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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
NZISA, which celebrated its golden jubilee a few years ago, concluded its most-awaited annual sports event this month. The Queens Birthday Indian Hockey Tournament (QBT), as it is called, was hosted in Palmerston North by the Central Districts Indian Sports Club this time.
While the Wellington Indian Sports Club won the men's title beating Bay of Plenty Indian Sports Club (BOPISC) 5-0 in the finals to lift the Dhyan Chand trophy back-to-back, the Christchurch Indian Sports Club (CISC) stood third.
Raj Bhana, CISC men's hockey convenor said, “The team were disappointed going down to BOPISC on shoot-outs in the semi-final but played a fantastic brand of hockey and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Congratulations are also due to three of our team members Cam Hayde, Mitch Hayde and Will Hayde, who were named as members of QBT 2017 Tournament Team.”
The women’s title was won by the North Harbour Indian Sports Club.
As reported earlier in this newspaper, NZISA is a network of eight member clubs comprising people of Indian origin in New Zealand. These are located in Christchurch, Wellington, Central Districts, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Pukekohe, Auckland and North Harbour. While hockey is the main sport, the member clubs occasionally also organise netball, cricket and golf tournaments.
Next year's QBT tournament is scheduled to be held in Auckland.
NZISA, which celebrated its golden jubilee a few years ago, concluded its most-awaited annual sports event this month. The Queens Birthday Indian Hockey Tournament (QBT), as it is called, was hosted in Palmerston North by the Central Districts Indian Sports Club this time.
While the Wellington...
NZISA, which celebrated its golden jubilee a few years ago, concluded its most-awaited annual sports event this month. The Queens Birthday Indian Hockey Tournament (QBT), as it is called, was hosted in Palmerston North by the Central Districts Indian Sports Club this time.
While the Wellington Indian Sports Club won the men's title beating Bay of Plenty Indian Sports Club (BOPISC) 5-0 in the finals to lift the Dhyan Chand trophy back-to-back, the Christchurch Indian Sports Club (CISC) stood third.
Raj Bhana, CISC men's hockey convenor said, “The team were disappointed going down to BOPISC on shoot-outs in the semi-final but played a fantastic brand of hockey and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Congratulations are also due to three of our team members Cam Hayde, Mitch Hayde and Will Hayde, who were named as members of QBT 2017 Tournament Team.”
The women’s title was won by the North Harbour Indian Sports Club.
As reported earlier in this newspaper, NZISA is a network of eight member clubs comprising people of Indian origin in New Zealand. These are located in Christchurch, Wellington, Central Districts, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Pukekohe, Auckland and North Harbour. While hockey is the main sport, the member clubs occasionally also organise netball, cricket and golf tournaments.
Next year's QBT tournament is scheduled to be held in Auckland.
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