Super 8 schools
Super 8 is the association of boys schools in the central North Island of New Zealand. The association is mainly a sporting one, which was established in 1997 in response to the lack of competition that the schools faced in their home regions.
The schools are some of the top sporting schools in New Zealand. As an indication, for four years in a row a Super 8 school was the top cricketing school in New Zealand 2002, 2003 - Hamilton; 2004 - Palmerston North; 2005 - Tauranga); in 2007 Super 8 schools were: 1st (Gisborne) and 3rd (Hamilton) in New Zealand at Rugby; 5th (Tauranga), 6th ( Hamilton), 10th (Palmerston North) and 11th ( New Plymouth) at football; 2nd (Palmerston North), 3rd (Tauranga) and 9th (Napier) at hockey; Hamilton won the Maadi Cup and Springbok Shield for boys' rowing; and New Plymouth won the national golf title.
Schools
- Gisborne Boys' High School
- Hamilton Boys' High School
- Hastings Boys' High School
- Napier Boys' High School
- New Plymouth Boys' High School
- Palmerston North Boys' High School
- Rotorua Boys' High School
- Tauranga Boys' College
Major Competition winners
Cricket
| Year | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Palmerston North | Hamilton |
| 2003 | Hamilton | Palmerston North |
| 2004 | Hamilton | Palmerston North |
| 2005 | Tauranga | New Plymouth |
| 2006 | Tauranga | New Plymouth |
| 2007 | Napier | New Plymouth |
| 2008 | Palmerston North | Hamilton |
Soccer
| Year | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hamilton | New Plymouth |
| 2003 | Palmerston North | Hamilton |
| 2004 | Palmerston North | Napier |
| 2005 | Palmerston North | Hamilton |
| 2006 | Palmerston North | New Plymouth |
| 2007 | Tauranga | New Plymouth |
| 2008 | Napier | Palmerston North |
Rugby
| Year | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Napier | Hastings |
| 2003 | Napier | Rotorua |
| 2004 | Hastings | Napier |
| 2005 | Palmerston North | Hamilton |
| 2006 | Hamilton | Gisborne |
| 2007 | Hamilton | Tauranga |
| 2008 | Hamilton | Palmerston North and Rotorua tied |