Meeting is online - Teams meeting

On behalf of the Federation, I am pleased to invite all New Zealand referees to attend a meeting dedicated to reviewing the newly released 2025 IHF rules and preparing for the upcoming Wellington Clubs Championship tournament.

The agenda will include:
- A detailed presentation and discussion of the 2025 IHF rule updates
- Clarifications on interpretations and practical applications
- Preparatory for the Club Championship
- Q&A session

Your participation is essential to ensure consistent officiating and a smooth execution of the tournament. Please confirm your attendance by email to referees@handball.org.nz

Should you have any questions or specific topics you wish to address during the meeting, feel free to include them in your response.

We look forward to your valuable contribution and active participation.

Ngā mihi,

Antoine Desnos
Referee Development Officer

Some of the teams in the draw have qualified through the PSW Handball Tournament, others are new to the Handball community, so welcome to everyone, nau mai, haere mai!

How it's going to work:

Please try to arrive by 9.30am. so we can have a briefing for everyone at 9.45am. 

Games start at 10am sharp, and a new game will start every 24 min.

Here is theDraw: (B - is Boys Blue, G - is Girls Red)

What to bring:

around 10 kids per team, plus ideally 1 adult per team
PE uniform (or same coloured shirts)

indoor sport shoes

lunch boxes, drink bottles

Players names:  (IMPORTANT - requires reply to this email)

We need to know your players names:

Please REPLY to this email and send back a list of names.

Team Name (be creative if you want)

First Name Surname

First Name Surname

First Name Surname

First Name Surname

Photography/Video: (IMPORTANT - requires reply to this email)

We are keen to take some action photos and video reels for our social media, and future promotion of this event, so could you please REPLY to this email and let me know if you are ok for your students to be photographed and videoed. If it is just any particular student that may not be photographed, please place an asterisk behind their name, and with your help we will identify that student and respect that. 

Also if you are ok with photos but prefer to review the photos before public release, we can do that, by sharing the folder with you before publication. Please just let me know your preference.

Transport:

Those of you travelling by bus, you should have received a bus schedule from me. If you haven't please reach out.

Arrival at Akau Tangi:

I will set up seating areas for your schools between the courts, please dump the bags there, and then feel free to let the kids run around until 9.45am, which is when we have an important briefing for everyone, clarification of the rules, and expected player conduct.

Finishing up:

Get bags packs after your last game and come straight to Court 1.
A quick prizegiving will take place there at 2pm sharp. 

Buses will be outside ready to depart by 2.15pm.

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Women

Men

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Women’s Table & Statistics

Men’s Table& Statistics

MediA

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St George’s College (Argentina)

Queen Margaret College - 2 Teams

Mana College

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Women’s Table & Statistics

Men’s Table& Statistics

MediA

Hi All, 

This is an open invitation to all Male New Zealand Citizen and NZ Permanent Resident handball players who have aspirations of representing New Zealand at Senior Men's level. Note that this session is also suited to Youth and Junior players who want to know what it will take to be considered for training camps, and possible selection in national teams.

Roland van den Tillaar the Head Coach of the NZ Senior Men's team and Karl Fitzpatrick (NZHF Director of High-Performance) will be hosting a kick-off to the next campaign and outline the vision and expectations for players who wish to be considered for selection in future NZ Men's teams. 

The agenda for the meeting will cover the following topics:

• Long term vision of the squad

• Goals for the physical testing and benchmarks of high-level players

• Physical training program

• Will outline draft camp dates and structure.

• Outline of online development sessions

• The HLA and its importance to development and player selection.

• Overview of upcoming tournaments (National and international)

• Plan for how foreign based players will fit into the squad development.

• Next steps.

Please RSVP to this invite by 28th January to confirm your attendance. 

Please contact Karl (Ted) Fitpatrick via high-performance@handball.org.nz if you need further info. 

Happy Handballing,
Karl (Ted) Fitzpatrick
NZHF Director of High-Performance

OR

Join by phone

(NZ)+64 9 886 4002
PIN: 246066097

EXCLUSIVE ONLINE COACHING SESSION: LONG-TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Hosted by Thomas Schmider, Head of Delegation of NZ Youth Handball

Date: 17th October 2024
Time: 8:00 PM NZT
Duration: 1.5 hours
Platform: Online (TBC - Zoom)

This exclusive coaching session will be hosted by Thomas Schmider, Head of Delegation of NZ Youth Handball, and features Jochen Beppler, an internationally acclaimed handball coach. It is designed for coaches, players, and handball enthusiasts looking to enhance their understanding of the sport. The session will cover:

• Olympic-level tactics and strategies: In-depth analysis of the 2024 Olympic handball games.

• Practical coaching applications: How to implement high-level strategies in both youth and adult teams for long-term success.

• Live Q&A Session: Get personalized insights during a 30-minute open Q&A with Jochen Beppler.

This event is an incredible opportunity for New Zealand’s handball community to connect with a global leader in handball coaching and gain insights applicable to all levels of play.

This year's AGM for the New Zealand Handball Federation will be held via Zoom.

All Clubs - please email secretary@handball.org.nz, cc president@handball.org.nz, with confirmation of your respective virtual voting reps for the AGM. Each club that has paid its affiliation fee and annual team-based sub by 6 September is entitled to one vote at the meeting.  At the same time, please confirm the Club email address you would like us to send the Zoom meeting invite to. Each Club is free to share the meeting link with its membership base, but the invite will only be directed to the Club's official nominated email address plus the address of the nominated rep. Please note the meeting invite will come from a work email address.

Executive Committee membership - A key agenda item for which a vote will be required is the election of officers to the Executive Committee. Of the current elected members of that Committee, three - Willy Silcock, Karl Fitzpatrick, and Julien Pringot - are one year into their two year terms so will continue in office. The other two elected members - David Ireland and Rowan Moloughney - have now completed our two year terms. In accordance with the constitution we must stand down at the AGM, although will be eligible for re-election. Our sixth Executive Committee Member, Frank Stoltenberg, is an appointee of the Life Members, with the Life Members making a call on their appointee for the next term following the AGM.

There will be openings for three people to be elected to join the Executive Committee at the AGM. We now call for nominees for election. It would be great to have some fresh blood and further diversity at the table to add new ideas and energy to help oversee the ongoing development of New Zealand handball. This is primarily a governance role, but requires someone willing to roll up their sleeves and commit to the cause for at least the next two years. Don't be shy!

The power to make nominations sits with the Members (i.e. Clubs and Life Members). If any Member would like to nominate someone, please email president@handball.org.nz or KC at secretary@handball.org.nz, with that nominee copied so they can confirm their nomination. Please feel free to contact any of the current Executive Committee members if you would like to know more about what is involved. To be valid, nominations must be received by me or secretary@handball.org.nz no later than Friday 13 September.

We would also welcome any items of general business any of you would like to raise at the AGM. If there is anything you would like us to place on the agenda for discussion, please let us know no later than 13 September. 

An agenda for the AGM, including names of those nominated for election to the Executive Committee, will be distributed by 15 September.

northern Shield

A continuation of the Handball League Aotearoa with the two North Island teams playing against each other. For the second Northern Shield, only the men will play as Wellington Women will be playing the finals of the Wellington League

teams

Men

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Men’s Table& Statistics

Game Videos

The games will be live-streamed at NZ Handball Live

Photos

Facebook Album

Facebook Event

Facebook Event Page

MediA

Southern Shield

A continuation of the Handball League Aotearoa with the two South Island teams playing against each other. Unfortunately due to the location we will not livestream the games.

teams

Women

Men

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Women’s Table & Statistics

Men’s Table& Statistics

Game Videos

The games were not recorded.

Photos

Facebook Event

MediA

Southern Shield

A continuation of the Handball League Aotearoa with the two South Island teams playing against each other. Unfortunately due to the location we will not livestream the games. The games will be recorded and uploaded after the event.

teams

Women

Men

SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Women’s Table & Statistics

Men’s Table& Statistics

Game Videos

The games will not be live-streamed but will be available after the event.

Photos

Facebook Event

Facebook Event Page

MediA

The last hit out of the New Zealand Men's Team before they go to the 2024 Asian Handball Mens Championships. The New Zealand Men’s team will take on an invitational selection.

This will be the third time New Zealand has participated in the Asian Mens Championship. They were not able to compete in the 2022 championship due to Covid-19 restrictions. This time, the tournament will be held in Bahrain 11-25 January 2024. New Zealand is in Group B with Iran, Korea and China.

SUPPORT NZ TEAM ON GIVEALITTLE

TEAMS

New Zealand Senior Mens Team

Wellington Barbarians Selection

Livestream

NZ Handball Live

Links

Facebook Event: Exhibition Game - NZ Men v Wellington Barbarians

Support Team: Givealittle Page

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