Following the success of the Māori Men’s National Tournament earlier this year, an inaugural Wāhine Māori National Tournament is set to be held in Hastings this year.

The women’s tournament will be held at Cornwall Park, Hastings, from October 13-15, featuring five teams from across the motu, each playing four T20 games.

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The inaugural National Māori Tane Tournament was held in Whangārei this Easter (7 - 9 April, 2023), featuring New Zealand's finest Māori cricket players.

The second iteration of the tournament will be held between the 29th - 31st March, 2024, with a venue TBC.

Competing will be; Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), McCaw Lewis Northern Districts Māori (Northern Districts), Central Districts Māori (Central Districts), Te Whanganui-a-tara (Wellington), and Te Waipounamu (South Island). 

The inaugural Māori Wāhine National Tournament will held at Cornwall Park, Hastings between the 13th - 15th October, 2023.

To watch a wrap video from the 2023 National Māori Men's Tournament, click below.

Mikaere Leef (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga) and Dusan Hakaraia (Ngāpuhi) will represent Northern Māori and Tamaki Makaurau Māori (Auckland Māori) respectively this Easter (7th - 9th April) at the inaugural Māori National Men's Tournament.

Get to know both men better by clicking the button below.

Tāmaki Makaurau Māori became New Zealand's first Māori national cricket champion over Easter 2023, lifting the new NZC trophy undefeated at the inaugural national tāne tournament in Whangārei.

For a full report of the tournament, including match reports and top performers, click here.

Check out the scorecards by clicking the button below.

Established in 2017 the Māori Secondary Schoolboy and Schoolgirl sides are designed for secondary school cricketers of Māori whakapapa to represent their whānau, hāpu, iwi and kura.

n 2022-23 the inaugural Rangatahi Cricket Festival was hosted in Tāmaki Makaurau between Māori Secondary Schools and Pasifika Secondary Schools.

The second iteration of the Rangatahi Cricket Festival will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau between the 31st Jan - 2nd Feb, 2024. 

Check out the 2023 Tournament Competition Centre by clicking below.

New Zealand Cricket’s Māori Secondary Schoolboys and Schoolgirls faced a new challenge in January 2023, that of the inaugural Pasifika Schoolboy and Schoolgirl teams.

Click below to hear from coaches of the Pasifika and Māori Schools teams as they recap the Rangatahi Cricket Festival and the experience for their players.

NZC would like to thank all our supporters for making this Festival a reality.

CRIC-KIDS is an education resource developed for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (CWC22) available in te reo Māori.

Download CRIC-KIDS now by clicking below.

For more information on Māori cricket please contact:

Andrew Tara andrew.tara@nzc.nz.