New Zealand Olympic Committee secretary general Barry Maister said on Tuesday that the Beijing Olympics are under well preparations and he was confident Beijing will host a wonderful Olympic Games next month.

Maister said he has attended several Olympic Games before and the sports facilities in Beijing are the best.

He said the first wave of New Zealand Olympic Team's management has registered at the Beijing Olympic Village and they are being well looked after there.

Maister said New Zealand will send a record-sized team of 182 athletes to the Beijing Olympic Games next month.

He added that New Zealand Governor-General Anand Satyanand will be present at the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics and it is the first time for a New Zealand governor-general to attend the Olympic Games since 2000.

(Xinhua News Agency July 22, 2008)