NZ Secondary Schools T&F and Road Race Championships
11 - 13 December 2027
Cook's Gardens Stadium

WHANGANUI

click here to link to the NZSS Athletics website for full details.

Age Groups:

All athletes must have turned at least 13 prior to 31 December of this year.

Junior - Under 16 as at 31 December (born in 2011, 2012)

Senior - Under 20 as at 31 December (born in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Road Race only - Grades are U14, U15, U16, U17, U20

Para Athletes - Junior - U17 (born on or after 1 Jan 2009); and Senior as above except the Senior age for ORS funded students is under 22 on 31 December 2025. Contact oe@nzssaa.org.nz to enter over 20 years of age athletes.

Entries: All entries must be made online on the NZSSAA website on or before 22 November 2026. The website will be open for entries from 12 October and will close on 22 November at midnight. Details of how to do this will come in a separate document closer to the opening of entries.

Any College students who wish to be training towards these competitions should be joining the club now. We have a group of teenagers who train through the school holidays.

More details to come on the events below, once the school associations have sorted things out. But training should be starting now if you want to perform well.
2027 Manawatu Inter-Secondary Schools (MISSA) Track & Field - Palmerston North. (Usually mid-March.)
2027 North Island Inter-Secondary Schools (NISSA) Track & Field - Selection to the Manawatu team is made after MISSA. (Usually 2-3 weeks after MISSA.)