News & Resources
17 November 2021
Kia ora koutou,
To all those who have participated in the Inquiry so far, thank you for your generous contributions and openness. We are grateful to those who have shared their time and thoughts with us as part of this process.
We have heard from more than 150 people, but COVID-19 restrictions have prevented us from meeting with many of you in person, and from travelling as a panel to Cambridge.
For that reason, we have advised Cycling New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) that we will not be in a position to deliver our draft report before the end of 2021 as originally intended. Instead, we propose to deliver our draft in February 2022, and hope that this will give us time to connect with more participants in person, visit the home of Cycling New Zealand in Cambridge, and come together as a panel for a hui to discuss our findings and recommendations. Cycling New Zealand and HPSNZ have agreed to that proposal.
We remain keen to speak with anyone who wants to contribute to the Inquiry, and particularly with the athletes who are central to Aotearoa’s sporting environment. Please contact us by 30 November 2021 if you would like to get involved. Our survey will also remain live until 30 November 2021.
Noho ora mai,
Sarah and Mike
2018 Cycling Review
In 2018, Cycling New Zealand’s High Performance Programme hit the headlines amidst allegations of bullying and other issues to do with its internal culture. The review of the Programme was extensive and High Performance Sport New Zealand publicly committed to accepting his recommendations.
