
2026 South Island Secondary School Championships – Girls’ U16 Preview
As we step ever closer to the Maadi Regatta, the South Island Secondary Schools are the last chance for these schools to have race experience
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As we step ever closer to the Maadi Regatta, the South Island Secondary Schools are the last chance for these schools to have race experience

With this marking the last regatta before the South Island defend home waters against the North Island at the Maadi Regatta, all will be looking

The usual suspects of St Margarets and Rangi Ruru have been in their normal sittings in the sweep events, but, unusually, Burnside High School, Ashburton

For some of these athletes, this will be their final South Island Secondary Schools. These are the U17 events at these championships. For all of

South Island Secondary Schools writes the final chapter before athletes from the North Island ascend on Ruataniwha to finish the book that has been the

The pinnacle of schoolboys’ rowing in the South Island may be a sensitive subject coming towards the ‘business’ end of things. Some may say it’s

Girls’ U16 typically represents an age where we see the emergence of the crews that will come to be successful in the coming years. Bridging

As the penultimate major event for these North Island teams, the North Island Secondary School Rowing Championship are the final opportunity for these crews to

As the season begins to draw to a close, the North Island teams are gearing up for their final major event on home water for

North Island Secondary Schools (NISSC) stands as the last regatta for North Island schools to gauge their speed before Maadi. For some athletes it may

With only two weeks remaining until the infamous Maadi Regatta, the U18 athletes will be feeling the pressure as they head into the final few

A regatta second only to the fast-approaching Maadi Regatta, the North Island Schools regatta is the final hurdle before crews travel down to Twizel this

As the sun sets over Lake Karapiro this weekend, the national championships drew to a conclusion, and so too did the 2025/2026 season for club

Novice women’s rowing remains one of the most wildly unpredictable categories at any New Zealand regatta. Rowers in their first year tend to improve dramatically,

This article was written prior to the release of the day sheet. As always, the novice events always seem to be won by the crew

With the season finale imminent, teams are already gathering at the iconic Lake Karapiro to take on the ultimate challenge at club rowing level. The

The NZ Rowing Championships are the pinnacle of the NZ club season, bringing together many months of effort and work. It also serves as one

After weeks of preparation and hours spent on the water, the time has finally come for the main event, rounding out the club rowing season

We have reached the pinnacle of the New Zealand rowing season, and it is time for crews to show the speed they have been perfecting

Whilst the New Zealand season hasn’t fulfilled itself in a traditional way, with much of the racing at the North Island Championships cancelled, the indication

The senior men’s events for this year’s edition of the New Zealand Rowing Championships are stacked – the clash at the top of the pile

It’s the pinnacle of the season. Do any of the Club athletes hold a candle to all the New Zealand rowers in the Premier category?

The past few years have seen a shake-up in the landscape of premier rowing at the New Zealand Rowing Championships. Since the introduction of the

The men’s intermediate eight is a difficult event to preview, as it was not highly contested at earlier regattas this season. However, with silverware on

With Nationals looming, crews from across the South Island are set to gather to determine who will head into the upcoming championships as the top

As Nationals rapidly approaches, the race for the men’s club quadruple sculls is heating up ahead of the South Island Rowing Championships, with favourites beginning

Now for some competitive racing; club athletes and schoolgirls going toe for toe for the Women’s Club Eight in the South Island. The last South

In a familiar South Island story that unfolds year after year, I do not doubt that the men’s club eights will be a test of

As we quickly approach the end of the club season, this marks the South Island clubs’ final hit-out before heading up to Karapiro to take

With only one iteration of the Men’s Senior Singles so far this season in the South Island, the event is left open for anyone to