energy and enthusiasm. Messages can be to specific athletes or to the team in general.
Waipā is home to heaps of athletes heading to the Paris games. They're our hometown heroes and we want them to hear us cheering all the way from Paris. This is our opportunity to not only celebrate them, but to celebrate us and the people that make Waipā a champion community (that's you!)
Video tips
- Short, sharp videos (no more than 5 seconds long)
- Taken on a phone. Portrait orientation (camera up and down, not turned sideways)
- Mid-range and close up shots so we can see your face and your energy. If you’re a big group you can pan across everyone, or shoot it further away so we can see the group
- Energetic messages of support for our Olympians and Paralympians such as “Good luck from Room 16” “Give it your all” “We’re proud of you” “Waipā’s behind you all the way” as well as lots of enthusiastic woo-hoos and cheers
- Homemade signs, pom poms, dress ups or decorations
- Not a lot of background noise if possible- we want to hear you loud and clear
- Lots of energy
We’re going to collate your clips into one amazing message of aroha and support. Follow Waipā Home of Champions on Facebook and Instagram to see the finished video.
This will be the home for Waipā athlete updates and info on the exciting events we're planning to celebrate our athletes and you, our champion supporters.
- Send your video clips to: events@waipadc.govt.nz or if too large via WeTransfer
- Deadline: 5pm, 12 July or email us if you’d like us to take the video for you.
Fundraise for our Paralympians
Paris Paralympics 28 August to 8 September 2024
The action doesn't stop on August 11. We'll be cheering on our Paralympic heroes too, but they need your help though to get them across the finish line.
Paralympic NZ need fundraise to take our exceptional team to Paris and beyond. Can your school host a casual clothes day, or have a dress up day fundraiser for our Paralympic team? Email Victoria Hughes at vhughes@paralympics.org.nz for Party for Paris resources and information.
Paralympics NZ have also created some awesome educational resources to change perceptions of disability through the lens of Paralympians, Para athletes, and the Paralympic Movement.