The Heart of Basketball in the Waimakariri and Hurunui Districts.

"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini"

Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.

4D FREIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL 

Each year we have over 150 teams involving over 1000 primary children playing at various venues including Mainpower Stadium, Rangiora New Life School, Kaiapoi High School and Woodend, Ohoka and Rangiora High School.

Participating teams come from primary schools all over the local area which includes Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Oxford, Loburn, Sefton, Ashley, Leithfield, Fernside, Ōhoka, Amberley, Ashley, Pegasus, Cust, Clarkville, Cheviot, Amuri, Broomfield, Greta Valley, Omihi, Swannanoa, Waipara and Woodend.

These 1000+ players are the foundation which feeds into our representative and community program’s and is the backbone to North Canterbury Basketball Association.

If you are interested in becoming a referee for FNBB please fill in the Referee FNBB form.

There are two seasons of competitions annually:

  • A 6-week competition in Term 1 (approx. late Feb – early April)

A 10-week competition in Terms 3 and 4 (September – December) with no games in the term holidays)

Term 3&4 Thursday Dates 2025 - 3x3 yr 5&6 (Mainpower)

11th September     
18th September   
Term Holiday  
9th October     
16th October     
23rd October      
30th October     
6th November      
13th November      
20th November      
27th November        

Term 3&4 Friday Dates 2025 - 5v5 yr 7&8 (Mainpower & KHS)

5th September          
12th September     
19th September 
Term Holiday   
10th October     
17th October
No games - (24th October) Labour weekend    
31st October     
7th November
No Games  (14th November) Show Weekend     
21st November     
28th November     
5th December

  • Please note there are no games on the following days:

  • During the school holidays,
  • 24th October (Labour weekend),
  • 14th November (Show day).

For more information on the Friday Night Competition, view our handbook. 

If you are looking for some great coaching resources please have a look at the Coach Mate app from BBNZ
Coachmate  
https://www.coachmate.sport/download-coachmate 

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GRADE WINNERS 2024

MIXED GRADE YR 7 & 8

Tahi      KNS Woverines

Rua       Woodend Titans

Toru       SJR Saints

Whā      Southbrook Thunder

Rima     KNS Suns

Ono       Leithfield Lakers

Whitu    Cheviot Mavericks

GGG YR 7 & 8

Tui          KNS Storm

Weka     KJBC Jazz

3x3 YR 5 & 6 GRADES

Boys Kahurangi     Southbrook Quakes

Boys Kowhai           Fernside Phoenix

Boys Kakariki          Leithfield Rams

Girls Mawhero        Tūtira Ashgrove Golden 
                                    Chickens