The New Zealand Handball Federation (NZHF) is the

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for the sport of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. NZHF is member of the

Oceania Continent Handball Federation The Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of Handball in Oceania. It was founded in 2014 and is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF). The OCHF is administered by an executiv ...

(OCHF),

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF) and the

Commonwealth Handball Association The Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA) is the Sport governing body, governing body for the Olympic sport of handball (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in the The Commonwealth, British Commonwealth. History Originally set ...

. Founded in 2005, NZHF is recognised by IHF in 2009.

National teams

New Zealand men's national handball team The New Zealand national handball team is the national handball team of New Zealand and is controlled by the New Zealand Handball Federation. Results Oceania Nations Cup Asian Championship Pacific Cup Team Current squad Squad for the ...

New Zealand women's national handball team The New Zealand Women's National Handball team is the national handball team of New Zealand and is controlled by the New Zealand Handball Federation. History The Handball New Zealand (HNZ) was founded in 1994. In 2005 a second federation the N ...

* New Zealand men's national junior handball team * New Zealand men's national youth handball team

Region/Clubs

* Auckland ** Auckland Region Handball *Taranaki **Taranaki HC (Inactive) * Manawatu ** Massey University HC (Inactive) * Wellington ** Fruit Flies HC ** Hutt Hunters HC **Hutt Hawks HC (Inactive) ** Northern Aguilas HC ** Spartanz HC ** Vikings HC ** Victoria University HC * Canterbury ** Canterbury Quakes HC ** Canterbury University HC (Inactive) * Otago ** Otago University HC **Queenstown HC **Southland HC

NZHF Club Championships

Men competition

Women competition

References

Oceania Continent Handball Federation

External links

Official Page

Profile on International Handball Federation webpage

NZHF YouTube channel
National members of the Oceania Continent Handball Federation Handball in New Zealand

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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