Graphic: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966.

SKATING, ROLLER

AMATEUR ROLLER SKATING ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND

In April 1954, five clubs split away from the N.Z.R.S.A. and formed the Amateur Roller Skating Association of New Zealand. This association, which is organised on a federal pattern, is affiliated to the F.I.D.R.S. and to the New Zealand Olympic and Empire Games Association. The A.R.S.A.N.Z. promotes its own national skating championships, and in 1960 sent two skaters to the World Championships at Wetterin, Belgium. On this occasion Mervyn Wybrott (Hastings) won the 20,000 metres speed championship.

The following are the A.R.S.A.N.Z. championship results since the inception of competition:

Ladies' Free Skating
1955–60Valerie Whyte (Napier)
1961Jennifer Rees (Napier)
1962Jennifer Coss (Palmerston North)
1963Josie Gardner (Nelson)
1964Lorraine Martin (Te Aroha)
1965Lorraine Martin (Te Aroha)

Men's Free Skating

1956J. Baker (Palmerston North)
1957J. Baker (Palmerston North)
1958P. McAulay (Napier)
1959P. McAulay (Napier)
1960B. Wales (Napier)
1961–62No competition
1963K. Wales (Foxton Beach)
1964K. Aberhart (Gisborne)
1965K. Aberhart (Gisborne)

Senior Dance Pairs

1955Gloria Johnson and C. Wrightson (Napier)
1956Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1957Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1958Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1959Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1960Mary Ellen Mayo and G. Wharton (Napier)
1961Jennifer Coss and C. Wrightson (Palmerston North)
1962Lorraine Martin and R. Martin (Te Aroha)
1963Lorraine Martin and R. Martin (Te Aroha)
1964Susan Litchwark and A. Weidenbohm (Cambridge)
1965Susan Litchwark and A. Weidenbohm (Cambridge)

Senior Freedance Pairs (Instituted 1958)

1958Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1959Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1960Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1961Elizabeth Marwood and R. Martin (Te Aroha)
1962Jennifer Coss and C. Wrightson (Palmerston North)
1963Susan Litchwark and A. Weidenbohm (Cambridge)
1964Susan Litchwark and A. Weidenbohm (Cambridge)
1965Susan Litchwark and A. Weidenbohm (Cambridge)

Senior Pairs Free Skating

1955Maureen Murphy and B. Clark (Napier)
1956Pamela Hodgson and J. Baker (Palmerston North)
1957Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1958Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1959Valerie Whyte and P. McAulay (Napier)
1960Margaret McKee and H. Symon (Hastings)
1961–62No competition
1963Josie Gardner and P. McArthur (Nelson)
1964Josie Gardner and P. McArthur (Nelson)
1965Lorraine Martin and K. Aberhart (Te Aroha)

Championship Queen

1955Cheryl Rees (Napier)
1956Valerie Whyte and Dianne Crowley (Napier)
1957Cheryl Rees (Napier)
1958Pauline Bromley (Hastings)
1959Gaye Hayes (Hastings) and Cheryl Rees (Napier)
1960Cheryl Rees and Valerie Whyte (Napier)
1961Lorraine Martin (Te Aroha)
1962Jennifer Coss (Palmerston North)
1963Lorraine Martin (Te Aroha)
1964Denise Gibson (Tawa)
1965Beverley Ward (New Plymouth)

Ladies' Quarter-mile Speed Race

1955Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1956Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1957Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1958Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1959No competition
1960Anne Moxham (Levin)
1961Mary Bennett (Levin)
1962Mary Bennett (Levin)
1963Ngaire Brader (Masterton)
1964Ngaire Brader (Masterton)
1965Ngaire Dillon (Hastings)

Ladies' Half-mile Speed Race

1955Betty Spears (Foxton Beach)
1956Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1957Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1958Catherine Lawrie (Hastings)
1959–61No competition
1962Mary Bennett (Levin)
1963Ngaire Brader (Masterton)
1964Christine Hall (Hastings)
1965Ngaire Brader (Masterton)

Men's Quarter-mile Speed Race

1955I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1956D. Judd (Palmerston North)
1957I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1958M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1959J. Walker (Hastings)
1960G. Millar (Paraparaumu)
1961I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1962S. Wray (New Plymouth)
1963B. Eckersley (Palmerston North)
1964P. Ramsay (Hastings)
1965P. Ramsay (Hastings)

Men's Half-mile Speed Race

1955I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1956B. Howe (Palmerston North)
1957A. Yarrell (Picton)
1958A. Yarrell (Picton)
1959M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1960G. Millar (Paraparaumu)
1961M. Jones (Palmerston North)
1962B. Galway (Petone) and S. Wray (New Plymouth)
1963G. Brader (Masterton)
1964G. Brader (Masterton)
1965G. Brader (Masterton)

Men's One-mile Speed Race

1955I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1956I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1957I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1958M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1959M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1960G. Millar (Paraparaumu)
1961I. Hughes (Christchurch)
1962S. Wray (New Plymouth)
1963G. Brader (Masterton)
1964P. Ramsay (Hastings)
1965G. Brader (Masterton)

Men's Three-mile Speed Race (Instituted 1959)

1959G. Millar (Paraparaumu)
1960P. Maclndoe (Petone)
1961M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1962S. Wray (New Plymouth)
1963G. Brader (Masterton)
1964P. Ramsay (Hastings)
1965P. Ramsay (Hastings)

Men's Ten-mile Road Race

1958M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1959M. Wybrott (Hastings)
1960G. Millar (Paraparaumu)
1961P. Oliver (Hastings)
1962B. Galway (Petone)
1963S. Wray (New Plymouth)
1964D. Mutimer (Christchurch)
1965G. Glover (Christchurch)

Senior Men's Hockey

1955Paraparaumu Beach
1956Picton
1957Hastings
1958Napier
1959Napier
1960Napier
1961Petone
1962Petone
1963Gisborne
1964Petone
1965Napier

North Island v. South Island One-mile Relay Race

1955North Island
1956North Island
1957North Island
1958North Island
1959North Island
1960North Island
1961–62No competition
1963North Island
1964North Island
1965No competition

Men's One-mile Club Relay Race

1962Palmerston North
1963Palmerston North
1964Hastings
1965Maserton

Ladies' One-mile Club Relay Race

1965Hastings

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