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Adaptive surfing

Many people with disabilities love the opportunity to get out on the water, and there are a number of organisations which assist them to do so, including on purpose-built large boards and floating wheelchairs. The volunteers helping with the programme enjoy taking part just as much as those they are assisting. 

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YouTube: Surfing New Zealand

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Ian McDonald, Disability sport – Disability and para sports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/47627/adaptive-surfing (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Ian McDonald, published 14 June 2022, updated 1 February 2022.