Central Zone Elite Underwater Hockey (Regionals)

The Wellington Underwater Hockey Association (WUHA) appoints coaches to run trials for the men's and women's teams made of players from the Central Zones region. From the trials, 4 teams are selected to play at the annual Elite Interzone Championship (2 x Men's, 2 x Women's).

The New Zealand Elite Interzone Championships are organised for the zone teams from around the country to battle it out to become champions. The tournament is played at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre every year in March / April.​

Watch this space in late 2025 for information on the 2026 Central Squad campaign.

2025 Central Teams

Men's

A's
Jeremy Webster (Coach)
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​​Andrew Harris
Andre Heller
Ben Paviour-Smith
Dougal Colquhoun
Fergus Bewley
Gareth Ward-Allen
Hamish Wright
Mitchell Thomas-Beck
Mazen Rabih
Nick Jones

B's
Peter Thompson (Coach/Player)
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​Aidan Ralph
Cam Jones
Carlos Relph
Henry Murdoch
Jamie Lock
Ollie Thurlow-Rae
​Otis McKenzie
Sean Yap
​Zain Rabih

Women's

A's
​Benson Taylor-Wolf (Coach)
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Abby Harris
Chantel Brosnan
Claire George
Eloise Sharpe
Georgina Huttley
Josie Hunt
Kaitlynn Tucker
Leah Chamberlin-Gunn
Liliana O’Connell
Maddy Murdoch
​Sian van Dyk
Zoe  Houston
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B's
​Geoff Coplon (Coach)
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Abigail McPherson
Adriana Lipinski
Chloe Jarvis
Emma Egley
Isabel Harvey Green
Kathryn Davies
Lily Norwood
Lily Scott
Natalie Groot
Nydia Salmon

2025 Central Team Results
​Tournament dates: 21-23 March 2025 at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre.
An Impressive display of talent and skill was on display and the Central teams did us proud. Central Women's A came away with gold medals winning 1-0 against Northern A (and call out for only 1 goal scored against them the entire tournament). Central Men's A played a fantastic tournament to win Silver coming up against Northern A in the final. Central Men's B placed 6th overall - not a bad result with only 9 players! The Central Women's B had a phenomenal tournament (especially with some young talent to watch out for) coming in 5th place by winning in overtime against Mid Northern.

2024 Tournament

Teams:

Mens

A's
Andre Heller
Andrew Harris (VC)
Carlos Relph
Clark Samuel
Dougal Colquhoun
Gareth Ward-Allen
Nick Healy (C)
Ollie Van Rooyen
Pierre-Alban Lalys
Richard Maxwell

B's
Aidan Relph
​​​Cam Jones
Dominic Heitger
Fergus Bewley
Henry Murdoch
Mazen Rabih (C)
Mitchell Thomas-Beck
Nick Jones (VC)
Sean Yap
Zain Rabih

Womens

A's
​Anastasia Burn
Angela Whiteman
Claire George
Eloise Sharpe
Georgina Huttley
Jane Nevin Wolf
Josie Hunt
Kaitlynn Tucker
Leah Chamberlin-Gunn
Liliana O’Connell
Sian van Dyk
Zoe  Houston

B's
​Adriana Lipinski
Charlotte Parker
Joy Yang
Kathryn Davies
Louise Mackay
Maddy  Murdoch
Natalie Groot
Paige Scoble
Sienna Milligan
Zara Benson-Phipps

2024 Central Team's Results

Congratulations to all who played over the weekend! The Men's A Team retained their title and gold medal with a 3-1 win in an exciting game against Northern A. The Women's A Team played a stellar tournament and came second to Northern A in the final 3-1 also.  While the Men's B and the Women's B team came through to finish 6th and 7th respectively.

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2023 Tournament

Teams:

Mens

A's
Alistair Ford
Andre Heller
Ben Paviour-Smith
Brendan Maxwell
Clark Samuel
Ed Firth
Fergus Griffin-George
Jeremy Webster
Nick Healy
Ollie Van Rooyen
Richard Kay
Richard Maxwell

B's
Carlos Relph
Dougal Colquhoun
Fergus Bewley
Henry Murdoch
Mitchell Thomas-Beck
Nick Jones
Peter Thompson
Sam Mitchell
Tom Curtain
Zain Rabih

Womens

A's
Anastasia Burn
Angela Whiteman
Cassie Clark
Claire George
Eloise Sharpe
Emma Symonds
Jane Nevin Wolf
Josie Hunt
Kaitlynn Tucker
Leah Chamberlin-Gunn
Sian van Dyk
Zoe Houston

B's
Abby Burdon
Bridget Hawthorne
Eddy Grant
Gaia Passmore
Georgina Huttley
Jade Stapleton
Joy Yang
Kathryn Davies
Lexi Crengle
Liliana O’Connell
Maddy Murdoch
Nydia Salmon

2023 Results

The tournament was held earlier this year. Congratulations to all who played over the weekend! The Men's A Team retained their title and gold medal with a 3-1 win in a hard fought final against Northern A. The Women's A Team played a magnificent tournament and came second to Northern A in the final.  While the Men's B and the Women's B team came through to finish 6th.

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2022 Tournament

Teams:

Mens

A's
Nick Healy (C)
Clark Samuel (VC)
Alistair Ford
Andre Heller
Andrew Harris
Ben Paviour-Smith
​Dylan Booth
Finn Hollingworth
Nick Lowther
Zac Howe

B's
​Fergus Bewley (C)
Carlos Relph (VC)
Devin Glover
Henry Murdoch
Jack Whiterod
James Davies
Joseph Gundesen
Mitchell Thomas-Beck
Peter Thompson
Tate McGuinness
​Thaddeus Newman-Dennis
Yagiz Ilgaz Celik

Womens

A's
Abby Harris
Anastasia Burn
Ange Whiteman
Claire George
Eloise Sharpe
Georgina Huttley
Jane Nevin Wolf
Josie Hunt
Leah Chamberlin-Gunn
Sian Van Dyk
Zoe Firth
​Zoe Houston

B's
Abigail Burdon
Eleanor Berry
Emma Symonds
Jade Stapleton
Jessie McKee
Joy Yang
Kate Diack
Liliana O'Connell
Mila Smith
Nydia Salmon
Tiffany Kenyon
Zoe Keane

2022 Results

The tournament was held over the weekend 1-3 April this year. Congratulations to all who played over the weekend! The Men's A Team retained their title and gold medal with a 3-2 win in a hard fought final against Masters. The Women's A Team played a magnificent tournament and claimed the title by beating Northern A 5-1 in the final. Both A teams went through the entire tournament unbeaten! While the Men's B team came 5th and the Women's B team came through to finish 6th.

Men's A Team - 1st Place

Women's A Team - 1st Place

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Women's B Team - 6th Place

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2021 Results

The tournament was held over the weekend 9-11th April this year. Congratulations to all who played over the weekend! The Men's A Team claimed gold with a 2-0 win in a tough final against Northern A. The Women's A Team had a tense final almost breaking Northern A's long winning streak, but finished up at 3-2 to claim silver. Both the Men's and Women's B teams came through solidly to finish 5th.

Men's A Team - 1st Place

Women's A Team - 2nd Place

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Men's B Team - 5th Place

Women's B Team - 5th Place