Welcome!

Dear Oceania and NZ Fencers,

On behalf of the Board of Fencing New Zealand I am honoured to invite competitors from across the country and around the Oceania Region to Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland to compete in the Oceania and New Zealand National Senior Championships.

Oceania Senior Championships is the most prestigious tournament in the Oceania Zone and has a long history of intense rivalry between many of our countries.

I’d like to thank the organising committee for all the work setting the event up and thank the Auckland Netball Centre for providing such a perfect venue for what promises to be a great competition.

I look forward to seeing everyone here in October, and at the Event Dinner at Waipuna Conference Centre on the Saturday night.

David

(David Elder, President, Fencing New Zealand)

We trust this document provides you with all the information you need.

Competition enquiries can be directed to

Heather Claydon

FENZ Officiating Commission and competition DT

Officiating@fencing.org.nz

or

Fiona Campbell

Head of Tournaments Fencing North

fencingnorth.hot@gmail.com

Eligibility

To fence in the senior championship events fencers must be 13 years or older at the date of competition.(Fencing NZ Minimum Age Policy). If you are unsure whether the event is appropriate for you/your child, please check with your coach. Minimum entry age is 13 - for fencers UNDER 18 a parent or guardian must endorse the registration agreement.

Veteran Fencers must be 40+ years old on 31st December 2024.

Eligibility for Oceania titles and awards is restricted to affiliated members who are citizens of Oceania Countries. Competitors must be citizens (hold a passport/proof of nationality) of the OFC member or associate member country they represent. In the case of French Polynesia and New Caledonia, a competitor may hold a French passport. They must be affiliated members of the country they represent.

New Zealand participants must be affiliated members of Fencing New Zealand for 2025.

If you are not yet a member or your membership is not current please click on the link https://www.fencing.org.nz/membership-2

International fencers must have a current affiliation to their National Fencing Organisation.

Affiliations of all competitors (National and international) will be checked at time of entry. FIE Licences are not required.

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Competition Format

Oceania & National Open Championship events: One round of poules (bouts to five points) followed by direct elimination (bouts to 15 points).

Oceania Team Event: Matches to 45 points, a match to decide third and fourth places will occur.

Senior Regional Teams events:

For each event and gender combination there is an allowance for two teams per New Zealand region.

Note: in this case, Australian States may be counted as Regions. We welcome entries from Oceania representatives not fencing in the Oceania team events.

Places in these team events are subject to capacity. Entry enquiries must be made to the DT by October 17th.

Veteran Championship events: One round of poules (bouts to five points) followed by direct elimination (bouts to 10 points).

Events will be fenced as separate genders unless a minimum of six participants in a gender is not achieved, in which case a mixed event will be fenced.

Awards:

New Zealand National Individual Championship Medals:

Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals will be awarded in each event.

Oceania Senior Individual Championship Medals:

Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals will be awarded for each event.

When medallist(s) from the National competition do not come from OFC countries, then the highest ranked eligible fencer(s) will be promoted based on the Overall Ranking of the competition.

Oceania Team Events: Gold, Silver and one Bronze medal will be awarded in each event.

Regional Team Events: Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals will be awarded in each event.

Trophies: There are a number of National Trophies that are awarded at this competition. Weapon related trophies will be presented during the medal ceremony for that event. Other trophies will be presented after the last medal ceremony on 27th October. Trophies are not to leave New Zealand.

Registrations

Standard registration closes October 10th 18:00 NZT. Late entries close on October 17th at 18:00 NZT.

After this date entry will be at the discretion of the DT and Referees’ representative.

Team nominations need to be entered to the DT by 17th October 18:00 NZT. Please ensure team manager contact details are supplied.

Entry Fees: (NZ Dollars)

To enter, please click REGISTER (above)

Oceania & NZ Senior Individual Championship: $110.00 each event.

National Individual Veteran Championship: $110.00 each event.

Team Events: $150.00 per team

Late Entries, received after 18:00 NZT on October 10th will attract an additional fee of $100.00

Entry fees are payable via the entry system.

Multiple Discipline Entry: if you are entered in multiple events and your next event starts prior to your completion of the first, you will be scratched from the starting event and are expected to continue to compete in the first event.

Refunds will be at the discretion of the organising committee.

Personal Equipment Standards

The personal equipment requirements for Oceania Championships should conform to the regulations specified in the FIE rules, except for any variations mentioned in the section below

Any rules coming into force in the 2025-2026 FIE season will not be applied.

All clothing must be in a good state of repair.

For Oceania and New Zealand Senior Individual and Oceania Team events:

Names do NOT need to be printed on Jackets or Lamés.

All equipment is to meet all other FIE rules and standards.

You must have an 800N plastron, and 800N glove (in sabre) and FIE/CEN-2 marked clothing.

Epées, Foils and Sabres, wires, masks, gloves, and conductive jackets (lamés) will all be subject to equipment control.

Maraging S2000 sabre blades are required.

Please note: for all disciplines, clear plugs on the wires are required.

Foil Specific: Chest Protectors – FIE technical rule rule m25.4.c requiring an over cover has been implemented at Fencing New Zealand Competitions since 1st July 2025. The referees will check for this at the piste.

For NZ Veteran Events:

FIE Rules are to apply except for the following:

Torso:		Minimum of 1150N protection. i.e an 350N plastron and an 800N Jacket or the reverse.
Breeches:		350N (CEN 1)
Foil Specific:		FIE blades are required. Covered chest protectors as in FIE technical rule rule m25.4.c are required.
Épée Specific:		FIE blades are required. Leon Paul SR-71 blades date stamped 2013 to 2015 will not be accepted. Leon Paul V blades without a unique serial number will not be accepted.
Sabre Specific:		FIE blades S2000 or later are required. Maraging blades are not compulsory.

Equipment Check

Date; Friday 24th October

Venue: Auckland Netball Centre, 7 Allison Ferguson Drive, St Johns, Auckland 1072

Time: 17:00 - 20:00

Equipment check will be open one hour before the registration time for each event. Priority will be given to out-of-town fencers. Fencing North fencers are encouraged to undertake equipment check on Friday night and help with venue setup.

Control marks: It is the fencer’s responsibility to ensure that all equipment goes through equipment control and that the control marks are applied. It is also the fencer’s responsibility to ensure that control marks are still present every time they go to the piste.

Additional Information

Video Refereeing: Will occur for Finals at the discretion of the DT

FIE Rule t.124: Non-Combativity will be implemented at this competition.

FIE Rule t.122: Fencers will be required to salute each other in way of acknowledging their opponent and the referee.

Drug Free Sport: by participating in this event, you agree that you have been warned of the potential to be selected for anti-doping testing and you will comply with anti-doping testing if required to do so. The testing process and your rights and responsibilities as an athlete are outlined on the Drug Free Sport NZ website here. https://sportintegrity.nz/integrity/anti-doping/rules-rights/sports-anti-doping-rules

An athlete refusing anti-doping testing will be automatically disqualified from the event and procedures will be instgated as oulined in the current Sports Ant-Doping Rules from the New Zealand Sports Integrity Commission.

Results will be posted to FencingTimeLive. QR Codes will be displayed within the venue.

Podium Protocol: All Fencers must wear a country, club, regional or FeNZ Jacket and either breeches or tracksuit pants together with Fencing Socks and Shoes while on the podium.

Armourer:

Mainland Fencing Equipment – Daniel Chan

https://mlfencing.com/zencart139/index.php?main_page=page&id=2

Food: Kokkino Café at the venue will be open

Competition Dinner: Saturday 25th evening 6-9pm

Wellingtons Restaurant at Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre

Buffet dinner $ 59.00 NZ pp ( $61.22 pp incl fees) can be booked at checkout when registering.

Accommodation

Fencing New Zealand have arranged discounted rates at a range of hotels, accessible via the link provided below.

https://groups.hotelsone.com/

Note: A casual Tournament dinner on Saturday night will be held at Wellingtons Restaurant, Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, located at 58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1061.

https://www.waipunahotel.co.nz

(approx. 8-10 minutes by car from the Auckland Netball Centre)

Discounted rates for Waipuna Hotel are also available via the booking link;

Contact the host of Oceania, NZ Open & NZ Veteran Fencing Championships 2025