SOUTH ISLAND CUP

The South Island Cup is an annually held event, open to all Year 9 & 10 school teams on the South Island of New Zealand. In 2022, the name of this event changed to reflect the alignment of School Sport New Zealand and New Zealand Water Polo with the Balance Is Better approach, as outlined by Sport NZ.

2025 Event

Tournament Dates/Locations

• Dates: 19-22 November 2025
• Location: Blenheim 
• Venues: Stadium 2000

Team Entry

• Entries Open 18 August 2025

• There are two ways you can submit your entry. If your school has participated in an event with us, we recommend entering directly via Friendly Manager. 

  1. Manual Form Submission: You can fill out your school and team details using the manual form below. We will then create a school profile along with administrator accounts and manually enter your team into the competition.
     Entry Form (external form)
     
     
  2. Friendly Manager: If your school already has a profile in Friendly Manager, you can enter your team directly by following this step-by-step guide.
     Friendly Manager - Walkthrough Guide (.pdf document)

Team and Player Eligibility

This event is sanctioned by NZ Secondary School Sport

• NZ Secondary School Sport Eligibility Regulations (external link)

Composite Teams

• Please see the full Composite Team guidelines in the application form below
• Composite Team Application Form (.pdf document)

Competition Information

The North Island Cup is an annually held event, open to all Year 9 & 10 school teams in New Zealand. In 2022, the name of this event changed to reflect the alignment of School Sport New Zealand and New Zealand Water Polo with the Balance Is Better approach, as outlined by Sport NZ.

• Competition Managers: Regan Russell
• 2025 General - Competition Manual (.pdf document)
  Rules & regulations consistent across all national competitions
• 2025 Year 9&10 South Island Cup - Competition Manual (.pdf document)
  Rules & regulations specific to the Year 9&10 North Island Cup
• Other Competition Documents and Details

Important Documents

• Health & Safety (.pdf document)

Key Dates

2024 Tournament Dates/Locations:

• 21- 24 November - Christchurch

Competition Draws & Schedules:

• Available Here

Team Entry:

• Team entries are now closed

Competition Manual:

• Competition Manual (.pdf document)

Important Documents:

• Health & Safety (.pdf document)

Team and Player Eligibility:

• NZ Secondary School Sport Eligibility Regulations (external link)

Please contact us with any enquiries