Posted: 25/09/2020

Fencing Central Special Regional Tournament

Fencing Central invites you to attend the 2020 Fencing Central Special Regional Tournament over Labour Weekend. This tournament is being held in lieu of the cancelled 2020 New Zealand National Championships, and will incorporate individual and team events, and a social competition dinner.
 
Date: Sunday 25th to Monday 26th October
 
Entries close: Thursday 22nd October
 
 
 
Sunday 25th October
Event Registration Fencing Commences
Mixed Individual Foil 9:00am - 9:30am 9:45am
Mixed Teams Foil On completion of individual event
Competition Social Dinner 6:00pm  
     
Monday 26th October
Mixed Individual Epee 9:00am - 9:30am 9:45am
Mixed Teams Epee On completion of individual event
Mixed Individual Sabre 12:30pm - 12:45pm 1:00pm*
Mixed Teams Sabre On completion of individual event
 
*Or on completion of Epee if later
 
Entry fees are $40.00 for one weapon and $50.00 for two weapons. Team events are $10.00 per person (includes all weapons). Payment to be made though direct deposit to 02-0500-0025212-002.
 
Please note that all fencers must be affiliated members of FeNZ to partake in this tournament.
 
 
 

Posted: 24/10/2020

Central Secondary School Novice #1

Wellington South Fencing Club and Fencing Central invite you to attend the Central Secondary School Novice #1 Competition 2020 on Sunday 1st November at Brooklyn Bowls Club.

This competition is open to any fencer in years 7 to 13 at school, and has less than a total of two years (24 months) experience in fencing.

 

Entries are due by 30th October. Entries received after this date will be accepted but are subject to an additional fee.

Entry fee is $20.00 for 1 weapon, $30.00 for two weapons. Late entry fee is $10.00.

 

Sunday 1st November
Event Registration open Start time
Mixed Novice Epee 9:00am - 9:15am 9:30am
Mixed Novice Foil 11:00am - 11:15am 11:30am

 

Please click here for full details and the entry form.

 

Posted: 01/09/2020

Cancellation of 2020 Fencing Central Opens in Hawke's Bay

After a highly successful inaugural Hawke's Bay Central Opens tournament last year, we were all looking forward to another fantastic competition for 2020.
 
Unfortunately, due to the currently unpredictable nature of the national COVID-19 alert levels, the decision has been made to cancel the 2020 Central Opens scheduled to be held in Hawke's Bay on 10th and 11th October.
 
 

Posted: 12/02/2020

2020 Fencing Central Affiliations

 

Please ensure that you renew your affiliation to Fencing Central for the 2020 season before 31st March 2020 to ensure that you are eligible to compete at tournaments, attend training camps, and receive a national ranking.

To renew your affiliation, please go to https://dev.fencing.org.nz and select the appropriate membership type:

Fencing Central associate

Membership for non-fencers who want to be members and support our organisation.

$30.00 per year

Competitive under 18 and tertiary student

Membership for fencers under 18 and tertiary students who want to enter competitions or go to training camps.

$65.00 per year

Competitive over 18

Membership for fencers over 18 and not enrolled in tertiary courses who want to enter competitions or go to training camps.

$85.00 per year


This contribution is essential to the success of fencing in New Zealand and the Central region, by funding the development and provision of fencing, training and competitions, the availability of equipment, and support roles such as committees and commissions, referees, coaches.

Please note that for the 2021 season, Fencing Central will be updating its affiliations to align with the other regions in New Zealand. This means that your affiliation will run from 1st January to 31st December from 2021 onward, rather than the current 1st April to 31st March.

If you have any questions about the affiliation process, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in the first instance.

 

 

 

Affiliations:

To support the success of Fencing Central and Fencing NZ, all fencers and associates are asked to please affiliate with their relevant region. The affiliation form can be found at https://dev.fencing.org.nz/

 

Health & Safety Officer:

The Committee currently has a vacancy for a Health & Safety Officer. This is a new position to coordinate with the FeNZ Health & Safety Team and hold oversight for Health & Safety in the Central region. If you are interested in volunteering for this position, or have any questions about what this will entail, please contact us at secretary@fencingcentral.org.nz