NZSSRA
est. 1967
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Karāpiro Rowing Regatta Committee
Rebecca Milicich (NZSSRA)
RACE COMMITTEE
Mary Birch (Chief Umpire)
Jack Quirk (Chief Starter)
Kim Harrison (Chief Judge)
Jared Cummings (NZSSRA rep)
Steve Brine (OC rep)
SAFETY OFFICER
Greg Liddy
2025 NISSC
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2025 North Island Secondary Schools Champs regatta 
Lake Karāpiro, 7-9 March 2025
terms & conditions | programme of events | progression system | entries | results
- Where: Lake Karāpiro [map], Waikato, New Zealand.
- When: Friday 7 - Sunday 9 March 2025 (3-day regatta)
- What: North Island schools competing for supremacy in 52 events, and preparing to challenge the South Islanders at Maadi.
Wrap-upNISSC 2025
The North Island Championships are successfully compeleted for another year.
For the second year running, going into the regatta the weather forecasts were marginal at best, with a very real possibility the progressions would need to be truncated (semi-finals removed) or some events might even have to have medals awarded based on heats results. However, again, over the course of the regatta the forecasts improved. And where the weather didn't match the forecast it was thankfully due to there being less wind than forecast not more. Finals day on Sunday had a strong tail wind but the entire regatta programme and the planned progressions were able to be completed.
The Derbyshire Shield for Champion School of the regatta was very tight again this year. Although, unlike the past 2 years, the points did not end in a tie. This time Kings College came out victorious.
This year in the 12 pennant events (those with unrestricted entry i.e. U18, excl novice) honours were shared between 7 different schools. WKDS and WTLB each took home 3. WTLB managed a clean sweep (pun intended) of the boys pair, four, and eight. WKDS picked up the girls four and eight and the single. WTLG rounded out the girls sweep oar events with the girls pair. In the sculling STPC took home the girls double and quad, and the bous events were shared between MACL (single), WHAK (double), and SPLH (quad).
For the third year running Waikato Diocesan School won the Girls Under-18 Eights. However, Westlake Boys High School broke HAMB's streak and won the Boys Under-18 Eights.
Schools will now be looking forward to their South Island counterparts coming up to Karāpiro for the 2025 RNZ Maadi Regatta.
Results by rowIT
Live results were available during the regatta. Results can be found on the rowIT website: rowit.nz/niss2025/results
Confused by the colors or codes? There's a list of school codes and colours, as well a page with indicative images of school colours.
Penalties, exclusions & relegations 7-9 March 2025
- A crew was Excluded from its heat after breaching Condition 17.
News 2025-03-05
Safety Briefing
The Safety Briefing was recorded and is available for watching. Adult Safety Officers have to pass on all the information but you can get it straight from source here!
Boat Park
The boat park trailer allocation is available from the KRI website [.pdf] along with maps for upper campground sites and Sir Don Rowlands Centre sites
Tent Sites
Tent sites are ordered during the online entry process and are allocated by ballot after close of entries.
The tent site allocation is available from the KRI website [.pdf] along with a map
2025 Stats
At close of entries there are 2071 students entered the regatta. They are representing 87 schools and are entered in 5263 seats in 1444 crews.
Entry Fees
Entry fees (exclusive of GST) for the regatta were set by members at the 2024 SGM: 1X $25, 2X/2- $27, 4X+/4+ $34, 8X+/8+ $41, amenity $29 per student.
Entry limits
There are new entry limits for 2025. The following entry limits apply:
- Maximum of 3 events per rower.
- Maximum of 2 crews per school in each event; except in quads and fours, which have a limit of 3; and in eights and octuples, which have had a limit of 4.
Number of events per student
School age rowers should only be racing 2 events at a Championships regatta. A few rowers could be considered for 3 events; none should be doing more.
SSNZ School Team Eligibility criteria limits
Schools are limited to 3 "new" students in an eight and 1 "new" student in other boats ("new" students are those who've swapped schools or come from overseas and looks back over the past 2 years). There is also a limit of 2 students with a SSNZ-issued PCRE per crew (1 in singles!).
SISSC
While North Island schools are competing on Lake Karāpiro for recognition as the best the North Island has to offer their South Island counterparts will be do the same thing up at the 2025 Meridian South Island Champs on Lake Ruataniwha. Keep a watch on both regattas for indicators of who may claim the top spot at Maadi!
2024 Stats
There were 1895 students from 79 schools entered in 4893 seats in 1346 crews. 306 races were held to complete the regatta and find the winners of all 52 events.
Regatta Documentation
- NISSC 2025: Terms and conditions [pdf 324KB]
- NZSSRA: Safety System, Rules for Racing, Regulations for Regattas, Event Order, Progression systems
- MSA: Maritime Safety Authority. Maritime Rules part 91. Maritime Rules part 22.
- EW: Waikato Regional Council & Navigation Safety Bylaw 2020
- KRI: NISSC'25 Regatta Health & Safety Plan [pdf 740KB], Risk Management Plan summary [.pdf]
- NZRA: Rowing NZ's competition code [.doc] and water safety code [.doc]
Sanctioning
This New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Association regatta is sanctioned by School Sport New Zealand.
