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CLICK HERE2010 VNZ CLUB NATIONALS North Harbour Raiders Volleyball Club took 3 confident teams down to Napier last week to compete in NZ's elite Indoor Volleyball Tournament. For the first time the womens team qualified for Honours Division and were set to play in a tough pool which included defending champs Manukau South A & contenders NZIS. With a new format being introduced next year it was crucial for the women to finish at least 3rd in the pool to qualify for next years Honours Div. Unfortunately it came down to a points countback and North Harbour narrowly missed out ending up 8th overall out of 12 teams. The girls are very happy with their performance and will be looking to make a bigger impact next year.
The Mens A team made it confidently through to the finals against Sparta A held at 5pm on Saturday 28th of August at Pettigrew-Green Arena, Napier. With a large crowd and huge support for North Harbour the boys came back from losing the first set to win the next two sets and be up 23-22 in the 4th. NZ setter Sam Frankham had some harsh calls made against him during the match and after making a timely dump over the net was called for a carried ball. Once disputes were made Sparta were awarded an extra point for a yellow card to North Harbour to lead them 24-23 in the 4th. The boys weren't able to pull back and ended up losing the 5th set 15-8. The boys were undoubtly unimpressed with the decisions made during the match and were disapointed to walk away 2nd after the amount of effort put in throughout the year. WELL DONE TO EVERYONE WHO WENT DOWN AS PART OF THE NORTH HARBOUR CREW. IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT OVERALL AND NORTH HARBOUR DEFINATELY WON IN SUPPORT AND OVERALL PRESENCE.
Final North Harbour Results
Mens A - 2nd Honours Div.
Mens B - 3rd Premier Div.
Womens A - 8th Honours Div.
CONGRATULATIONS to Rhys Van Stipriaan (Libero) who was awarded Best Defender in the Star 6 of the Tournament.
BIG ups to all those who made the tournament flow so smoothly and a big THANK YOU to Hawkes Bay Volleyball for hosting the event. For all tournament results, info and daily reviews please visit the VNZ website or
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CLICK HERE20 July: Volleyball NZ have just released the NZL U20 Mens squad to compete at the 15th Asian Junior Volleyball Champs in Thailand, October.
CLICK HERE to view squad lists.
20 July: Follow the NZL U19 Teams as they compete in the FIVB Beach Junior World Champs 2010. North Harbour players Charlotte Joy, Danielle Quigley and Tyler Hamlin make up the travelling squad. The teams are making their way to Portugal detouring some fabulous places (check out AJ's Blog on Beach Volleyball NZ Facebook page).
CLICK HERE for the official website of the FIVB Junior World Champs. MORE PHOTOS IN GALLERY
The two NZL girls teams played some decent beach volleyball in the qualifier for the main draw, unfortunately they did not make it through. Whakatane Boys Morgan Seymour and Paora Morunga finished 9th overall in the tournament! Well done boys and to Danielle and Charlotte.
5 July: The NZL Mens Squad will travel to New Caledonia soon to compete in the Oceania Volleyball Championship (25th - 31st July). Congrats to Brad Takai and Jon WIlson from North Harbour who will be representing NZ.
CLICK HERE to see full squad selection.
21 June: The 2010 AGM was held over the weekend welcoming new board members Alan Kerr, Craig Waller & Mark Quigley. All three new members come from a Secondary School environment and will bring hugely valued input to the organisation. NHVA also have a new Chairman - Richard (Sooty) Casutt, who has a strong and lengthy involvement in the Volleyball industry. Thank you to all who attended.
18th June: Congrats to the winning teams of the North Harbour Club Volleyball Champs. In the Mens division 'South' took out the very first title and 'North' in the womens division. Thanks to everyone who participated in the competition. It was a huge success and will become an annual Championship.
4 May: Kiwivolley is off to a flyer!!!
North Harbour coaches have started delivering Kiwivolley session to schools in the Devonport Peninsular, Takapuna Intermediate and Long Bay Primary. Every student in these schools is having a go at Kiwivolley over the next 8 weeks and competitions will be formed so they can continue to play and develop their skills.
4 May: NZL Beach Volleyball teams head off to Shanghai, China for the 2nd World Tour event. Follow the tournament
CLICK HERE14 April: Congratulations to the NZL Mens Volleyball team for winning the South Pacific Champs last week for the first time in 10 years. They also defeated for the first time Tahiti Te Fana in 4 sets. The NZL Mens Team is:
Patrick Shone ( Captain )
Sam Frankham - North Harbour
Brad Takai - North Harbour
Ben Glue
John Gibbs
Nathan Healey
Fata Von Reiche
Tuna Von Reiche
Ethan Barrowclough
Sam Tui Vai
Simon Petersen
Tim Vanschaik ( Manager )
12 April: The North Harbour U19 Boys & Girls representative teams are competing in Wellington this week for results
CLICK HERE8 April: FIVB FRONT PAGE NEWS: New Zealanders Sam and Ben O’Dea picked up the men’s crown at the Khanom-Federbrau leg of the Asian Beach Volleyball Tour after they beat Kazakhstan in the final.
CLICK HEREFor results on Secondary School Nationals click here:
CLICK HERE Auckland School Volleyball Champs Wooohoo what a week for North Harbour Volleyball! BIG thumbs up and congrats to the top 3 Senior Boys Volleyball teams in Auckand all from North Harbour:
1st - Orewa College
2nd - Westlake Boys High
3rd - Rangitoto College
MVP - Tyler Paull - Orewa College For final results of AKSS Champs
CLICK HERE Harbour Volleyball League registrations are now open. Competition begins 3rd of March so get your forms in now! Available under Forms & Documents
