Otorohanga Netball Centre

26/08/2026

Final Month to vote! Vote for someone you know is doing a great job 🙌🏼

🌟 Volunteer of the Month 🌟

Do you know someone who goes above and beyond? Whether they’re coaching, helping in the canteen, serving on a club committee, or quietly lending a hand behind the scenes, we want to recognise the amazing volunteers who make our community what it is.

Nominate someone who deserves a little extra appreciation. Every volunteer makes a difference, and this is our chance to say thank you!

Nominate a volunteer here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/512205

16/08/2026

Don’t forget to vote for your August volunteer!

🌟 Volunteer of the Month 🌟

Do you know someone who goes above and beyond? Whether they’re coaching, helping in the canteen, serving on a club committee, or quietly lending a hand behind the scenes, we want to recognise the amazing volunteers who make our community what it is.

Nominate someone who deserves a little extra appreciation. Every volunteer makes a difference, and this is our chance to say thank you!

Nominate a volunteer here: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/512205

05/08/2026

🏐 SKILLS, LEARN & PLAY 🏐

A day of netball development, connection and fun for players, coaches and umpires across the Waikato Bay of Plenty Zone!

Join us for a jam-packed day featuring:
⭐ Player development sessions for futureFERNS Years 5–8 and Secondary School players
⭐ Coach development with practical tools and ideas ahead of UNISS & AIMS Games
⭐ Umpire development to build confidence and skills on court
⭐ NetballSmart workshops supporting players, coaches and umpires
⭐ Special guest coaches from the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic — Georgie Edgecombe & Rebecca Gabel

📅 Sunday 16th August
⏰ 10:00am–3:00pm (session times may vary by group)
📍 Otorohanga Netball Centre
REGISTER HERE - https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/523347

Come along, learn new skills, connect with others and enjoy a great day of netball!

Growing players, coaches and umpires together.

03/08/2026

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD WINNERS! 🏆

What an incredible season of netball! Ōtorohanga Netball Centre is proud to celebrate and recognize the outstanding talent, hard work, and sportsmanship shown across all our grades this year.

Here is the complete list of our prize winners for the 2026 season:

SPECIAL & COACHING AWARDS:
- Junior Coaching Award: Hayley Trangmar
- Senior Coaching Award: Adele Martin
- Paula Smith Memorial Trophy: Lexie Neuhoff
- Fair Play Award: Kate Morgan
- Best Uniformed Team: Kirikiriroa NETCHIX

PLAYER IMPROVEMENT AWARDS:
- Most Improved Junior Player: Caitlin Brown
- Most Improved College Player: Kaylee Fraser
- Most Improved Senior Player: Amber Klaus

GOALING CUPS:
- Goaling Cup Division One: Coast Green
- Goaling Cup Division Two: Ōtorohanga South School Blue
- Lower than A Grade Goaling Cup: Ōtorohanga Sports Club Blue
- A Grade Goaling Cup: Huhu

UMPIRING AWARDS:
- College Umpire: Lexi Neuhoff
- Senior Umpire: Tori van der Heyden
- Contribution to Umpiring: Julie Neuhoff

G.O.A.T (GREATEST OF ALL TIME AWARDS): 🐐
- Division Two: Amaia Lowe
- Division One: Cassidy Heke
- C Grade: Isobelle Carmen
- B Grade: Mahuri Neha
- A Reserve Grade: Riley Parnell
- A Grade: Dorothy Carr

GRADE WINNERS & RUNNERS-UP:
Division Two
🥇 Winner: Ōtorohanga South School Blue - 23
🥈 Runner-Up: Ōtorohanga South School Red - 8

Division One
🥇 Winner: Coast Green - 27
🥈 Runner-Up: Pukenui - 21

C Grade
🥇 Winner: Ōtorohanga Sports Club Blue - 24
🥈 Runner-Up: Ōtorohanga College Gold - 10

B Grade
🥇 Winner: Ōtorohanga Sports Club Rural Dental - 29
🥈 Runner-Up: Ōtorohanga Sports Club Gold - 6

A Reserve
🥇 Winner: Huia - 22
🥈 Runner-Up: Kio Kio Social - 16

A Grade
🥇 Winner: Huhu -37
🥈 Runner-Up: Kio Kio OGs - 24

A massive thank you to all of our players, coaches, umpires, committee members, supporters, and volunteers who made this season such a roaring success!

01/08/2026

A huge congratulations to all those umpires who gained qualifications this season. They were:

CENTRE THEORY
Ajahlique Adams
Juanita Scholes-Daysch
Kyla Cole
Racheal Joseph
Savanna Botha

CENTRE PRACTICAL
Audrey Poaneki (endorsed)
Emma Greenaway
Ernest Montgomery (endorsed)
Juanita Scholes-Daysch
Julie Neuhoff
Kyla Cole
Mahuripounamu Neha
Racheal Joseph

ZONE THEORY
Meredith Love
Tori van der heyden

ZONE PRACTICAL
Holly Carr-Paterson (endorsed)
Kayli van der Heyden (endorsed)
Tori van der Heyden

What a great effort by all. Thank you for your dedication. Looking forward to seeing you all again next season and watching your progress on your umpire pathway.

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01/08/2026

There is still time to get your entires in!
The draw will be done tomorrow.

Click the link below to enter:
https://forms.gle/vXb63X7mJ6cyBvMu6

Meet in the Middle is Back! With a twist🙌

Get your entries in! Click the link below.

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29/07/2026

Future Ferns Draw for this Friday.
See you there!

29/07/2026

There is still time to get your entries in!

Meet in the Middle is Back! With a twist🙌

Get your entries in! Click the link below.

https://forms.gle/vXb63X7mJ6cyBvMu6

28/07/2026

🏐 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS! 🏐

Ōtorohanga Netball Centre would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible sponsors for the 2026 season!

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Rahim Projects
Robyn Holmes
Melissa O'Brian and Jacob
Cherie and Trevor Demalmanche
Unichem Ōtorohanga Pharmacy
Ōtorohanga Lions
ITM
Otorohanga Club
Oto Collision
Hayes Building Ltd

Your generous support makes a massive difference across every corner of our centre. Because of you, we are able to keep our Junior Netball thriving, back our Representative teams as they compete, and continuously invest in Coach and Umpire development to grow the game locally.

Community sport simply doesn't happen without local support, and we appreciate every single one of you.

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28/07/2026

Last chance to get your player votes is for the G.O.A.T of each grade. Note need to fill in each box just be NA or - where you are not voting.

I have posted a survey titled 'Otorohanga Netball 2026 Player Votes' on SurveyMars. Please help me by filling it out. Thank you very much!