Zones
A lovely evening was had by all at the recent Rodney Prize giving held on August 30th at the Rodney Golf club. Julie Paterson the CEO of the Northern Zone and Jan Skilton, the Umpire Development officer from the Zone attended .
Congratulations to Shontel Hunter from Netball Waitakere who gained the highest mark in NZ in the first NZ Theory exam for 2013.
Congratulations to the following umpires who were successful in passing their NZ Zone Theory Exam. The Netball Northern Zone wishes you well as work towards your Zone Practical Award
Congratulations to Yvonne Morgan from Netball North Harbour who gained her International Umpire Award on Sunday night while officiating at the ANZ game between the Magic and the Steel.
The Netball Northern Zone had 9 umpires officiating at the recent National Under 17 tournament in Hastings.
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| Kiri Wills Head Coach |
Paula Smith Assistant Coach |
Debra Barnett Team Manager |
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| Itabera (Ity) Iererua Physiotherapist |
Chloe McKenzie Trainer |
Players
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| Caitlin Riedstra | Chanel Dyer | Darrell Leota |
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| Elizabeth Ene | Jessica Bourke | Katie Alexander |
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| Kirsten Hurley | Rebekah Roache | Samon Nathan |
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| Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick | Tera-Maria Amani | Toni Rinckes |
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Netball New Zealand is thrilled to name the 2014 New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) team of 12 to compete at this month’s International Schoolgirls Netball Challenge in Adelaide. Four non-travelling reserves have also been selected.
Meet the Team
The NZSS team is:
| Position | Name | School | Zone |
| SHOOTERS | Emma-May Murray-Fifita | Manukura School | Central |
| Chiara Semple | Mount Albert Grammar | Northern | |
| Maia Wilson | Mount Albert Grammar | Northern | |
| MID COURT | Charlotte Elley | St Andrew's College | Mainland |
| Grace Kukutai | Lynfield College | Northern | |
| Mila Reuelu-Buchanan | Wellington East Girls' College | Central | |
| Jessica Shaw | Marian College | Mainland | |
| Alanis Toia-Tigafua | Mount Albert Grammer | Northern | |
| DEFENCE | Popua Aleamotu'a | Avondale College | Northern |
| Kate Burley | Westlake Girls' High School | Northern | |
| Holly Fowler | Mount Albert Grammar | Northern | |
| Michaela Sokolick-Beatson | Whangaparaoa College | Northern |
Non-travelling reserves:
| RESERVES | Amorangi Malesala | Saint Kentigern College | Northern |
| Abby Erwood | South Otago High School | South | |
| Jessica Prosser | St Margaret's College | Mainland | |
| Kelly Jury | New Plymouth Girls High School | Central |
Marianne Delaney is the head coach of the NZSS team, assisted by Julie Seymour.
The NZSS team will regroup in Auckland on May 15 before heading to Adelaide the following day with the tournament starting three days later.
The International Schoolgirls Netball Challenge in Adelaide will feature ten teams from all over the Pacific with NZSS the defending champions. NZSS defeated Aotearoa Maori 42-15 in the final in Rotorua in 2013.
This year’s tournament will be played over five days from Monday May 19th with all finals played on Friday May 23rd. All ten teams will play each other over the first four days after which the teams will be ranked from 1-10 for finals play-offs.
The teams are:
Aotearoa Maori
Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) (Malaysia)
Fijian FANZ
Indigenous School Sport Australia (ISSA)
New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS)
Pacific Rim
Pasifika
Samoa
School Sport Australia (SSA)
Tonga Auckland
The NZSS match schedule is as follows: (All NZ time)
Monday May 19th:
2.15pm NZSS v Pacific Rim
6.00pm NZSS v Fijiana FANZ
Tuesday May 20th:
10.45am NZSS v ISSA
2.15pm NZSS v SSA
6.45pm NZSS v Tonga Auckland
Wednesday May 21st:
12.00pm NZSS v Aotearoa Maori
5.30pm NZSS v Samoa
Thursday May 22nd:
11.30am NZSS v Pacifika
5.30pm NZSS v BJSS
Friday May 23rd:
Semi-Final from 4.30pm
The Grand Final will start at 5.00pm
| Alanis Toia-Tigafua | Amorangi Malesala | Chiara Semple |
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| Grace Kukutai | Holly Fowler | Kate Burley |
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| Michaela Sokolich-Beatson | Popua Aleamotu'a | |
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NM Selectors
The 2013 – 2014 Netball Mainland selectors have responsibility for selecting the NM Train On Squad, NM Under 23 trialists and team and NM Emerging Talent – Level 1 and Level 2 Squads
Leigh Gibbs – Convenor
Julie Seymour
Nic Kelly
Adrianne Hayes
Rachel Parkin
Marilyn Milne
Raewyn Thomason
Melissa Brady
Fiona Bush
Barry Tucker