2026 HCNC Calendar
2026 Competition Dates
Indoor Open Grade Premier - 23rd April - 20th August
Saturday Open Grade - 2nd May - 22nd August
Saturday Open Mixed - 2nd May - 22nd August
Thursday Open Grade - 30th April - 13th August
Secondary Senior - 2nd May - 22nd August
Secondary Mixed - 2nd May - 22nd August
Secondary Junior - 2nd May - 22nd August
Secondary Social - 2nd May - 13th June
Secondary Thursday - 30th April - 13th August
Intermediate Year 7 & 8 - 2nd May - 22nd August
futureFERNS Year 5 & 6 - 6th May - 12th August
futureFERNS Year 3 & 4 - 5th May - 11th August
futureFERNS Year 1 & 2 - 7th May - 2nd July
2026 Tournaments and Festivals
Pre Season Tournament - Saturday 28th March
(Open Grade, Mixed Open and Secondary)
Mid Season Tournament - Sunday 14th June
(Open Grade, Mixed Open, Secondary and Intermediate, Centre PDP Teams)
HCNC Rep Tournament and PDP Festival - Sunday 21st June
(Centre Rep Teams, Centre PDP Teams)
HCNC Secondary Premier and Development Tournament - Sunday 26th July
(School UNISS teams, Senior Development, Junior Development, Mixed)
WaiBop Zone Secondary School Tournament - Sunday 2nd August
(School UNISS teams, Senior Development, Junior Development, Mixed)
HCNC Open Rep Tournament - Sunday 16th August
(Centre Open Rep Teams)
futureFERNS Festival - Sunday 23rd August
(futureFERNS, Intermediate)
2026 Representative Dates
U14, U16, U18, Mixed Representative Trials - [April/May]
HCNC Rep Tournament and PDP Festival - Sunday 21st June
(Centre Rep Teams, Centre PDP Teams)
North Island Junior Champs - New Plymouth - Sunday 5th July to Tuesday 7th July
(Under 14 & Under 16 Representative Teams)
Netball NZ Under 18 Champs - Christchurch - Monday 13th July to Thursday 16th July
(Under 18 Representative Teams)
Open Trials - TBC [June/July]
HCNC Open Rep Tournament - Sunday 16th August
(Centre Open Rep Teams)
Netball NZ Open Champs - Hawkes Bay - Thursday 10th September to Sunday 13th September
(Open Representative Teams)
