Sport under Level 2

Rugby- New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed the Bunnings Warehouse NPC, Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship, outside of Auckland, will recommence from Friday 17 September. At Alert Level 2, teams at all levels of rugby can safely return to training from today. A revised draw will  be released in due course. The Miles Toyota 1st XV final between Nelson College and Christ's College will now go ahead in Nelson on Saturday 18th of September (venue & time to be confirmed). The winner of this game will play against Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin on Saturday 25th of September for the South Island Title.

Football- Nelson Bays Football has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the junior football season. Local senior competitions will be concluded on September 18th with a final round the following weekend for divisions requiring two matches to declare a winner. There will be a reduced number of fields available so some clubs may not have a home game. There will be no club cups for the 2021 season. With three rounds remaining in the Southern League, competition is set to resume on the weekend of September 18/19.

Hockey- The Nelson Hockey facility is open again from today. The Nelson Hockey Association is planning to complete the club competition season in full starting play as soon as possible. It is hoped competition will conclude just before the next school holidays. Game days and times for the upcoming round will be announced later today.

Basketball- Nelson Basketball says it cannot proceed with the season until Sport New Zealand releases its level 2 guidelines. Jack Robins Stadium will remain closed while Covid-19 measures are put in place.

Netball- The Nelson Netball Centre was forced to cancel the remaining three rounds of competition. Board chairman Gary Cox says they are gutted with the changes to Level 2 which have prevented the end of season games.