In addition to the 4 High Performance squads supported and funded by SPARC, Athletics New Zealand will now introduce a "Level 5 Athletics New Zealand Performance Squad". Funding and support for the programme will come from a number of varied sources throughout the sport. The level 5 squad will be directed by Terry Lomax (Rio 2016 Performance Project Manager) and the criteria for the inclusion to the programme will be released in the next few day. Information regarding level 5 carding can be found here.