News
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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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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