CU have already stated the plan is contracts will be single season only with players to then return to their current winter clubs, once the OFC League finishes in May. That's for any non CU Southern League signings they recruit anyway.
Salaries who knows. But you imagine both NZ teams will have big numbers of young players, with a strong development focus, and a perception the league is a stepping stone to the ALM or beyond. I doubt the Auckland Reserve players will be on much.
Wynnum were 8th in the 12 team QLD NPL this season.
https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/10/15/christchurch-united-form-partnership-with-npl-queenslands-wynnum-wolves/
The first player to move between the clubs is Wolves forward Lucas Martins (20), who will join Christchurch United for the rest of the men’s National League season.
Salaries who knows. But you imagine both NZ teams will have big numbers of young players, with a strong development focus, and a perception the league is a stepping stone to the ALM or beyond. I doubt the Auckland Reserve players will be on much.
Wynnum were 8th in the 12 team QLD NPL this season.
https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/10/15/christchurch-united-form-partnership-with-npl-queenslands-wynnum-wolves/
The first player to move between the clubs is Wolves forward Lucas Martins (20), who will join Christchurch United for the rest of the men’s National League season.
Wolves play in the National Premier League Queensland, and in February, announced a five-year partnership with German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund to develop youth players.
The statement says the clubs are committed to supporting the development of football in the Pacific.
Wynnum Wolves already have a partnership agreement with Solomon Kings, a club from the Solomon Islands that will be one of the eight founding clubs in the OFC Professional League, due to start in January.
Christchurch United will participate in the OFC Professional League as South Island United, and have a partnership with the Vanuatu Football Federation.
Wolves plan to send their first team to Christchurch in January 2026 for a four-day visit to play two pre-season friendlies against United to launch the partnership.
Wolves’ football director Richard Greer said much work had already gone into building a strong relationship with CUFC following their visit to Brisbane earlier this year.