Meri Kirihimete and Happy New Year
Dear New Zealand Taekwondo community, family, and friends,
The Taekwondo New Zealand board would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer break and are looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Thank you to everyone in our community for all your support during 2022 we couldn’t be doing this without you.
We are looking forward to a bigger, better, and busier 2023. For those already planning for next year, make sure you check out the events calendar below for upcoming events and training opportunities. Entry packs are already out, for some tournaments, along with the Selection Document for the WT World Kyorugi Championships to be held in Baku (More Info).
Meri Kirihimete
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2023 Taekwondo New Zealand Event Calendar
For those events with additional information available on the Taekwondo New Zealand website, please click on the links provided.
28th to 29th Jan (Development), Kyorugi Training with Olympic Medalist, hosted by VWT Performance Rotorua and TNZ High Performance Director – Rotorua (More Info)
4th to 5th Feb (Development), TNZ Poomsae Training Camp – by VWT Performance Rotorua and TNZ High Performance Director – Rotorua (More Info)
25th Feb (Level 1), NZUTA Bay Open – Team KO, Tauranga Boys’ College (K + P)
26th Feb (N/A), TNZ Selection Event for World Champs -TNZ, Tauranga Boys’ College (K) (More info) (Links to the Selection Document and Selection Policy, more information to come)
25th March (N/A), TNM Development Tournament – Progressive, Richmond Taekwondo, Saxton Stadium, Nelson (K + P) (More Info and entry pack details)
15th to 16th April (Level 2), Budo South Open – Progressive, Budo South, Tauranga Boys’ College (K + P + Para) (More info and entry pack details)
29th to 30th April (N/A) Gold Cost Open - Australia, Caboolture, Gold Coast (K+P+Para)
6th to 7th May (Development), TNZ Poomsae Training Camp, South Island
7th May, TNZ Annual General Meeting – Auckland and Virtual
29th to 4th June (Level 3), WT World Kyorugi Championships – World Taekwondo, Baku (K)
3rd to 4th June (Level 2), NZUTA Open – NZUTA Tauranga Boys’ College, (P+K+Para)
10th June (Level 1) TUNZ South Open – TUNZ, Chch Olympic, Pioneer Stadium, Christchurch (K+P)
6th to 9th July (G2) Australian Open ( – possible other) – Australia, AT, South Pine Sports Complex, Brisbane (K+P+Para)
15th July (Level 1), TUNZ North Island Open, TUNZ, New Plymouth TKD, YMCA, New Plymouth (K+P)
5 to 6th August, (Level 1) Hyeon Mu Taekwondo New Zealand Open – WTNZ, Hyeon Mu, Pioneer Stadium, Christchurch (K+P)
19th to 20th August, Kukkiwon Cup – Taekwondo New Zealand National Championships – TNZ, Barfoot and Thompson Stadium, Auckland (K+P+Para)
14th to 16th September (Level 3), Papua New Guinea Open – Papua New Guinea, Port Morsby (K+P+Para)
23rd to 24th September (Level 1), TUNZ National Open – Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua (K+P+Para)
21st October (Level 1), TUNZ Top of the South, Blenhiem
Please note:
This calendar is live document and will be subject to change, please check in regularly for updates. This calendar is available on our Facebook page and website.
This is not a full list of educational and training seminars and/or camps that will be held and hosted by TNZ throughout the year. Seminars, camps, and training opportunities will be updated as they are confirmed.
New Zealand based tournaments are confirmed and listed as per the information that has been submitted to TNZ by Member Organisations.
N/A Level not applicable at this stage or yet to be determined.- Levels indicate TNZ sanctioned events where athletes can earn NZ national ranking points (Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3)- Development Tournaments do not qualify for NZ National Ranking points.