To all Dunedin Netball members 

At this time New Zealand remains in Alert Level 4 until at least 11.59pm Friday 27 August. Dependent on further government announcements and updates in Alert Levels we have made the following decisions for our Dunedin Netball competitions and programmes.

As of Tuesday 24 August please be advised of the following changes to our Dunedin Netball competitions and programmes:

• Thursday 26 August – Y7&8 Competition – CANCELLED
• Saturday 28 August – Premier/Senior Finals reschedule date now – Saturday 11 September
• Saturday 28 August – Secondary Schools Finals reschedule date now – Saturday 11 September
• Y7&8 Development Tournament Balclutha – CANCELLED

Cancellations:

These competitions and programmes have been cancelled and there will be no rescheduled or postponement dates. To ensure clarity this means: 

• Y7&8  – Final games scheduled for Thursday 26 August are cancelled. The season for this age group has now ended
• Y7&8 Development Tournament Balclutha – a postponement date was not available, the event has been cancelled
• ALL team trainings – are cancelled until further notice

Reschedules:

It is our intention to try and offer finals for teams in our Premier, Senior and Secondary Schools competitions. This will be dependent on Alert Levels and also the cancellation of major events at the Edgar Centre previously scheduled on this day. More information will follow after further government announcements and an update to members will be made on or before Monday 6 September with more details including draws.

• Premier/Senior Finals – Reschedule date Saturday 11 September. As previously advised only SOME Premier and Senior Final games will be played this includes 1v2 and 7v8 games in all Premier and Senior grades with the exception of Senior 4, where 3 key games will be scheduled.
• Secondary School Finals – Reschedule date Saturday 11 September. All final games across all grades will be scheduled.

This plan is now the only option available to us, that means if alert levels or the rules of playing under alert levels change, or courts become unavailable on this date, finals will unfortunately not be played this season.

Updates to come:

• Netball NZ Open Champs – 7-11 September – Palmerston North – awaiting a decision from Netball NZ
• NZMMNA Men’s Nationals – 15 – 18 September – Porirua - awaiting a decision from NZMMNA

We are doing our best to work around all of the unknowns everyone is experiencing at this time.

We will continue to keep you updated as and when we know more.

Article added: Tuesday 24 August 2021