Two from two for North Harbour Wisden Cup team

North Harbour’s Wisden Cup team has won the Regional Sports Team of the Year award at the Harbour Sport Annual Awards evening.  This is the second time in as many years for this high achieving team. Also on the receving end was Chris Benzie who was nominated for a Hands Up award, which is a…

Badminton Oceania Initiative For NZ & AUS Juniors

Australia and New Zealand’s top under-19 players all set for Inaugural Trans-Tasman Challenge A brand-new initiative for 2022, the Trans-Tasman Challenge will bring together the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand for a mixed team tournament, where teams will compete for the perpetual trophy. The inaugural event will take place in Australia at BadmintonWorx Yennora…

North Harbour Welcomes Back International Badminton

Badminton North Harbour is pleased to announce the return of International badminton. VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 Dates: 20-23 October 2022 Victor North Harbour International online entry – NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS ONLY Victor North Harbour Prospectus Victor North Harbour International Visa Request Form Victor North Harbour International Transport Request Form Victor North Harbour International Practice…

Harbour Juniors Trek Down Country For Nationals

Another badminton season, another trip to Palmerston North to compete at the New Zealand Junior Team Championships. This year Badminton North Harbour is sending eight junior teams to this long standing National event.  Run over four days, hundreds of players, coaches, managers and supporters converge on the Flyway Arena in Palmerston North to compete for…

Annual Awards Evening Goes Ahead

Better late than never was the talk at last night’s 2021 Badminton North Harbour Annual Awards evening.  With the major disruptions from Covid:19 in the latter part of 2021, we were unable to host our members in the celebration of the year’s acheievements. This time we went ahead, albeit three months later than planned.  We…

Four International Tournaments Return To Oceania In 2022

Badminton North Harbour is excited to be a part of the upcoming International tournaments that will be played in the Oceania region in 2022.  North Harbour will host the North Harbour International from 19-23 October 2022.  This will follow the 2022 Sydney International and 2022 Bendigo International. 2022 Sydney International – 4-9 October 2022 (International…

Harbour Well Represented in 2022 NZ Junior Squads

Badminton New Zealand has named its u13/u15 and u17/u19 squads for 2022 and North Harbour is well represented in both age groups. Congratulations to the following North Harbour juniors: u13/u15 New Zealand Squad u17/u19 New Zealand Squad Felicia Chen Chris Benzie Raymond Dai Lillian Cao Eva Li Ethan Cheung Yanxi Liu Jack Ji Elsa (Shuyu)…

NEW YEAR, NEW STAFF AT BNH

Badminton North Harbour would like to welcome two new staff members who have filled the roles of Development Officer and Retail Manager. Gaea Galvez, a former North Harbour Junior and Division representative replaces Mani Manota in the role of Development Officer.  Gaea comes to Badminton with extensive coaching experience and prefessional work experience. Hanna Yun,…