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OCEANIA CUP
Congratulations to the Black Sticks women for taking out the Oceania Cup with a hard fought 1-0 win over arch rivals Australia. The women were already assured of a place in Beijing with two spots available to Oceania teams, however the victory over Australia has lifted the women to 7th in the world, while Australia has now dropped back to 4th.

The Black Sticks men put up a brave fight against the Australian men but were unable to replicate the women, losing 3-1 in their final. The men now have one last opportunity to qualify for Beijing, when we host the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February.

For match reports and images from the Oceania Cup visit the Hockey NZ website here

IT’S NHL TIME!!
This weekend sees the start of the 2007 NHL with all teams converging on Hamilton for the first double header weekend. The Black Sticks are now back with their NHL sides ensuring this year's NHL will be hotly contested. In 2006 Midlands Women surprised everyone to finish the round robin at the top of the table - can they go one further in 2007 and take out the K Cup? Will the North Harbour women successfully defend it or will their cross bridge rivals Auckland step up and take the spoils? Making it difficult for all of them will be perennial bridesmaids Canterbury who will be desperate to shake off their poor final form of previous seasons.

In the men's competition Australian legend Brent Livermore returns for a 5th season with Wellington ensuring they will once again be hard to beat. North Harbour welcomes back Blair Hopping, Canterbury have Hayden Shaw back in the ranks, while Midlands player coach Darren Smith will hope he can make an impact in his first year with this side. Will it be the same old top four teams battling it out come finals weekend or will one of the other four sides ruin the party for one of the big guns? Either way there will be some high quality hockey on display.

For all NHL information including the draw, match reports, images and stats click here

OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
Hockey NZ will play host to a six nation tournament with teams competing for one spot at Beijing. The tournament will be held at Crown Relocations Stadium from February 2nd - 10th 2008. This is a winner take all tournament so there is a lot at stake for the Black Sticks men. Season passes to the event are now available. Click here for more information.

10% of all season passes will be donated to the club of your choice and includes exclusive access to the Olympic Lounge, access to the Olympic Village for food, refreshments and entertainment and the best seats in the house. Get your season pass now to avoid disappointment. Come and support Ryan and the boys in their last opportunity to secure their dream of playing at Beijing.

NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
The National Senior Men's and Women's Tournament will be held from September 24th - 29th in Christchurch. Following on from this is Hatch Cup being played from September 30th in Tauranga and Collier Trophy on the same dates in Dunedin. The National Maori Tournament is on from October 20th - 22nd in Palmerston North.

NZ U16 TIGER TURF TEAMS
The NZ U16 Tiger Turf boys and girls teams take on the Queensland Open Secondary Schools teams in a three match series on 3, 4, 5 October at Kings College. 

Come and support the teams! For Game times and team lists, click here

COACH & DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
We have uploaded onto the website a number of resources and coaching papers for you. Nutrition, Goalkeeping, FIH Coaching Papers, U15/U18 Presentations - there is something for every coach!

Check it out here

LEVEL 2 COACH COURSE
Nominations are now being called for! The Level 2 Coach Course will be held in Auckland 26-28 October. Please get in touch with your Association or RDM for more information or to apply.

BETTING ON THE NHL
The TAB will be running betting on the men's NHL and both the men's and women's semi's and finals. It's an exciting game but even more exciting with a bet on. Go to the Hockey NZ website and click on the TAB link.
*Players and officials are prohibited from betting on games.

OUR WEBSITE
The new-look Hockey NZ website www.hockeynz.co.nz has been extremely well received. Be sure to visit it regularly for the latest hockey news and developments. During the NHL there will be extensive coverage including match reports, photos, statistics and of course the results.

Visit our website www.hockeynz.co.nz for more information on latest tournament results and other local and international news.

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