The New Zealand Women's National Handball team is the national

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team of

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and is controlled by the

New Zealand Handball Federation The New Zealand Handball Federation (NZHF) is the governing body for the sport of handball and beach handball in New Zealand. NZHF is member of the Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF), International Handball Federation (IHF) and the Com ...

History

The

Handball New Zealand Handball New Zealand (HNZ) was the governing body for the sport of handball in New Zealand, which was later in competition to the New Zealand Handball Federation (NZHF). The latter was a member of the Oceania Handball Federation (OHF) and the Inte ...

(HNZ) was founded in 1994. In 2005 a second federation the

(NZHF) was found. Both federations had teams at the Oceania Nations Cup 2007 and 2009. In 2006 the

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(NZOC) suspended the HNZ. Later by the

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). They suspended the HNZ because the HNZ was closely aligned with

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president of the

Oceania 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 ...

(OHF). He was kicked off the IHF Council in 2009. One week later the IHF Congress recognized the NZHF. In 2010 the

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dismissed the lawsuit of the HNZ against the NZOC for the suspension.

Results

Oceania Nations Cup

Asian Championship

Pacific Cup

Current squad

The team for the

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References

External links

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IHF profile

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