NZ Curling

Welcome to the New Zealand Curling Association's website! The NZCA is the national governing body for the Winter Olympic sport of curling in New Zealand. If you're new to curling, or new to this site, then please read on to get started.

About Curling

Curling is based around a very simple idea – slide your stones along the ice and get them closer to the target than your opponent's. This section will get you started...

• What curling is all about – the basics.
• The place to learn though is on the ice, so where in NZ can you try curling?
• Our sport is co-ordinated by the NZ Curling Association – find out more about the NZCA.
• Curling's history in New Zealand started with immigrants from Scotland in the 1870s.
• Every sport has its unique terminology – this glossary of curling terms should explain them

About this website

This drop-down menu at the top of each page and the menus to the left are the quickest way to move around this site. The menus on the left are context-sensitive – some of the sub-menus will change depending on which part of the site you're in. The main sections are

• NZCA – Newsletters and announcements from the NZ Curling Association and the WCF (World Curling Federation).
• NZ Teams and Selectors – News and announcements from the NZ selectors, National Championships, our National Teams – Open, Mixed, Juniors (under 21) and Seniors (50 plus) – and the international tournaments they play in.
• Clubs and Competitions – Details of local clubs and competitions, including school competitions. Note that two areas have their own websites: Dunedin Curling and Naseby's Maniototo Curling International.
• Events and Results – The Events calendar can be viewed by year. month, week or day using the icons at the top of the page. If you click on the event you'll see entry forms, contact and venue details. Many will also have a draw and, when finished, the results. Most pages on the site also have a small panel in the right margin with quick links to events due in the next few days.
• Tournaments – Quick links to the event pages for the main international and local tournaments for the current year. At the bottom of the "International" page there are links to major tournaments previously hosted in NZ.
• News – Clicking on this link will display a list of different news categories. This is a quick way to track down news articles about a specific area or competition.

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