News
03 June 2025
Cross-contamination: a real and present concern for athletes
It’s no longer enough to be careful about what goes into your body; there’s growing awareness that what goes onto your body matters just as much.
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23 May 2025
Athlete sanctioned for trafficking banned substances
The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand has banned a surf lifesaving and athletics athlete from all sport for three years for the possession and trafficking of multiple banned substances.
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23 May 2025
Sport Integrity Commission statement on the Enhanced Games
The Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui condemns the Enhanced Games.
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13 May 2025
From tramping to parkour: Creating positive culture in recreation spaces
Sarah Murray, Kaiwhakahaere Matua Chief Executive at Recreation Aotearoa, chats about her recreation experiences, the risks she sees for the sector, and how the Integrity Code can help.
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01 May 2025
Te Kore – a cloak of protection for sport and recreation
In April, just in time to mark a major milestone with the launch of the Integrity Code, the Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui (the Commission) received a symbolic taonga: its first kākahu, Te Kore.
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03 April 2025
Towards greater safety and integrity: A Q&A with Don Mackinnon
We chatted to Don Mackinnon about sport, governance and the value of the Integrity Code in Aotearoa New Zealand’s sporting landscape.
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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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