New Zealand Open (darts)

New Zealand Open
New Zealand Open
Tournament information
Venue	Motueka Recreation Centre
Location	Motueka
Country	New Zealand
Established	1981
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	NZD 14,860
Current champion(s)
	Haupai Puha (men's); (women's)

The New Zealand Open ^[1] is a darts tournament organized by the New Zealand Darts Council^[2] that has been held since 1981.

List of tournaments

Men's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue
1981	Steve Brennan	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1983	Dale Frampton	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1984	Dale Frampton (2)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Wellington
1985	Lou Mataia	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1986	Gordon Allpress	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Wellington
1987	Gary Rule	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1988	Charlie Channel	n/a	beat	Wilson Downes	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Wellington
1989	Preston Ridd	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1990	Barry Whittaker	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Wellington
1991	Barry Whittaker (2)	n/a	beat		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1992	Zac Taua	n/a	beat	Monty Tuhua	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Wellington
1993	Preston Ridd (2)	n/a	beat	Alan Smolenski	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1994	Barry Templeton	n/a	beat	Tom Toka	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1995	Murray Smith	n/a	beat	Neville Herbert	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1996	Preston Ridd (3)	n/a	beat	Murray Smith	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1997	Herbie Nathan	n/a	beat	Murray Smith	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1998	Herbie Nathan (2)	n/a	beat	Ted Eden	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1999	Warren Parry	n/a	beat	Herbie Nathan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2000	Warren Parry (2)	n/a	beat	Peter Hunt	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2001	Alan Thomson	n/a	4 – 0	Cody Harris	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2002	Robert Grant	n/a	4 – 1	Barry Whittaker	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2003	Peter Hunt	n/a	4 – 2	Warren Parry	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2004	Robert Grant (2)	n/a	4 – 2	Herbie Nathan	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2005	Warren Parry (3)	n/a	4 – 1	Chas Forster	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2006	Tony David	n/a	4 – 0	Warren French	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2007	Herbie Nathan (3)	n/a	5 – 1	Chas Forster	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2008	Derrick Samson	n/a	5 – 2	Wayne Carey	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2009	Koha Kokiri	n/a	5 – 0	Eddie Tom	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2010	Peter Hunt (2)	n/a	7 – 5	Sonny Harris	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2011	Greg Moss	n/a	5 – 0	Jonathan Silcock	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2012	Craig Caldwell	n/a	5 – 3	Tony Carmichael	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2013	Jonathan Silcock	96.35	5 – 0	Tony Carmichael	79.50	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2014	Cody Harris	n/a	5 – 1	Craig Pullen	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2015	Cody Harris (2)	n/a	5 – 2	Craig Caldwell	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2016	Cody Harris (3)	n/a	6 – 2	Greg Moss	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2017	Darren Herewini	n/a	6 – 4	Bernie Smith	n/a	NZD 3,900	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2018	Tahuna Irwin	n/a	6 – 4	Deon Toki	n/a	NZD 4,140	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2019	Mark McGrath	n/a	6 – 4	Anthony Tekira	n/a	NZD 4,140	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2021	Haupai Puha	n/a	6 – 2	Anthony Tekira	n/a	NZD 4,140	NZD 1,500	NZD 700	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2022	Ben Robb	n/a	6 – 5	Haupai Puha	n/a	NZD 10,000	NZD 2,500	NZD 1,250	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2023	Haupai Puha (2)	n/a	6 – 1	Darren Herewini	n/a	NZD 10,340	NZD 2,600	NZD 1,300	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka

Women's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Total	Ch.	R.-Up	Venue
1993	Jannette Jonathan	n/a	beat	Jill MacDonald	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1994	Jannette Jonathan (2)	n/a	beat	Ra Kura	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1995	Kathy Orbell	n/a	beat	Noeline Gear	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1996	Jill MacDonald	n/a	beat	Jannette Jonathan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1997	Cathy Whakatutu	n/a	beat	Polly Luke	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
1998	Jannette Jonathan (3)	n/a	beat	Christine Sheerin	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
1999	Christine Sheerin	n/a	beat	Marion Morgan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2000	Jannette Jonathan (4)	n/a	beat	Marion Morgan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2001	Marion Morgan	n/a	beat	Noeline Gear	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2002	Megan Windle	n/a	beat	Carol Williams	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2003	Jannette Jonathan (5)	n/a	beat	Megan Smith	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2004	Megan Smith	n/a	beat	Noeline Gear	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2005	Mihi George	n/a	beat	Jannette Jonathan	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2006	Carol Forwood	n/a	beat	Christine Sheerin	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2007	Jannette Jonathan (6)	n/a	beat	Rachel Padget	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2008	Jane Harrington	n/a	5 – 2	Margaret Luke	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2009	Kate Keefe	n/a	5 – 3	Helen Makiha	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2010	Kate Keefe (2)	n/a	4 – 3	Barbara Daly	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Arena 2&3, Palmerston North
2011	Meta Reid	n/a	4 – 3	Jannette Jonathan	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2012	Christine Hay	n/a	4 – 0	Dawn Unuka	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2013	Jo Steed	n/a	6 – 2	Jane Harrington	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
2014	Sha Hohipa	n/a	5 – 2	Jannette Jonathan	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2015	Tina Osborne	n/a	5 – 4	Kate Keefe	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2016	Tina Osborne (2)	n/a	5 – 3	Taylor Kahaki	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2017	Judy Fenton	n/a	5 – 3	Jo Steed	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2018	Judy Fenton (2)	n/a	5 – 2	Wendy Harper	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2019	Tina Osborne (3)	n/a	5 – 3	Shar Maru-Habib	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2021	Desi Mercer	n/a	5 – 3	Mary-Anne Teinaki	n/a	NZD 3,340	NZD 1,000	NZD 500	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka
2022	Victoria Monaghan	n/a	5 – 4	Wendy Harper	n/a	NZD 4,000	NZD 1,200	NZD 600	Rotorua Events Centre, Rotorua
2023	Mary-Anne Teinaki	n/a	5 – 4	Kym Mitchell	n/a	NZD 4,520	NZD 1,300	NZD 650	Motueka Recreation Centre, Motueka

References

^ "NZ Darts Council News". www.dartsnz.co.nz. New Zealand Darts Council, 2009 to 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "4. – Billiards, snooker, pool and darts – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". www.teara.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

External links

[1] "NZ Darts Council News". www.dartsnz.co.nz. New Zealand Darts Council, 2009 to 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[2] Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "4. – Billiards, snooker, pool and darts – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". www.teara.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

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