Challenge of the Nations Netball

21/11/2025

‼️ ‼️ CULTURAL NIGHT CANCELED ‼️‼️

Due to the weather forecast for the rest of the afternoon and into the night, we have made the call to cancel our Cultural Night event for today 6pm Friday 21st November 2025 at Ipswich Netball Club.

Please accept our sicere apologies for any inconvenience this may or may have caused.

Everyone’s safety getting to and from our event is our priority.

We will see you all nice and early tomorrow morning for DAY 2 of our event.

Meitaki Ranuinui
COTNN Steering Committee

15/11/2025

Day 1 - The Vibrant colours of the Pacific 😂😂😂

14/11/2025

ENUAMANU ATIU NUI MARUARUA ASSOCIATION-O-QLD INC.
CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONS
NETBALL

Opening Ceremony Program – Saturday 15th November 2025

6:55am – All Nations to assemble on courts 5&6 in full playing uniform – Umpires ready for the first games

7:01am – (Due to noise restrictions) Welcome by Events Manager – Jean Teamoke

7:05am – Opening Prayer by Enuamanu Queensland Chaplain – Rev Teremoana Uea

7:08am – Welcome to Country – Shane Abrum

7:13am – Australian National Anthem – Theme Nation – Cook Islands

7:18am – Reading of Player Oath – Theme Nation – Cook Islands

7:20am – Address by Representative of Ipswich City Council and to Declare the event open – (TBC)

7:25 – Close and first game teams to be at their playing courts.

14/11/2025

Based on the weather forecast for this evening and for everyone's safety we have called off our Opening Ceremony for this evening.

Thank you again for your patience while we make sure that everyone's safety for this evening is a priority.

Feel free to come down for your setup. We are still going till 8pm tonight. Drive safely.

Meitaki Ranuinui and stay safe.

11/11/2025

A special thank you to all our Stakeholders for your ongoing support to this amazing event.

Senator Paul Scarr
Ipswich City Council
Mayor Teresa Harding
Ipswich Netball Association
PNP Production
Accolades Awards
Adnev Security
Move Physiotherapy
Participating Nations
Umpires
Volunteers
Enuamanu Queensland

Together we make this happen. For 11 years we continue to celebrate and unite our Pacific Island Maori and Indigenous people by providing a platform to participate in the challenge of the nations Netball.

🙌🙌🙌

11/11/2025

We are so excited and so looking forward to seeing you all this weekend 🙌🙌🙌

13/11/2024

The 2024 Challenge of the Nations Draw is now LIVE on Playpass! 🏐

12/10/2024

Umpire Registrations are now OPEN!
Use the link below to register:
https://forms.gle/YQpux8fiNSa5dcn1A

Join Facebook group, Challenge of the Nations Umpires for umpiring updates! 🏐

Hi Umpires! Pleas see below details for Umpiring at 2024's Challenge of the Nations Netball Tournament! WHEN: Saturday 16 November & Saturday 23 November 2024 WHERE: Ipswich Netball Association (30 Salisbury Rd, Ipswich QLD 4305) GAMES: 2 x 10-minute halves PAID: Badged - $15 p/game Unbadged - $10 p...

01/10/2024

Challenge of the Nations 10th Year is at Ipswich Netball Association! 🤩🏐

Important Dates:
Friday 15 November - Opening Ceremony
Saturday 16 November - Day 1
Saturday 23 November - Day 2

Queensland Maori Netball Nation Assn Inc
Queensland Tonga Netball Inc
QPNG GOLD Netball Club
Indigenous Australian Netball Club
Qld Samoa Netball
Brisbane Kaiviti Sports & Social Club
Tahiti Taata Maohi QLD
Niue Netball QLD
Nations Tournament - Cook Islands teams

26/11/2023

2023 WINNERS

MARSTERS SOCIAL:
⁃ Runners up: Maori Hineahuone
⁃ Winners: Maori Hinetitama
MVP - Maori - Makere Rolleston

MARSTERS COMPETITIVE:
⁃ Runners up: Cook Islands Takutea
⁃ Winners: Samoa Team Latu
MVP - Maori - Tineke Hunter

OPENS MIXED SOCIAL:
⁃ Runners up: Cook Islands Tumu Te Varovaro
⁃ Winners: Tonga Fa
MVP - Cook Islands - Denise Pepe

OPENS MIXED COMPETITVE:
⁃ Runners up: Tonga Hone
⁃ Winners: Maori Matariki
MVP - Tonga - Ezra Tiatia

OPENS SOCIAL:
⁃ Runners up: Cook Islands Manihiki
⁃ Winners: Maori Tui
MVP - Tahiti - Marion Louise Mills

OPENS COMPETITIVE:
⁃ Runners up: Samoa Team Misa
⁃ Winners: Cook Islands Ulu O Te Watu
MVP - Samoa - Maninoah Leota

16 UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
⁃ Runners up: Maori Rimu
⁃ Winners: Fiji Kadavu
MVP - Cook Islands - Ambryn Lau

16 UNDER COMPETITIVE:
⁃ Runners up: Samoa Team Scanlan
⁃ Winners: Maori Totara
MVP - Maori - Poppy Ngatoko

14 UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
⁃ Runners up: Fiji Taylor’s
⁃ Winners: Maori Aihe
MVP - Fiji - Monica Diviwelagi

14 UNDER COMPETITIVE:
⁃ Runners up: Samoa Team Misa
⁃ Winners: Maori Mako
MVP - Samoa - Rashonda Taliai

12 UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
⁃ Runners up: Cook Islands Mitiaro
⁃ Winners: Samoa Team Scanlan
MVP - Fiji - Grace Gardiner

12 UNDER COMPETITIVE:
⁃ Runners up: Cook Islands Rarotonga
⁃ Winners: Maori Pungawerewere
MVP - QPNG - Lahni Ellen

Congratulations to all our winners for 2023.

Have a wonderful festive season and we will see you all in 2024.

Ka kite and God Bless.

26/11/2023

Kia Orana Tatou Katoatoa,

Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Amene

On Behalf of Enuamanu Atiu Nui Maruarua Association-O-QLD Inc, we would like to thank everyone for who participated in our 2023 event held over the last two weekends.

Firstly to our partners and stakeholders who continues to help and support this event
1. Senator Paul Scarr
2 Ipswich City Council
3. Ipswich Netball Association
4. subXsports
5. Accolades Awards Trophies
6. PNP Production
7. Adnev Security & Night Audit Services
8. Sports 1st Aid Services
9. Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care - who donated some packs from the "Girls Make your Move" campaign to all our 12-16 year old girls

Meitkai Ranuinui

Secondly, to our Nations. Thank you very much to all the delegates who has the mammoth task each year of bringing our families together to make up the teams to participate. Know that we appreciate your heart and work to make it happen.

1. Queensland Tonga Netball Inc - Sina and you team, a special mention for being our THEME nation for 2023
2. Indigenous Australian Netball Club - Shane and your team
3. Nations Tournament - Cook Islands teams - Nane and your team
4. Brisbane Kaiviti Sports & Social Club - Anne and your team
5. Queensland Maori Netball Nation Assn Inc - Iris and your team
6. Niue Netball QLD - Rose and your team
7. QPNG GOLD Netball Club - Helen and your team
8. Qld Samoa Netball - Vania and your team
9. Tahiti Taata Maohi QLD - Lateesha and your team

A massive shout out to all our AMAZING Volunteers who keeps turning up each and every time when the event is on. You all play a huge part in setting up, car park, court marshalling, picking up the rubbish, toilet duties and packing down. Your smiling faces makes it event better. Thank you.

To every single person who participated in any way, our families and friends who came to watch and supported, we are grateful for all of you.

May God Bless you all richly and we will see you all in 2024 - so stay tuned.

Jean Teamoke-Teao
Events Manager

19/11/2023

Day 1 Done! ☀️ See ya next weekend! 👋