This afternoon the Prime Minister announced that all of New Zealand south of the Auckland boundary will move to level 3 at 11.59pm on Tuesday. Auckland and Northland will remain in level 4, likely for a further two weeks. Cabinet will review this.
The Sal’s NBL will look to move the remaining four weeks of the 2021 season to later in the year, with a possible start between late October and early November. A full statement will be up on the nznbl.basketball website soon. There are no further changes to other scheduled events to report today, but we will discuss likely scenarios early next week and keep the community updated.
All our COVID-19 Updates are available here.
BASKEBALL NEW ZEALAND & NBL EVENTS, AUGUST TO OCTOBER
Sal’s NBL (Women) | 12 August – 11 September
Pulman Arena, South Auckland
- Week 2 POSTPONED – statement on nznbl.basketball here.
- Week 3 POSTPONED – statement on nznnl.basketball here.
- Week 4 POSTPONED – statement on nznbl.basketball here
- Remaining four weeks POSTPONED
The League remains fully committed to playing the full 2021 season once it is safe to do so, likely October and early November.
Junior Secondary School Premierships | 28 – 31 August:
- Zone 1. Pulman Arena, South Auckland. CANCELLED
- Zone 2. Energy Events Centre (Unison Arena & Sportsdrome), Rotorua Girls High School, John Paul College. Rotorua. CANCELLED
- Zone 3. TSB Stadium , New Plymouth Boys High School. New Plymouth. CANCELLED
- Zone 4. Saxton Stadium, Nelson. CANCELLED
3×3.EXE Premier New Zealand Playoff | 4 September
Swish Factory, North Auckland. POSTPONED to 13 November.
Regionals Cups | 1 – 4 September:
- Northern Cup. 1 – 3 September, Pulman Arena, South Auckland CANCELLED
- Central Cup. 1 – 3 September, Springvale Stadium, Whanganui CANCELLED
- Southern Cup. 2 – 4 September, Selwyn Sports Centre (Rolleston), Canterbury CANCELLED
‘A’ Secondary School Premierships | 1 – 4 September:
- ‘A’ North Island Premierships. Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North CANCELLED
- ‘A’ South Island Premierships. Edgar Centre, Dunedin. CANCELLED
‘AA’ Secondary School Premierships | 1 – 4 September:
- Zone 1. Eventfinda Stadium and AUT North Shore, North Auckland. CANCELLED
- Zone 2. Energy Events Centre, Unison Arena, Sportsdrome, Rotorua. CANCELLED
- Zone 3. ASB Sports Centre, Wellington. CANCELLED
- Zone 4. ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill. CANCELLED
Tertiary Championships | 17-19 September
AUT North Shore, North Auckland.
‘A’ and ‘AA’ Basketball New Zealand Secondary Schools National Championships | 4-9 October
Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North
Aon U13 Regional Championships | 13-16 October:
- Northern Regional Championships. Eventfinda Stadium, AUT North Shore, YMCA North Shore, North Auckland.
- Central Regional Championships. Pettigrew Green Arena and Hastings Sports Centre, Napier and Hastings.
- Southern Regional Championships. EA Networks Centre and Basketball Mid-Canterbury Stadium, Ashburton.
Schick 3X3 Cup | 14 – 16 October
ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill.
MORE INFO:
A reminder about Alert Level 4
- Only essential services are able to operate.
- All indoor venues and sporting facilities, including clubrooms and gyms, are closed.
- Organised sports and physical activity are not allowed outside of your bubble.
- You can train at home, or outdoor places in your local area. Maintain physical distancing with people outside your bubble.
- Contact activity or sharing equipment/balls with people outside your bubble is prohibited.
- All water-based activities are prohibited because these activities expose participants to danger or may require search and rescue services.
- At Alert Level 4 face coverings now must be worn by all people (employees and customers) at businesses and services that involve customer contact. More on the COVID-19 website here.
- To remind yourself of what happens at Alert Level 4, go to the COVID-19 website here.
Further reminders:
- The Government is asking everyone to wear a mask and keep a two metre distance whenever you leave your home.
- Practice good hygiene including hand washing.
- If you’re sick, call your doctor or Healthline on 09800 358 5453.
- Detail on the broader range of restrictions in place at Alert Level 4 can be accessed at the Unite Against COVID-19 web site.
- Guidance about what you can do in the workplace at COVID-19 alert levels can be obtained from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment here.
- We know we can’t operate basketball events at Alert Levels 3 and 4. At Alert Level 2, the 100 person limit is applied. More on what basketball looks like at Alert Level 2 on the NZ.basketball page here.*
- If you have further questions about sports operations at alert levels, please first refer to Sport New Zealand’s Alert guidance here.*
- More Sport NZ guidance on how to manage day to day activities and events as part of pandemic planning and operational management can be found here.
- Keeping scanning QR codes if you go out (such as to supermarkets).
- The Government’s COVID-19 website can be found here.
- All our COVID-19 Updates are available here.
*Subject to change. Due to the Delta variant, it’s possible these restrictions may change.
