New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field and Road Championships and Athletics NZ Under 18 and Under 16 Championships
NOTE: This event is now cancelled As a result of the change in the dates for the commencement and conclusion of the NCEA Examination Timetable a decision to change the dates of the championships to be hosted in Inglewood has been taken to now begin on Thursday December 16 and finish on Saturday December 18. The NZSSAA Executive and Athletics NZ are very aware of the keen desire to hold the championships, if at all possible and are very grateful to the Taranaki Local Organising Committee for being prepared to do their best to achieve that outcome. Except for the Day/Date changes the Guideline Programme will remain as published except that the first day of the championships now begins an hour earlier with all events on day one of the programme advanced accordingly. The dates published in Newsletter 1, including the opening, and closing of entries, will be delayed by approximately two weeks, and will be updated in Newsletter 2. In reaching this decision NZSSAA has worked closely with School Sport NZ, and we thank them for their support. Their announcement concerning all sanctioned events affected by the change is published below. For any further information please contact oe@nzssaa.org.nz |
Red Stag Redwoods Forest Relay in Rotorua, 12 September
The popular Red Stag Timber Redwoods Forest Relay is back on Sunday 12th September featuring the four person x 3km secondary schools relay around the iconic Redwoods Grove. New courses, new start/finish area under the Sails, live DJ playing your favourite tunes and great prizes. Make a weekend of it with your school mates in Rotorua. Use this link to find out about the event and to enter: |
NZ Secondary School Track, Field and Road Race Championships, Inglewood, 16-18 Dec
NOTE: This event is now cancelled The 49th New Zealand Secondary School Track, Field and 46th Road Race Championships for 2021 is to be held in Inglewood, 16-18 December 2021.
The guideline programme is now available below. Please contact oe@nzssaa.org.nz with suggestions for possible changes up until September 30.
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42nd Round The Lake Relay
The 42nd Round the Lake Relay will take place on Monday 6 September 2021 in Wanganui. Please see below for more information and an entry form – entries close Friday 27 August. |
Paper Team 2021
Congratulations to the athletes who have been selected in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association Paper Team in 2021. |
Cross Country Championships
The 47th running of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross-Country Championships and the 5th New Zealand Secondary Schools Regional Cross-Country Relay Championships will be held at the A&P Showgrounds, Hawera, 19-20 June.
Relay Results Our apologies to the Canterbury Year 9 Girls, Whanganui Junior Girls and Southland Senior Girls for not having their lap times in the relay results. Unfortunately the timing chips in their batons failed to read. Please contact oe@nzssaa.org.nz if there are any errors in running order or team names. Running order of athletes is left-to-right, then down. Time order is left-to-right. |
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. |
2 September 2021 9:00am