Pat Wyatt, Patroness of NRC

Patricia Wyatt (Pat) has been a member of Netball Rotorua since the 1970s and has given remarkable service to our sport. We are thrilled and privileged to have her as our Patroness from 2024. 

Pat has coached young children, umpired to a high level, been a Bench Official at International Games, and held important offices for Netball Rotorua including Treasurer and Draw Steward.

Pat was at netball every Saturday during the season and even in later years does not let her limited mobility stop her from volunteering for the sport she loves.

Pat is a very generous and caring person who has given many years not only to netball but to other services within our community, especially to the youth of Rotorua.

The Queen’s Service Medal services to netball 

Pat receiving her Queen's Service Medal for services to Netball in 2023. 

“Mrs Pat Wyatt has been contributing to netball in her community of Rotorua for more than 50 years.Mrs Wyatt has been administrating netball in Rotorua since 1966, having organised the annual Sport Bay of Plenty Primary Schools Field Day. She is a qualified New Zealand Umpire and has conducted Netball theory classes to train new umpires in the region. She has been the draw steward for several tournaments including the Kurangaituku Tournament, the end-of-season celebration for netball teams from across New Zealand, with more than 350 teams in attendance. She computerised the Rotorua netball draws and has held the position of Treasurer for both Rotorua Netball and Netball Rotorua Umpires. She has assisted at national championships, New Zealand Age-group and New Zealand Secondary-School tournaments, and is a qualified Bench Official officiating at local, national and international netball. She has been a member of the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic franchise for 20 years and involved with the Silver Ferns. Mrs Wyatt was awarded life membership of Netball Rotorua in 2003, Netball Rotorua Service Award in 2003 and Netball New Zealand Service Award in 2010.”​​​​​​​