New Zealand has a great record in Underwater Hockey on the international stage. Currently we are the number one country in the world with four of the eight world championship titles.
A key part of this success is the high quality Coaches and Managers that we have for our National teams.
The current Management teams for the New Zealand teams are as follows:
Men's Elite & Masters | Emma Rae & Amanda Paprzik (Manager) |
Women's Elite | Kahlia Finch & Rebecca Brosnan (Manager) |
Men's Masters | Benson Taylor Wolf & Bruno Brosnan / Jolyon van Daalen (Managers) |
Women's Masters | Matt Hart & Michelle Pryde (Manager) |
U24 Men | Nick Healy (Coach), Emma Rae (Assistant Coach / Manager) |
U24 Women | Georgia Child (Coach), Liam Robertson (Assistant Coach), Tina Heir (Manager)
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U18 Men | Warwick King (Coach), Cameron Manuel Arnold (Assistant Coach), Zoe Firth (Manager) |
U18 Women | Hannah Curwood (Coach), Matt HArt, Andy Pryde & Letitia Sheehan (Assistant Coaches), Rebecca Brosnan (Manager) |
The Elite and Masters teams completed a successful campaign for the 2025 Bi-Continental Championships and will shortly focus on the 22nd CMAS Underwater Hockey Championships to be held in 2027.
The 7th CMAS Underwater Hockey Age Group Championships will be held 16th - 26th August 2026 in Turkiye.