2021 Hughes Memorial Cross Country Race
The Hawera Harrier Club invite you to the 2021 Hughes Memorial Cross Country Race: Looking for something to do this Queen’s Birthday weekend? Come along to South Taranaki and join in one of the greatest Cross Country races around. This race is run over farmland with hills, mud and jumps and is always enjoyed by competitors. In 2021 this will be the course for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs, so an awesome opportunity for high school students to come and check the course out. This is also a great course for spectators to access and see lots of racing. The Hughes Memorial is well known in the Taranaki, Manawatu and Whanganui areas not only for the great course and competition but also the amazing afternoon tea, hot soup and prizes. So gather up a group and come along for a fun weekend away – while you’re here you can visit the mountain (several family friendly walking/running tracks), the beaches, the cafes, the museum or head off to another town in the region. Attached is the flyer with all the information you should need and the entry form. Here’s the basics:
If your club is busy this year, add it to next year’s calendar – Queen’s Birthday weekend every year. |
Athletics NZ U-16 and U-18 Championships to be held as part of NZSSAA Track and Field Championships in December
Athletics NZ and the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association (NZSSAA) wish to announce a New Zealand U-18 Championships will be held in conjunction with the NZSSAA Track and Field Championships on 3-5 December in Inglewood, Taranaki. |
South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Champs 9-10 April
Information regarding the South Island Champs is on the School Sport Canterbury website. Please note the date change to 9-10 April (notified 4 March). |
North Island Secondary Schools Athletics Champs 10-11 April
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Replacement of Championship T-shirts and Additional Merchandise Purchases
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone for your patience waiting for the t-shirt and rugby jersey delivery. These have now been mailed out and should be received next week. All orders made via schools have been posted to the school. Don’t forget to ask the sports co-ordinator for your merchandise when you are back. Some new orders for rugby jerseys and t-shirts have also been sent via the school address, to avoid rural delivery surcharges or to economise on postage. If there are any problems with your order please contact oe@nzssaa.org.nz. |
NZSSAA Track, Field and Road Race Championships 2021 Date Change
These championships were scheduled to be held in Inglewood on December 10-12 but provision was there to bring them a week earlier and back to our normal pattern of having them on the first Friday and the first weekend of December. This was the preference adopted at the NZSSAA AGM and subsequently accepted by School Sport NZ. They will now be held on December 3-5 in Inglewood. By making this change we are avoiding a clash with the NZSS Touch Championships as occurred this year which will be of benefit to both sports and it does make it possible to attend the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships should COVID-19 travel restrictions allow for that. Examinations are due to end on December 2 so it is possible a small number of athletes will have to be prepared to take their final exam at an alternative examination centre in Taranaki. Information on the possible available centres will be made available later in the year. Note: Exams on December 2 include: L1 Social Studies (also offered digitally), L2 Dance, L3 Art History (also offered digitally), and Scholarship Earth & Space Science. |
Track, Field and Road Race Results
Selected Teams and Athletes of the Meet Photos Track and Field Results Any observed mistakes or queries please email oe@nzssaa.org.nz. Road Race Results Note that the Road Race results below will not be available in the Realtime results or the Mobile App. Meet Manager Realtime Results Results for track events will be available online at soon as possible after all races of each round have been completed and the results are confirmed. Results for field events will be available at the conclusion of each event but will take longer to check, process and enter. |
Whanganui Cooks Classic 2021
The Whanganui Cooks Classic will be held Saturday 30 January 2021. Events and information of special interest for school age athletes include:
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NZSSAA Track & Field, and Road Race Championships 11-13 December 2020
The timed programme is now available (below). Any comments or concerns email them to oe@nzssaa.org.nz please.
Further Merchandise Orders Merchandise orders through online entries have closed. It has been decided to offer the opportunity to order privately until this Sunday November 22 by emailing Ruth Tuiraviravi. Decide what you would like to order using the merchandise flyer on the website. Ruth will confirm receiving your order with an email with instructions on how to pay for the items you have ordered. There will be a limited number of items for sale at the championships but after they have gone that will be the end of sales. |
AGM Reminder
The NZSSAA AGM will follow the managers meeting which begins at 10.00am at the Tauranga Sports Club. |
Life Membership of Athletics NZ - John Tylden
At Athletics New Zealand’s recent 133rd Annual General Meeting one of NZSSAA distinguished long serving members was awarded Life Membership of Athletics New Zealand: John Tylden commenced his long service of almost fifty years to secondary schools athletics back in the early seventies when in 1971 through 1975 he became Secretary, then Chairman of Southland and Otago-Southland Secondary Schools AA. He helped reorganise competitions to include both genders which led to the formation of the South Island Secondary Schools AA and their inaugural Championships in 1976. Moving to Fairfield College in Hamilton he became involved in the Waikato/BOP Secondary Schools AA in various roles: Secretary/Chairman, organiser of regional & North Island athletics & cross country/road championships over the past 44 years!
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2021 Championship Venues and Dates
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29 May 2021 9:00am 