The Annual General Meeting will take place tomorrow eventing at 7pm.

Voting Members have been sent a Link to the meeting.

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has announced the postponement and rescheduling of several World Cup and Grand Prix events originally scheduled for March 2026. Updated dates for these competitions have now been confirmed.

At its meeting in early March, the Board of Fencing New Zealand agreed to support participation in the Commonwealth Senior, Veteran and U23 Championships in Lagos in August, based on the information currently available.

Fencing New Zealand received 20 individual initial Expressions of Interest, and formal nominations will be called for shortly.

Further details regarding the event structure, programme, and risk mitigation arrangements are still being finalised. Additional information will be communicated as it becomes available.

Fencing New Zealand has launched a new club membership process under its updated national and regional constitutions, aligning with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. 

If you would like to nominate for either of these competitions, please complete the Nomination Forms as below. 

Fencing New Zealand is currently undertaking a formal Risk Assessment to determine whether it is appropriate and viable to send a team to the Commonwealth Senior, Veterans and U23 Championships in Lagos, Nigeria.

Before any commitment is made, the Board is calling for Expressions of Interest to assess athlete demand and overall feasibility.

The Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in Dakar Senegal, from October 30^th to November 14^th 2026.

Nominations for this event were called for last year and have now closed.

For all these nominees, below is the Selection Criteria that has now been approved by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Selection Criteria