Northland Roller Derby is a flat-track roller derby league based in Whangārei, New Zealand.
History Northland Roller Derby was founded as the Northland Nightmares Roller Girlz in 2010.
The league's first team, Hell's Wives, were also established in 2010. Hell's Wives competed in Auckland competition until the league grew popular enough to hold its own internal competitions.Whangarei Leader, "Derby girls need a home", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
In 2011, intraleague teams Death Row Dolls and Diva Destruction were formed. Hell's Wives continues as the league's traveling representative team. The junior Derby Bratz team was also formed in 2011.Northland Nightmares website, "Team Talk", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
Venues The league originally trained at church-owned Kamo Recreation Centre. The church moved the league on from there at the beginning of 2011, citing increasing student numbers at the church school, which used the hall as a gym, and falling outside use. The league then struggled to find a suitable place to train.
The league's 2011 season was eventually spent training at Portland Hall and bouting at Kensington Stadium.Roller Derby New Zealand, "Northland Nightmares", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
Notable Achievements In 2011 two members of the Northland Nightmares, Jo "Axl-Slash-R" McQueen and Cara "Solid Sarge" Norman were selected to play for Roller Derby Team New Zealand in the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.Whangarei Leader, "Girls get their skates on", Retrieved 10 December 2011Roller Derby Team NZ, "World Cup NZ Team Announcement" , Retrieved 10 December 2011. The New Zealand team placed 8th out of 13 teams.Roller Derby World Cup, "And the winner is….. USA!", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
References
External links northlandnightmaresrollergirlz.co.nz rollerderby.co.nz