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Following the Aon New Zealand University Rowing Championship held in April, Rowing NZ have announced the New Zealand Universities Rowing Team to compete against the Australian Universities Rowing Team in Brisbane, Australia – July. Click here for a link to the official announcement and a list of selected athletes.

The University of Otago stamped its dominance at the Aon New Zealand University Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha in April, taking out top points in the UTSNZ National Tertiary Championship Series. Originally scheduled as a 2-day regatta, an algal bloom and subsequent closure of Lake Hood in Ashburton forced the regatta to move further south, but this did not deter the 323 competitors who took part in an action packed schedule of over 40 races. Read more on the regatta here.

Manaia Butler and Hannah Matehaere (University of Otago) recently competed at the 2023 New Zealand University Rowing Championship in Twizel and both have been selected in the 2023 New Zealand Universities Rowing Team to compete against the Australian Universities Rowing Team in Brisbane, Australia in July. Read more here about what makes their selection in the NZ Universities Women's Eight so impressive.

The 2023 Annual General Meeting for UTSNZ will be held online (via Zoom) on Wednesday 24 May at 10.00am. For more details click here.

The 2023 UTSNZ National Tertiary Championship series gets underway this Easter weekend with the Aon NZ University Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel.

University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand announce inaugural New Zealand Tertiary Recreation Awards to be run in conjunction with the New Zealand Tertiary Recreation Conference. The inaugural UTSNZ New Zealand Tertiary Recreation Awards will launch with four categories including a Campus Impact Award, Innovation Award, Community Partnership Award and Service to Recreation Award. Read more about the launch of the new Awards here.

University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand (UTSNZ) is excited to confirm that the FISU Oceania 3x3 Continental Qualifying Tournament will take place at AUT’s Te Āhuru Recreation Centre in the City Campus on the 21st and 22nd of July. Read more here.

UTSNZ is committed to fostering and developing opportunities for all New Zealand tertiary students to participate and represent their institution in sport. Setting an aspirational strategy for 2022-2025, UTSNZ is excited to confirm support from Sport NZ to help strengthen its engagement with the wider tertiary sector. Further details on the recently signed Agreement can be found here.

In 2023, the overall University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand National Tertiary Championship Shield - “The Shield” as it is colloquially and fondly known, celebrates its 100th year. Click here for more on the history of this treasured taonga.

UTSNZ is excited to announce the details of the 2023 National Tertiary Championship Series. The 2023 series will see the continuation of inter-tertiary rivalries across New Zealand’s eight universities and in the same eight sports contested in 2022, with points from each event accumulating towards the overall National Championship Shield and National Spirit Award – Te Kaitiaki. Read more on this year's event schedule here.

UTSNZ is delighted to announce the interim appointment of Heinz Fellerhoff to the UTSNZ Board in the Treasurer role. Heinz is currently a Senior Finance Business Partner at Massey University and is a firm supporter of UTSNZ and is goal of providing pathways for tertiary students to continue to participate in sport and foster healthy community connections. Read more on Heinz and his appointment here.

Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland men's football team took on Australia's best in the FISU Oceania University Football World Cup Qualifier in Auckland this month and won, securing them a spot in the FISU Football University World Cup to be played in Jinjiang China from 27 October to 7 November 2023. Read more here.

The Lincoln University women’s and University of Waikato men's 3x3 basketball teams took on the world's best tertiary teams this month at the FISU 3x3 University World Cup in Turkey. Both university teams earnt their place in the tournament after taking out the UTSNZ National Tertiary 3x3 Championship title earlier this year and qualifying on top in the FISU Oceania Qualification process. Read more on this global tournament and the performances of NZ teams here.

UTSNZ student representative Board Member and current marketing intern, Jason Nel continues his leadership journey being selected to represent New Zealand at the FISU World Forum in Costa Rica in December. Read more here.

The Lincoln University 3X3 women’s basketball side will be taking on the globe's best tertiary teams in the World Cup in Turkey at the end of the month. The team earned the trip to the FISU University World Cup which runs from 27-29 October, after taking out the National Tertiary 3x3 Championship title earlier this year. Read more on team from Lincoln University and their hopes for the trip here.

The 2022 National Tertiary Championship Series drew to a close at the weekend after one of the most competitive series since its inauguration in 2016. It was the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau that clinched the overall championship series title after claiming gold at the National Tertiary Netball Championships in Wellington, with Massey University taking the title of overall Spirit Champions. Read more here.

The University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau once again finish the year as National Tertiary Netball Champions defending their championship title at the ASB Sports Centre in Wellington, after defeating Lincoln University in the grand final. Read more on the netball championship event here.

Originally scheduled for March, University rowing crews took to the waters of the Whanganui river at the weekend for the Aon NZ University Rowing Championships. The University of Canterbury took out the prestigious championship 8+s race, but it was the University of Otago who took maximum Championship points retaining the overall Ashes Trophy.

Canterbury University rowing star Zac Rumble joined the NewsTalk ZB breakfast programme to give the 'skinny' on the 2022 Aon NZ University Rowing Championships. Hear what Zack had to say here.

After a two year hiatus, the National Tertiary Basketball Championship was back on the calendar with the top university teams in the country once again battling it out for national supremacy. Taking away the 2022 Championship titles were the AUT women's and the Victoria University of Wellington men's teams. Read more for full results and a daily re-cap of games from BBNZ.

University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand today announced that Anne-Marie Parsons, Associate Director Campus Life (Student Engagement & Wellbeing) at the University of Auckland, will take over as Chair from the 12th of September replacing Nicola Clayden, who will step down from the role after completing seven years as Director and Chair. Read more here.