| New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand won 17 medals at the 1988 Summer Paralympics: 2 golds, 4 silver and 11 bronze medals. [1]
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