News

Official Fencing Central announcements and information regarding general news.

FenCen SGM to Ratify Constitution

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Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting to be held on the 9th of November at 1pm at the club venue in Brooklyn.

The single item on the agenda is the adoption of a new Constitution, which is required in order to be compatible with the new Fencing New Zealand Constitution, all of which is required in order to be compatible with upcoming changes to obligations under the relevant government legislation as applying to clubs and societies.

The new Fencing Central Constitution (2025), and the previous Fencing Central Constitution (2012) are available for download via the following links:

Fencing Central Constitution 2025Download
Fencing Central Constitution 2012Download

Note: The 1pm start time may potentially be delayed depending on the schedule of the Central Region Veterans Championship which is happening during that day.

Fencing Central Gear Dispersal Application

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Fencing Central is dispersing a portion of its surplus scoring equipment to support club development. To do this, Fencing Central is asking interested club’s currently affiliated with Fencing Central to show their interest in receiving some of this equipment.

Successful Clubs will receive, free of charge, one set of surplus equipment containing:

  • 1 SG Scoring box
  • 2 Favero Spools
  • 2 Groundwires

Clubs applying for this equipment must be:

  • Currently affiliated to Fencing Central, as well as Fencing New Zealand
  • Currently meeting all requirements to be an affiliated club
  • Currently present and active within the region of Fencing Central

Clubs can only apply for one set of equipment.

Applications are to be made out to the Fencing Central Secretary, Rebecca Witteman, at secretary@fencingcentral.org.nz . Applications will then be considered by the Fencing Central Committee and clubs will be informed of the allocations.

Applications must be made on or before 30th July 2025.

NZ Under 15 and Cadet Championship 2025

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Fencing Central and Fencing New Zealand invite you to attend the National Under 15 and Cadet (Under 17) Championships from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 April 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Date: Saturday Friday 18 to Sunday 20 April 2025
Venue: Tindall Gym, Wellington High School, 249 Taranaki Street, Wellington
Entries Due: Friday 11 April 2025. Late entries after this date are at the discretion of the DT and Tournament Organisers and will incur a $50 late fee.

Entry Form and Information
EventRegistrationStart Time
Friday 18 April
U15 Men’s Foil7:45am8:30am
U15 Women’s Epee8:00am8:45am
Cadet Men’s Sabre8:30am9:15am
Cadet Women’s Sabre8:30am9:15am
Cadet Women’s Foil10:30am11:15am
Cadet Men’s Sabre Teams11:15am12:00pm*
Cadet Women’s Sabre Teams11:15am12:00pm*
U15 Men’s Foil Teams12:15pm1:00pm*
U15 Women’s Epee Teams12:45pm1:30pm*
Cadet Women’s Foil Teams2:15pm3:00pm*
Saturday 19 April
U15 Men’s Epee7:45am8:30am
U15 Women’s Foil8:00am8:45am
Cadet Men’s Foil8:30am9:15am
U15 Men’s Sabre9:45am10:30am
U15 Women’s Sabre9:45am10:30am
Cadet Women’s Epee10:15am11:00am
U15 Men’s Epee Teams11:45am12:30pm*
U15 Women’s Foil Teams11:45am12:30pm*
U15 Men’s Sabre Teams12:15pm1:00pm*
U15 Women’s Sabre Teams12:15pm1:00pm*
Cadet Men’s Foil Teams12:45pm1:30pm*
Sunday 20 April
Cadet Men’s Epee7:45am8:30am
Cadet Womens Epee Teams9:45am10:30am
Cadet Mens Epee Teams10:45am11:30am

*Start time of team event dependent on timing of individual event.

Fencing Central U15 & Cadet Championship 2025

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Wellington Swords Club and Fencing Central invite you to attend the Central Under 15 and Cadet Championships 2025.

Date: Saturday 8th March to Sunday 9th March 2025
Venue: Main Hall, Rongotai College, 170 Coutts Street, Wellington
Entries due: Thursday 6th March 2025. Entries received after this date will attract a late entry fee.
Entry fee: $40.00 for one weapon. $50.00 for 2+ weapons.

Saturday 8th March
EventRegistration Start Time
Cadet Men’s Foil8:30am9:00am
Cadet Women’s Foil9:00am9:30am
U15 Men’s Foil11:30am12:00pm
U15 Women’s Foil12:00pm12:30pm
Sunday 9th March
EventRegistration Start Time
U15 Men’s Epee8:30am9:00am
U15 Women’s Epee9:00am9:30am
U15 Men’s Sabre10:00am10:30am
U15 Women’s Sabre10:00am10:30am
Cadet Men’s Epee11:00am11:30am
Cadet Women’s Epee11:30am12:00pm
Cadet Men’s Sabre1:30pm2:00pm
Cadet Women’s Sabre2:00pm2:30pm
Registration Form

Fencing Central Awards 2024

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Fencing Central invites you to attend the Fencing Central Annual Awards 2024. At the end of every year, the Fencing Central community comes together to celebrate success both on and off the piste.

We invite you to complete the nomination form below. You can make nominations for some or all award categories. For all nominations, please briefly state your reason for the nomination.

While some awards are determined by competition results, there are also several awards for which you can nominate members of the Fencing Central community to acknowledge their contributions to the sport.

Date: Saturday 7 December 2024, 7pm
Venue: WSC Club Rooms, 8 Tanera Crescent, Brooklyn
Nominations close on Friday 6th December. Please only complete the nomination form once.

Nomination Form

Fencing Central First Aid Course 2024

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Fencing Central is funding a First Aid course to help ensure our community are prepared and appropriately skilled for the unlikely event of emergency. The course will be run by St John.

This course is free to take part in, however, registration is limited to the first 20 applicants.

Date: Saturday 7th December 2024, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Venue: Wellington Swords Club, 2 Tanera Crescent Brooklyn, Wellington
Registration due: by 10:00pm, Sunday 1st December 2024. For any queries or withdrawals, please contact secretary@fencingcentral.co.nz
Entries due: Entries are due by Friday 15th November. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the tournament organiser.

Registration

Central Under 11 & Under 13 #4 2024

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Fencing Central invites you to attend the fourth Under 11 and Under 13 competition on Sunday 17th November 2024.

Date: Sunday 17th November 2024
Venue: Upper Hutt College Gym, Moonshine Road, Trentham, Upper Hutt
Entry fee: $20.00 for one event, $30.00 for 2+ events.
Entries due: Entries are due by Friday 15th November. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the tournament organiser.

Eligibility:
Under 11 is open to any fencer aged 10 or younger on January 1st 2024.
Under 13 is open to any fencer aged 12 or younger on January 1st 2024.

Sunday 17th November
EventRegistrationStart Time
Mixed U11 Foil8:30am9:00am
Mixed U11 Epee9:00am9:30am*
Mixed U13 Foil10:30am11:00am*
Mixed U13 Epee11:00am11:30am*
*Please note that start times of events may be delayed due to previous events.
Registration form

Friendly Feilding Fencing Feast 2024

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Feilding Sabres Fencing Club and Fencing Central invite you to attend the Friendly Feilding Fencing Feast and Novice Sabre competition for 2024.

Date: Saturday 16th November 2024
Venue: Feilding High School

There will be a social BBQ lunch between the Novice Sabre and the Mixed Sabre events. Entries are due by Wednesday 13th November.

Registration
EventRegistrationStart Time
Mixed Epee8:00am8:30am
Secondary School Novice Mixed Sabre9:30am10:00am
BBQ lunch12:00pm
Mixed Sabre12:45pm1:15pm

New Zealand National Senior & Veteran Championships 2024

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Fencing New Zealand and Fencing Central invite you to attend the 2024 NZ National Senior and Veteran Championships. Thank you to Wellington City Council for sponsoring this event.

Date: Saturday 26th October 2024 to Monday 28th October 2024
Venue: Ākau Tangi Sports Centre, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Eligibility: To fence in the open events fencers must be 13 years or older
Entries Due: 10:00pm Friday 11th October. Entries received after this date will attract a $50.00 late fee and are at discretion of the DT.

Saturday 26th October
EventRegistration opensRegistration closesStart Time
Men’s Foil7:45am8:00am8:30am
Women’s Épéemorningapprox. 10:00am*
Men’s Sabreapprox. 1:00pm*
Women’s Sabreapprox. 2:00pm*
Regional Men’s Foil Teamsstart of semifinal of individual eventdependent on individual event
Regional Women’s Épée Teamsstart of semifinal of individual eventdependent on individual event
Sunday 27th October
EventRegistration opensRegistration closesStart Time
Men’s Épée7:45am8:00am8:30am
Regional Men’s Sabre Teamsmorningapprox. 10:30am*
Veteran Men’s & Women’s Foilmorning 12:00pm
Regional Women’s Sabre Teamsapprox. 12.30pm*
Veteran Men’s & Women’s Sabreapprox. 2.30pm*
Monday 28th October
EventRegistration opensRegistration closesStart Time
Women’s Foil7:45am8:00am8:30am
Regional Men’s Épée Teams8:15am8:30am9:00am
Veteran Women’s Épée9:15am9:30am10:00am
Veteran Men’s Épée10:15am10:30am11:00am
Regional Women’s Foil Teamsstart of semifinal of individual eventdependent on individual event
*Starting times will be set once the tournament entries have closed and may vary from what is written here. Please note, Team Event start times may change depending on entry numbers.
PLEASE NOTE: we cannot guarantee the finish time of any events or days. We strongly advise that return flights are booked after 7:00pm on the day you are fencing or for the day after.
Information Sheet
Entry Form