Sport at NGHS
The latest information on trial dates and sports offered for 2026 can be found on the NGHS Instagram Page nghs_sports
2026 DATES TO REMEMBER:
NEW: How to sign up for sport at NGHS
Additional areas to go to find out about sport:
At Napier Girls' High School we have a long and proud tradition of excellence in sport.
In 2025 we had many Napier Girls' High School students selected to represent various regional teams, and selected into national squads or achieved nationally.
Current Students Successes
Zita Meo, 3rd Senior Girls 400m at the NZSS Athletics Nationals 2025.
Breeze van Veldhuizen - Gold in 200m backstroke, silver in 100m backstroke, bronze in 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle in the 17-19 years age group at NZSS.
Lucy Kinnear was selected Youth Squad for the Trans Tasman Surf lIfe Saving team.
Briar Hales was selecetd for the NZ U18 North South Camp. She also played for the HB Tui Women's Team in FPC competition 2024 and 2025.
Meg Ronberg was selected for the NZU21 A Canoe Polo team to play in the Oceania Champs in 2025.
Arna Paewai Selected for the 2025 New Zealand Secondary School Netball squad.
Anania Tamati-Herrick attended the NZ U18 Future Blacks Sticks Camp 2025.
Paige Dobson got 7th Senior Girls 1500m at NZSS Athletics Champs, 4th at the NZ Road Race Champs for U20s, 8th U18 age group and NZSS cross country champs and 3rd Place at the NZ Aquathon Championships.
Lucy Angland was selected for the NZ U18 Future Black Sticks Camp 2025.
She also attended the National Sprint Squad Camp for surf lifesaving, 2025.
Allura Holt was selected for the NZ U18 North South Camp. She was also in the HB Tui Women's Squad in 2025.
Previous NGHS Students
Sisters Hannah Cotter and Kaitlin Cotter - NZ Black Sticks Hockey.
Kimiora Poi - Silver Ferns Player and Captain of the Tactix in 2023.
Laina Samia - NZ Volleyball
Graecyn Parahi - NZ U17 Basketball
Shyan Murphy - NZ Womens Open Touch
Renee Baarspul - 3 gold medals in weightlifting at the Pacific Games 2023
Rosalia Samia - NZ 3x3 Tall Ferns Basketball
Josie Trousdell (née Stockill) bebuted for the Tall Ferns on the tour of China in 2014
Grace Henricksen - Paddle Fern
Emma Twigg - Olympic and Wolld Champion Rowing Champion
Poppy & Lily Tarrant - NZ U18 Teams Mounted Games
Parris Petera - Trident Homes Tactix for 2025.
Briana Stephenson - NZ Athletics
Charlotte Lancaster - NZ U20 Football 2022 & contracted Wellington Phoenix FC
Jaime Evans - NZ Futsal Ferns 2024.
Teilah Ferguson - Hurricans Poua #23
For more information contact Mj Durkin, Head of Sport
Napier Girls' High School
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Clyde Road, Bluff Hill, Napier 4110
Office Phone: +64 6 835 1069 Office Email: nghs@nghs.school.nz
Office hours are: 8.00am to 4.00pm