Open Day
2022-01-29 10:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Wellington North Badminton, Taylor Park, Tawa Street, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand
The Capital Region Badminton Associations will be opening our doors to everyone who are interested to give badminton a go. 10am to 2pm, Saturday 29 January.
Come along to check out our facilities, events and programmes that we have on offer. This is a chance to have a go at the fastest racquet sport in the world. Great FUN for the whole family. There will be fun games, activities and prize. Some demo matches will be played between 12:30-13:00.
Bring some coins for the sausage sizzle to help our juniors to fund raise for their trip to nationals.

Annual General Meeting
2022-04-11 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Monday, 11 April for our Annual General Meeting. Attached for your reference is the:

AGM Agenda
Minutes from the 2021 AGM
2021 Annual Report
2022 AGM Budget
2022-26 Statement of Strategic Direction

Online Video Conference

Tawa Racketlon Holiday Programme
2022-04-28 - 2022-04-29
Racketlon Holiday Programme in conjunction with Tawa Tennis and Tawa Squash. A chance to have a go at all 3 racquet sports and have fun!
Players rotate around each sport spending 1.5 hours at each club. Qualified coaches will take each session.
Please note holiday programme is for age 6 years and older.
Where possible we will try to accommodate friendships. Maximum per day is 36 then we will run a waitlist.
Dates:
Thursday 28 April
Friday 29 April
Time: 9am - 3pm
Round 1: 9.00-10.30am
Round 2: 11.00-12.30pm
Round 3: 1.30-3.00pm
Players will be supervised for morning tea and lunch, and walked between each venue.
Bring morning tea, lunch, water bottle and raincoat (just in case).
If wet, tennis coaching will be held at the badminton stadium.

North Island Championship 2022
2022-06-04 10:00 - 2022-06-06 17:00
Online entry is now open the North Island Championship 2022, part of the NZ Tour.
This is a Badminton New Zealand Tier 14 sanctioned event.

All entry must be submitted online - no exceptions.
Entry closes at 23:59 Wednesday, 25 May 2022.
2022 North Island Championship Prospectus
Tournament Hotel

Thanks to our accommodation partner, Willis Wellington Hotel is the official tournament hotel offering great rate for your stay for the duration of the Wellington North Open 2021. A FREE transfer will be operating between the hotel and stadium throughout the weekend. Book today using promo code WNBA2022.
Volunteers Wanted!
We are seeking volunteers for the upcoming North Island Championship 2022 (part of the NZ Tour), scheduled for 4-6 June. Various roles available ranging from transportation, line judging, café, tournament control and field of play assistant. Come help make this the best sanctioned tournament in NZ yet. Refreshments will be provided to all volunteers over meal times whilst working at the stadium. Any volunteers who have worked two or more shifts will also receive a FREE Stadium Pass for the month of June. Register your interest.

First World Badminton Day! Welcome New Players!!
2022-07-05 18:00 - 20:00
In Celebration of the first World Badminton Day (5th July 2022) - Wellington North Association is opening up 3 courts to play between 6-8pm, especially catered for individuals who are new to the sport and want to give it ago.
Come give it a go! Free to play from 6pm - 8pm, just sign up here

Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton
2022-07-30 11:00 - 13:00
Wellington North Badminton would like to present Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton!!
We welcome all females who would like to give badminton a go and any existing players who would love to have additional games. This is a social time slot scheduled once a month for girls and ladies to play badminton. We want to encourage more female involvement in badminton. Non-competitive play, fun games, learn about badminton and there's also coaching available on request!
Most importantly, a social time for the females to meet through badminton.
Click here to sign up and register. Only $5 per session.

North Island U15 Championships 2022
2022-08-13 - 2022-08-14
Online entry is now open the North Island U15 Championships 2022.
This is a Badminton New Zealand Tier 14 sanctioned event.

All entry must be submitted online - no exceptions.
Entry closes at 23:59 Wednesday, 3rd August 2022.

North Island U15 Championships Prospectus 2022

Tournament Hotel

Thanks to our accommodation partner, Willis Wellington Hotel is the official tournament hotel offering great rate for your stay for the duration of the U15 North Island Championships 2022. Book today using promo code WNBA2022.

Spectators Welcome!
We welcome all spectators, friends and families to watch a weekend of our under 15 year old talents play competitive badminton.

Hot food & drinks available

Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton - August 2022
2022-08-28 11:00 - 13:00
Wellington North Badminton would like to present Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton!!
We welcome all females who would like to give badminton a go and any existing players who would love to have additional games. This is a social time slot scheduled once a month for girls and ladies to play badminton. We want to encourage more female involvement in badminton. There will be non-competitive play, fun games, learning about badminton and coaching available on request!
Most importantly, a social time for the females to meet through badminton.
Click here to sign up and register. Only $5 per session.

Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton - September 2022
2022-09-25 13:00 - 15:00

Wellington North Junior Championships - Social & Open Grade
2022-10-03 08:30 - 2022-10-11 20:00
Entries Opened!
Our 2022 Wellington North Junior Championships will be held on:

3rd-4th October, 8:30am - for U13s & U17s
10th-11th October, 8:30am - for U15s & U19s
Awards ceremony at completion of events

Entry closes: Wednesday 28th September, 23:59.

Format
Open Grade: players who are currently in a Team WN (junior and/or senior) squads.
Social Grade: players who are not in a Team WN squad. Players who currently play badminton in school or attend our Shuttle Time programmes are encouraged to enter in this grade.
Conditions Of Entry

Entry Fee
Members: $10.00 per event
(including all players affiliated to Wellington North Badminton via Stadium or Club memberships, Team WN Squads players, Shuttle Time programme participants, and Junior Club members).
Non-Members Surcharge: $10

Wellington North Teams League - Social OR Open Grade
2022-10-06 19:00 - 2022-11-10 21:30
Introducing the first Wellington North Badminton Teams League!! Player of all abilities are welcome, including casual players, club players, juniors, families, seniors & vets!!
Social Grade for fun games and Open Grade for those seeking competitive play. Form a team or enter as an individual, we can form one for you. This is a 6-weeks competition, playing every Thursday, 7:00pm to 9:30pm starting from 6 October to 10 November.
Costs

$265 per team (one entry per team)
$90 for individual entry

Shuttles are included
Format

3x doubles matches against another team. Minimum of 3 players, maximum of 6 players per team
Each player can play a maximum of two matches per tie
10 points for each match won
Additional 30 starting points for each female in the team; max. 90 starting points

The winning team in each league will receive a stadium pass for all players for the month of December 2022.
Online Entry is via Hello Club only

Team Entry
Individual Entry

Entries close: 23:59 Friday, 30 September 2022.

Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton - October 2022
2022-10-16 13:30 - 15:00

B, C & D Grade Championships 2022
2022-10-22 - 2022-10-24
Online entry is opened on 1st September for the Wellington North (B, C, D) Championships 2022. All entries must be submitted online - no exceptions. Entry closes at 23:59 Wednesday, 12 October 2022.
Format
Each grade, B, C & D, will have singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. Find out your eligibility and grade of play in the Conditions of Entry

Schedule of Play
9am start on all days

Saturday 22nd October - at least 2nd round of matches
Sunday 23rd October - all matches including plates up to quarter-finals
Monday 24th October - semi-finals and final matches for main draw and plates. Finals not before 12pm.

**plates draws subject to entry numbers for each event

Entry Fee
Members: $10.00 per event
(including all players affiliated to Wellington North Badminton via Stadium or Club memberships, Team WN Squads players, Shuttle Time Programme participants, and Junior Club members)
Non-Members Surcharge: $20

Hot Food & Drinks
Yes that's right! The event will have hot food available and a coffee cart outside our premise.

Play Singles in November - @Haitaitai or Tawa
2022-11-06 16:30 - 18:00
Want to play more singles? Here's how...

In the month of November, Badminton Wellington and Wellington North Badminton are holding a joint a event to get our players to play more singles. It will be run like a club, for singles matches only. This will be organised by staff at either Badminton Wellington in Hataitai or Wellington North Badminton in Tawa.
The cost is $15 for one and a half hours of singles, and includes a shuttle per match. Nice and simple!! Plus go into a draw for a spot prize. Every attendance will get you one entry to win $20 credit on your HelloClub account at both badminton halls.
You must register for each session. The sessions will have a 16 player limit, so first in first served.

When, where and how?

Sunday 6th November - Hataitai, 4:30pm - 6pm Register Here
Sunday 13th November - Tawa, 1:30pm - 3pm Register Here
Sunday 20th November - Hataitai, 4:30pm - 6pm Register Here
Sunday 27th November - Tawa, 1:30pm - 3pm Register Here

Girls & Ladies Social
2022-11-27 12:00 - 13:30
Wellington North Badminton would like to present Girls' & Ladies' Social Badminton!!
We welcome all females who would like to give badminton a go and any existing players who would love to have additional games. This is a social time slot scheduled once a month for girls and ladies to play badminton. We want to encourage more female involvement in badminton. There will be non-competitive play, fun games, learning about badminton and coaching available on request!
Most importantly, a social time for the females to meet through badminton.
20 slots available so please register!
Click here to sign up and register. Only $5 per session.

September Pop-Up Club - Fundraising
2023-09-07 19:00 - 2023-09-28 21:30
Help Sam get to World Junior Team Championships 2023 in America. All proceeds go to his expenses. Take the opportunity to have a hit with the best junior in the Wellington Region!
$15 a night, 7pm - 9:30pm. Doubles club games with rotation. 30 Players max.
To play on:
Thursday 7 September - Sign up here
Thursday 14 September - Sign up here
Thursday 21 September - Sign up here
Thursday 28 September - Sign up here

Sunday ShuttleTime Bronze (Amesbury School Hall)
2024-02-11 10:00 - 11:00
Our ShuttleTime Bronze programme is catered for children 6+ who are interested in learning about badminton. The programmes' core focus is learning and development of basic badminton skills and techniques, and mostly importantly enjoyment of the sport.
Running for 8x Sessions, from Sunday 11 February to Sunday 7 April (not running on Easter Sunday)
When: 10:15-11:15am
Where: Amesbury School Hall, located in Churton Park
Cost: $80.00 per child

Wellington North Open 2024
2024-03-29 - 2024-03-31
Online entry is now open for the Wellington North Open 2024
This is a Badminton New Zealand Group B1 Tier sanctioned event.

All entry must be submitted online - no exceptions.
Entry closes at 23:59 Wednesday, 20 March 2024.
2024 WN Open Prospectus

Thanks to our accommodation partner, Willis Wellington Hotel is the official tournament hotel offering great rate for your stay for the duration of the Wellington North Open 2024. Book today using promo code WNBA2024.

Volunteers Wanted!
We are seeking volunteers for the upcoming Wellington North Open 2024, scheduled for 29-31 March. Various roles available ranging from umpiring, line judging, café, tournament control and field of play assistant. Come help make this the best 2024 sanctioned tournament in NZ. Refreshments will be provided to all volunteers over mealtimes whilst working at the stadium. Register your interest.

Junior Fundraising - Victor A102 Shoes
2024-04-23
Our Juniors are going to the New Zealand Junior Team Championships 2024 (NZJTC) in July. We are looking to cut costs for them and their families, through partnering with Victor NZ.
Victor NZ A102 shoes, retailed at $140.00! https://www.kookaburrasport.co.nz/victor-a102-badminton-shoes
We are selling these for a limited time for $80.00 a pair!! It isn't easier to get good quality court shoes at this price! Don't miss out on the low price and for a good cause!
Make your pre-order online here or you can try sizes during office hours.
We will be taking last orders on Sunday 5th May. We will contact you when your shoes have arrived.

Questions? email: chanmony@wnba.org.nz

Junior Fundraising - Victor A102 Shoes
2024-05-07
Our Juniors are going to the New Zealand Junior Team Championships 2024 (NZJTC) in July. We are looking to cut costs for them and their families, through partnering with Victor NZ.
Victor NZ A102 shoes, retailed at $140.00! https://www.kookaburrasport.co.nz/victor-a102-badminton-shoes
We are selling these for a limited time for $80.00 a pair!! It isn't easier to get good quality court shoes at this price! Don't miss out on the low price and for a good cause!
Make your pre-order online here or you can try sizes during office hours.
Last day to order is Tuesday 11th June. We will contact you when your shoes have arrived.

Questions? email: chanmony@wnba.org.nz
