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Sep 16, 2022

Tauranga Flag Tournament

he Tauranga City Tridents are hosting a nine team tournament on the 17th September. The following teams are participating: Pool A...

Sep 16, 2022

Central Quad Series Finals

Saturday the 17th September will see the 2nd Annual NZAFF Central Region Quad Series Finals take place at Bernie Wood Turf, Porirua. This...

Aug 25, 2022

NZ Women’s National Flag Team – High Performance Unit Trials Details

Following are the trial details and a last call for trialist registrations. Trials for the NZ Women’s National Flag Team – High...

Aug 9, 2022

NZ Women’s National Flag Team Appointment

We are very pleased to announce Alex Hatwell as the manager of the Mako Women’s Flag Football team. Alex has been instrumental in setting...

Aug 2, 2022

2022 Club Flag National Championships entries now open

The entries for the 2022 Club Flag National Championships are now open and will close Monday 5th September. All the details can be found...

Jul 27, 2022

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The General Meeting of the New Zealand American Football Federation will be held on: Date: Sunday, 25 October, 2022 Time: 12.00 pm...

Jul 26, 2022

Mako Women's Flag | Team Manager Expressions of Interest

Further to the Mako Women’s Flag Team appointments announced earlier this month. We are now seeking expressions of interest for the Team...

Jul 19, 2022

Mako Women's Flag Assistant coach positions

Following on from the Mako Women’s Team appointments announcement, we are now seeking expressions of interest for the following assistant...

Jul 19, 2022

Player Pathway Combine Series

Do you think you have what it takes to make a living out of playing Football? If you do, then this is your opportunity to showcase your...

Jul 19, 2022

Referees to World Games

As part of the pathway for officials we are pleased to announce that we have two referees heading off to officiate at the IFAF Flag...

Jul 19, 2022

Mako Women’s team appointments.

We are very pleased to make two announcements for the Mako Women’s Flag Football team: The Head Coach will be Ethan Clark from the...

Jul 19, 2022

2022 Central Quad Series Entries Open

The 2022 Central Quad Series is being held again this year a after a successful first season. Last year the Hawks bay heat took out the...

Jul 19, 2022

Program Coordinator appointment

The NZAFF Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Shernice Henry to the Program Coordinator role. The role was advertised last...

May 25, 2022

Flag Nationals Registration of Interest

The 2022 NZAFF Flag Football Club National Championships will be held on the 1st and 2nd October this year in Auckland (venue TBA). The...

May 25, 2022

Mako Flag Football Coach Appointments

The men’s National Flag Football Team, the NZ Mako, has confirmed their appointment of the Core Coaches Group for the 2022 to 2024...

May 25, 2022

Chairperson's Newsletter

Hello again to our fantastic New Zealand American Football community, Midway through our financial year, I wanted to provide a check-in...

Mar 30, 2022

NZ Men’s & Women’s Flag Football National Teams

NZ Amer ican Football Federation is looking to embark on a 3 year campaign for our men’s and women’s National Flag Football teams (the NZ...

Feb 25, 2022

End of Season Flag Tournaments

Although the Flag nationals were called off due to red level restrictions there were several smaller Flag tournaments held around the...