Submitted by admin on April 22, 2009 - 21:46
Championships
As marching is a summer sport, the championships are usually contested in January and February culminating in the national contest in March. The various centres organise championship contests for their respective districts and these are followed by the North and South Island senior, junior, and midget championships. Later, the champion teams from the centres compete for the national trophies. At this contest the following trophies are awarded: Parry Cup (New Zealand champions); Bock Shield (display march); Hanan Shield (aggregate points trophy); Lustre Shield (best team leader); Stanton Medal (best team marker); and Richard Hudnut Trophy and Kiwi Rose Bowl (for winner and runner up in the costume competition). Following is the list of Parry Cup holders since 1948:
| Parry Cup (New Zealand Champion Team) | |
| 1948 | Canadian Guards (Auck.) |
| 1949 | McKenzies (Chch.) |
| 1950 | Brigadiers (Auck.) |
| 1951 | Grenadiers (Whangarei) |
| 1952 | Balmoral (Timaru) |
| 1953 | Grenadiers (Whangarei) |
| 1954 | Grenadiers (Whangarei) |
| 1955 | Scottish Hussars (Auck.) |
| 1956 | Scottish Hussars (Auck.) |
| 1957 | Scottish Hussars (Auck.) |
| 1959 | Vanguards (Inglewood) |
| 1960 | Scottish Hussars (Auck.) |
| 1961 | Waikato Mascots (Waik.) |
| 1962 | Waikato Mascots (Waik.) |
| 1963 | Brigadiers (Auck.) |
| 1964 | Brigadiers (Auck.) |
| 1965 | Canadian Guards (Auck.) |
| 1958 | Scottish Hussars (Auck.) |
