When Were You Most Proud To Be A New Zealander?

New Zealanders are being asked to share their proudest moments with the New Zealand Olympic Team and inspire our athletes as they head to the London Olympic Games.

Sarah Ulmer Olympian Gold Medallist Sarah Ulmer shares the moment she felt most proud to be a New Zealander, watching Rob Waddell win his gold medal at the Sydney Olympic games.	Sarah Ulmer Sarah recalls her trip to Le Quesnoy and how proud she was to be a New Zealander in that town.	Grant Ryan Kiwi Inventor Grant Ryan describes that he is proud of the New Zealand high tech industry.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri te Kanawa describes how proud she feels when others talk about her country - New Zealand.	Dick Frizzell Dick Frizzell shares he is proud and inspired by Colin McCahon	Divya Dhar Divya Dhar reflects on the pride New Zealand felt at the Sir Edmund Hillary funeral.
Mike Stanley Mike Stanley recalls the moment when New Zealand won the Olympic Gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the Rowing eight.	Mike Chunn Mike Chunn explains that he is proud that New Zealand music is making it overseas.	Mike McRoberts Mike McRoberts describes how proud he was to be a New Zealander at the Christchurch Earthquake memorial service which was held on 18 March at North Hagley Park.

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There are so many moments when I can remember being proud to be a Kiwi, our constant over achieving on the World stage gives us so many opportunities to celebrate our successes. Over the past few years I have done a bit of traveling with the Black Sticks Mens side and a moment that really made me proud to be a New Zealander was after our recent European tour I got a bit of time off and decided to head to our family house in Queenstown, it was my first time there in a few years and I was just blown away by how amazing the scenery was, right in our own backyard. Whenever asked where I'm from whilst abroad its always a pretty sweet moment calling NZ my home and having such idyllic locations makes it easy to be a proud Kiwi. Hugo Inglis	I was most proud to be a New Zealander when a team of volunteers went to Japan to help with the Tohoku EQ when my home City of Christchurch was in recent devastation from the Feb 22 EQ. Love the fact that we can think of others even in the midst of crisis! Jacqui Harmon
I will never forget when I was doing my OE and arrived in Dublin on the eve of the All Black’s playing Ireland (unbeknown to me – this was not in the days of social networking!!) hearing all those Kiwi voices, we were able to get tickets to the match unbelievably – well they started the National Anthem we all stood proud sang out loud and clear, there was not a dry eye amongst us and then the Haka – unbelievable, and so proud was then and still today. The anthem and Haka still do the same to me today as it did then – go the Kiwi’s. Debbie Natoli	Watching our eight beat the Eastern Bloc in Felmoching back in 1972 at the Munich Olympics Armin Lindenberg
When people I meet overseas say "I have been to New Zealand, It is my favourite place in the world!" David Franklin-Ross	Valerie Adams dominance and ability to to absorb the pressure in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Martin Dowson
A customer offering his home to our Christchurch staff (all strangers to him) for food and shelter after the earthquake. Matt Young	Valerie Adams winning Gold in Beijing! Michelle Stretton
When I get my first glimpse of the New Zealand coastline flying home after an overseas trip. David Franklin-Ross

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