NEW ROLE, BUT FAMILIAR FACE FOR WAIRARAPA PRIMARY SCHOOLS

The Masterton Primary Schools start the 2012 year off, with a new face to support sport for their 2600 students.  Andrea Foster, has joined the sporting sector as the newly appointed Primary School Sports Coordinator, who will coordinate sporting opportunities with the fourteen member schools.  Andrea is very familiar to both the sporting and school communities as for the past four year’s Andrea was the sport administrator at Hadlow school.  The role will assist in the delivery of Primary schools sporting events, building stronger relationships with sport and providing new and exciting sporting opportunities to encourage more children to participate in organized sport.  The position will be based out of the new Wairarapa Sports House on the corner of Jackson and Chapel Streets.

Andrea can be contacted by phone on (06) 370 9157 ext 709 or 027 243 9370 or email primarysport@hotmail.co.nz

Change of kit for sport hub

The $1.7 million makeover project by Prime Community Trust has come to completion, and Sport Wellington Wairarapa is very pleased to take residence in the fresh, modern and professional Wairarapa Sports House on the corner of Jackson & Chapel Streets in Masterton. More

stadium seeks entries for summer netball & BASKETBALL competitionS

The Genesis Energy Recreation Centre is currently calling for entries to their Netball & Basketball Tournaments. The social tournaments, which are set to be run for 8 weeks on consecutive Mondays (Women's Grade) and Tuesdays (Mixed Grade) for Netball and Wednesdays for Basketball between Monday January 16^th - Wednesday February 15^th & Monday 5^th - Wednesday 21^st of March provides a great opportunity to get fit right before the Winter sporting season kicks off and also to enjoy a good laugh with friends or family.

 Click here for Netball.

Click here for Basketball.

SPORTS HOUSE ON THE MOVE

Sport Wellington Wairarapa is pleased to announce that from the 12th of December 2011, we will be located at the new Prime Community Trust Wairarapa Sports House on the corner of Jackon & Chapel Street. Our postal address, PO Box 699, Masterton will remain the same along with all phone numbers and email addresses. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Masterton Trust Lands Trust for their long standing role as landlords to us.

YOUNG ATHLETES SHINE AT SPORTS AWARDS

The Wairarapa College 1st XI girl’s hockey team reined in the big prize, Harcourts Hamill Realty Sports Person of the Year, at the 2011 AMI Masterton Secondary School Sports Awards, held at Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park on Friday the 4^th of November. Event facilitators, Sport Wellington Wairarapa and the local Secondary Schools, Chanel, Kuranui, Makoura, Rathkeale, Solway, St. Matthews and Wairarapa were pleased to see a record number of 64 nominees put forward to contend for the seven categories. The judges, Chris Cogdale, Sam Curtis and Libby Paterson were, however, then given the very onerous and challenging task of having to narrow these many names down to only a select few. A successful crowd of 230 turned up on the night in celebration of the success of this young talent; the accomplishments of whom contributed to our region being described as ‘punching well above our weight’ on the sporting stage. More

Wairarapa Māori Sports Person of the Year 2010 & Junior Male Category Winner Isaac Foote

Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards to Showcase Local Achievements

Local Maori sporting achievements will be showcased at the Wairarapa Maori Sports Awards later this year. Nominations for the 2011 Wairarapa Māori Sports awards open on Monday 25^th October with the event scheduled for Thursday 8^th December. More

RURAL TRAVEL FUND APPLICATIONS OPEN

Sports clubs and schools in the Masterton district are invited to apply for grants to subsidise travel costs to enable their junior teams aged 5-19 years to participate in local sport competitions.   More

high calibre of nominees for secondary school Sports awards

Nominations for the AMI Masterton Wairarapa Secondary School Sports Awards have now closed and the judges are faced with the difficult task of having to decide which of our local young achievers is most deserving of the title in their respective categories. More

The Wairarapa Bush Secondary Schools Girls Rugby Tens Tournament, Rugby was the winner

A Warriors Grand Final and the All Blacks versus Canada wasn’t enough to keep the 300+ spectators from the Wairarapa Bush Secondary Schools Girls Rugby Tens Tournament held at Makoura College on Sunday. And those who turned up were not let down, with the standard of Rugby proving to be highly skilled and entertaining to match. More

KI O RAHI, A HIT WITH MAKOURA COLLEGE

Makoura College were the sole Wairarapa representative to attend the first ever Ki o Rahi Poneke Festival held on Saturday 1 October at Wakefield Park, Island Bay. The Festival showcased the traditional Maori sport of Ki-o-Rahi, a ball game played in a circular arena which has skills which are transferable to a wide range of large ball games. More

Volunteers leading the way for sport in the Wairarapa

This years SPARC Volunteer Awards yet again highlights the significant contribution volunteers make in our communities towards sport and recreation.

However the highlight has to be; Bruce Forbes winning the Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to Pony Club.  More

COLLEGE SUMMER SPORTS KICK OFF!

Due to the Rugby World Cup, school terms have been effected, and with that, there are changes to the start of the Summer Sport. Traditionally summer sports have commenced in Term 4, but codes have had to start their season early to coincide  with these changes.  More

College Sport Events

He who fails to plan, plans to fail… anon

With society going through such fast paced and radical change, sports clubs and organisations are facing serious threats to their future and are being forced to become more methodical in their approach to the management and administration aspects of sport; specifically planning.

It is a known fact that sports organisations are generally weak in this respect a fact that was verified by the local sports community at the Regional Sports Organisation forum in June. More

TASTI TEAM OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to our 2 winning teams. 

Chanel College 8 White - College Grade B Grade Badminton held at St Matthew's Gym on Monday afternoons.  They are first time players and have a few wins and losses but are enjoying the competition.

Makoura College Junior Girls - Junior Basketball League held at Makoura Gym on Wednesday afternoons.  Their team are playing their second season together.  They are currently placed middle of the table.

Follow the progress of our Tasti Teams on College Sport Events page.

LOCAL BOY MAKES FINALS OF SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Ben Campbell who has been selected as a finalist in the Emerging Sportsman Category in the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year Awards for his outstanding achievements in Golf.  Ben is ranked number 1 in the NZ amateur rankings and number 6 in the World Amateur rankings.

WAIRARAPA FEATURES AT MAORI NETBALL NATIONALS

Well done to Elleshia Clarkson and Katarina Matapuku who recently competed in the 2011 Maori Netball Nationals held in Palmerston North over the Easter break.  Nine ropu across the country were represented from Under 13's to Premier league.

Elleshia competed for Ikaroa ki te Tonga (Wellington Region) Under 15s and Katarina, Ikaroa ki te Raki (Manawatu Region).  Both girls attend Makoura College and will represent their school in the local Premier One grade this season.

Fun play trailer "gets new look"

Many thanks to the Wairarapa District Health Board for the new signage that features on the Sport Wellington Wairarapa Fun Play Trailer.  Our trailer is full of equipment, specifically "Foundation Skill" development in our Under 5's. 

Also, a big thank you to Martinborough Kindy and their wonderful students for posing for the new signage.

For information on how to book our trailer, call Sport Wellington Wairarapa on (06) 370 9157.