| New Zealand at the 1998 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NZL |
| NPC | Paralympics New Zealand |
| Website | paralympics |
| in Nagano | |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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