News
12 March 2025
New Integrity Code welcomed by sport and recreation sector
Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Code of Integrity for Sport and Recreation (Integrity Code) is now in force, and ready to help create safer and fairer sport and recreation experiences for everyone who takes part.
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26 February 2025
Keeping up with anti-doping advances
Changes to our anti-doping testing programme in 2025 will allows us to use new testing technologies to keep sport safe and fair in Aotearoa.
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02 December 2024
Why substances don’t show on Global DRO
Athletes often make one of these common mistakes when searching for a substance on Global DRO.
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21 November 2024
From consultation to Integrity Code: What happens next?
Public consultation on the draft version of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Integrity Code has now closed. Find out how we will use your feedback and the pathway to a finalised Integrity Code.
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20 November 2024
Rebecca McDonald: “The Integrity Code will impact everyone”
Rebecca McDonald, Commission Board Member and Paralympic medalist, chats to us about sport, recreation and the perspective she’s gained since retiring from the high-performances space.
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18 November 2024
Cricketer receives anti-doping sanction for cocaine use
The Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui (the Commission), is cautioning the sport community about the use of recreational drugs after the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand handed down an anti-doping sanction for the use of cocaine to cricketer Doug Bracewell.
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12 November 2024
Rugby player sanctioned for importing clenbuterol
The NZ Rugby Judicial Committee banned a rugby player for four years after a package containing clenbuterol addressed to the athlete was intercepted by the NZ Customs Service in February 2024.
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07 November 2024
Keven Mealamu: “We want everyone to be involved”
We sat down with All Black legend and Commission board member to chat about how sport shapes us, what it feels like to parent sporty kids and the importance of having your say on the draft Integrity Code.
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04 November 2024
Lyndon Bray: “We need people to be respected and included”
We chatted to ex-international rugby referee and former rugby CEO about sport, integrity, and how important it is for individuals to be respected and included.
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29 October 2024
Adine Wilson: “It’s for us all”
Former Silver Fern Adine Wilson shares her thoughts on integrity in sport, her own experiences and the importance of an Integrity Code that speaks for all New Zealanders
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