Te Wānanga o Raukawa primed for Netball spectacle
Netball fans across the country are counting down to the ANZ Premiership pre-season tournament to be held at Te Wānanga o Raukawa on March 10-12.
The Māori Tertiary Education Provider in Ōtaki, north of Wellington, will host many of the world’s best netballers at the pre-season event ahead of the inaugural season of Netball New Zealand’s new elite league, at its health and fitness facility, Ngā Purapura.
Te Wānanga o Raukawa is co-hosting the tournament with the Central Pulse under a partnership arrangement formalised in the latter part of 2016.
All six ANZ Premiership teams – the Central Pulse, SKYCITY Mystics, Northern Stars, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Mainland Tactix and Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel, including management, officials and umpires, will be accommodated at the Te Wānanga o Raukawa campus in Ōtaki for four days.
“In accordance with protocol and tikanga there will be a pōwhiri for all teams and officials on Thursday afternoon and we look forward to extending our welcome to everyone,” Te Wānanga o Raukawa CEO Mereana Selby said.
A special request for Te Wānanga o Raukawa to lead some cultural activities for the teams, officials and umpires is being organised for the Thursday evening.
Netball fans will be treated to an action-packed tournament with 10 games in total being played during the Friday to Sunday event with each team playing at least three one hour games.
With the ANZ Premiership starting just two weeks later, the pre-season tournament provides the perfect opportunity for all teams to put the finishing touches on their preparation.
Pre-Season Fixture
Friday 10 March, 2017: Mystics v Pulse – 1:00pm, Steel v Magic – 4:00pm, Stars v Tactix – 7:00pm
Saturday 11 March, 2017: Steel v Pulse – 12:00pm, Magic v Stars – 2:00pm, Mystics v Tactix – 5:00pm, Pulse v Magic – 7:00pm
Sunday 12 March, 2017: Steel v Mystics – 10:00am, Magic v Tactix – 12:00pm, Pulse v Stars – 2:00pm
Ticket information
FRIDAY: 3 x games
$10 per game
SATURDAY: 2 x half-day sessions / 2 x games each session
$20 per session
Limited family concessions available for this day only, so get in quick!
$60 per family concession: Only 25 family passes available per session (2 x adults 2 x children)
SUNDAY: 3 x games /1 x session
$30 full day
2 years and under who will not occupy a seat will be free of charge.
For tickets contact Ngā Purapura on (06) 364 9018 or email tickets@twor-otaki.ac.nz