Goldie’s Passport to Paris – Win a trip to Paris as the New Zealand Team Mascot
Goldie with Olympic Champion Emma Twigg
The New Zealand Team is bringing back its iconic mascot Goldie the Kiwi and is searching for an Olympic fan to don the costume and be the team mascot at the Paris Olympic Games.
The nationwide search kicked off today, with the team looking for an Olympic fan with ultimate mascot skills including trick shots, dance moves, and infectious energy to inspire and amp up the Kiwi supporters and athletes in Paris.
The winner of the competition will receive flights, accommodation, and tickets to four New Zealand Team experiences in Paris where they’ll be kitted out in the Goldie costume.
“This is an awesome opportunity to come and support our Olympic team in Paris,” said New Zealand Team Chef de Mission Avery.
“While our athletes will be giving it their all on the field, Goldie will be giving his all to inspire them and their fans. It’s going to be a lot of fun and I’m encouraging all fans of the Olympics to give it a crack and submit an entry.”
To enter, contestants must show why they’re the perfect mascot by posting a video entry on TikTok or Instagram displaying their skills, trick shots, dance moves, and enthusiasm for @TheNZTeam. They must also use the hashtag #GoldiesP2P and tag and follow @TheNZTeam
Entrants are encouraged to have fun with their entry and be creative (age limit of 16 and over). Entries close on May 31st.
A free to use photo of Goldie with Olympic Champion Emma Twigg is available here.
About Goldie
Goldie is an iconic yellow-beaked, black-shirt-wearing kiwi, and is the mascot of the New Zealand Team.
He has been part of the fabric of New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Teams since the 1980s. In recent years Goldie has been taking a break, but he’s back and better than ever for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, ready to cheer on The New Zealand Team as they take on the rest of the world.
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Lisa was born in Auckland at the start of the 1970s, living in a small campsite community on the North Shore called Browns Bay. She spent a significant part of her life with her grandparents, often hanging out at the beaches. Lisa has many happy memories from those days at Browns Bay beach, where fish were plentiful on the point and the ocean was rich in seaweed. She played in the water for hours, going home totally “sun-kissed.” “An adorable time to grow up,” Lisa tells me.
Lisa enjoyed many sports; she was a keen tennis player and netballer, playing in the top teams for her age right up until the family moved to Wellington. Lisa was fifteen years old, which unfortunately marked the end of her sporting career. Local teams were well established in Wellington, and her attention was drawn elsewhere.