Another Bump In The Covid Road

With the NZ Governments announcement today (Tuesday 17/8/21) that New Zealand is heading into a three day level four lockdown, and Auckland to possibly have that extended, Badminton North Harbour will be closing its facility at 11.59pm tonight. We do not yet know when we will be able to have our facility back open and…

Double Celebrations At Division 1 & 2 Championships

The North Harbour Wisden Cup & Slazenger Cup teams have pulled off double victory after winning both the Divsion 1 & 2 competitions respecitvely. North Harbour had three teams entered heading into this event, Wisden (Division 1), Slazenger 1 (Division 2) & Slazenger 2 (Division 2).  After winning both divisions in 2019, North Harbour was…

Journey South Pays Off For NH Players

The recent New Zealand National Championships was hosted by Waikato Badminton and attracted players from around the the country.  North Harbour was represented well with many winners from the previous week’s North Harbour Open, hoping to replicate their success. With a smaller entry than the North Harbour Open, this allowed for finals to be played…

Badminton Around The North Island

The North Harbour u13 and u19 players had busy weekends with tournaments in Palmerston North and Waitakere respectively.  The u13 players traveled to the home of Manawatu Badminton to compete at the Manawatu/North Island u13 Championships.  A very large contingent of 18+ players traveled the long distance to be a part of this competition. It…

Clean Sweep For NH Juniors

The North Harbour junior teams had their first team tournament in two years, playing in the Northern Region Local Derby Competition. Our three u13 teams made up a total of 13 x u13 teams from the Northern Region district that converged on Badminton Waitakere for the two day event.  The North Harbour teams played very…

Beginner Badminton

Learn it right, from the start! Come and join our beginner badminton courses! Beginner badminton is an excellent start for children who are willing to learn new skills. This is also an exciting course for all players, experienced or not, looking to level up their game. Places are limited so sign up now!!! Beginner Badminton…

It was a weekend full of quality matches and talented juniors.  The North Harbour u13 Open had the title of being the biggest sanctioned u13 event in the history of New Zealand badminton and it did not disappoint.  With 197 matches to complete in the two day event, it was always going to be a…

North Harbour Singles Battle

The men’s singles final at the 2021 North Island/Waikato Open was nothing short of a spectacular match taking over one hour to complete. The top seed, Edward Lau had a comfortable run through his previous matches to reach the final.  His apponent, fellow North Harbour player Ricky Cheng was unseeded, but also had relatively straight…