Congratulations to all of the young men who have been selected for New Zealand music groups in 2021.

From left to right: Arahan Pilkington - New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band, Torrence Cheung - New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Orchestra, Sebastien Cave - New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, Grayson Lodge - New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, Vealata Tongati'o - New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, Joe Inman - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand, New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band, Tom Varney - New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, Leo Xu - New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, Brandon Lee (absent) - New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Brass Band.

Congratulations to Year 12 student Finn Caske, who has been awarded a FIH Youth Leadership Certificate.  Earlier this year Finn was presented with the New Zealand Hockey ‘Outstanding Young Person Award’ in recognition of his service to Hockey.

The letter accompanying the FIH Youth Leadership Certificate notes "This is a global initiative that recognises young hockey leaders who have done an outstanding job over the past two years. There have been outstanding nominations from across New Zealand covering leadership in administration, officiating, coaching, team management, event management, and assisting with association development programmes, inspiring younger players to enjoy hockey."

Finn will now be considered against other FIH Youth Leadership Certificate recipients to attend the Global Youth Hockey Festival in 2022/23, which will bring youth hockey leaders together from across the world.