--- title: 'NZSS Canoe Sprints' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/nzss-canoe-sprints' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/nzss-canoe-sprints.md' date: '2026-03-31' description: 'Congratulation to Dylan Gear (Y9), Julian Murphy (Y9) and Florence Murphy (Y11) who recently represented GBHS at the 2026 NZ Secondary School Canoe Sprint National Championships in Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua. All three are members of Piha Surf Life Saving Club competition squad, so they are used to pad…' --- NZSS Canoe Sprints National Champs ![kayak champs](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/6/5/6/4/16564174d0ff66d07a6c137902ea9d8145a9f02f-kayak-champs.jpg "kayak champs") # NZSS Canoe Sprints Tuesday, 31st March 2026 at 7:40am #### Congratulation to Dylan Gear (Y9), Julian Murphy (Y9) and Florence Murphy (Y11) who recently represented GBHS at the 2026 NZ Secondary School Canoe Sprint National Championships in Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua. All three are members of Piha Surf Life Saving Club competition squad, so they are used to paddling kayaks through waves! The Kayaks used in the competition are supplied by Canoe NZ and used for sprints. Despite the differences in kayak design, Dylan and Julian came 3rd in the U14 Men K2 250m, and Dylan, Florence and Julian came 3rd in the U16 mixed-gender 3x100m relay. We are super proud of them for giving all their races a try and coming away with medals. We're hoping that next year, we can enter a larger team! Many thanks to GBHS Sport Coordinator Kate Steuart for entering them into the competition at short notice and supporting them. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026.md) - Previous: [NZSL Week](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/nzsl-week.md) - Next: [Open for Business](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2026/open-for-business.md)