The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is an organisation commemorating New Zealand's greatest sporting triumphs. It was inaugurated as part of the New Zealand sesquicentenary celebrations in 1990. Some 160 members have been inducted into the

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since its inception representing a wide variety of sports. Inductions are held regularly every second year. Since 1999, it has been located in

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, in the city's Railway Station building, where a museum is sited displaying mementos of New Zealand's sporting achievements. Prior to this time the Hall of Fame was based in

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. The current chief executive of the Hall of Fame is sports writer Ron Palenski. After September 2021 the museum could have to close or move to another city unless a new sponsor was found.

Inductees

Individuals

The following individuals have been inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame:

Teams

The following teams have been inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame:

References

{{Authority control New Zealand sports trophies and awards

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All-sports halls of fame International Sports Heritage Association Awards established in 1990 Sports museums in New Zealand Museums in Dunedin Sport in Dunedin

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1990 establishments in New Zealand Central Dunedin