Badminton Manawatu employs Development Officer Badminton Manawatu announced the appointment of Tura Rata as Badminton Manawatu’s Development Officer this week. Tura has an extensive background in sports administration and has recently attended a level 1 coaching course. Tura will officially commence in his new role in January however he is already demonstrating his enthusiasm for the role. more -->

Coaches attend Level 2 course Badminton New Zealand held the first part of the Level 2 coaching course at the weekend. Thirteen participants mostly from the north island attended the two day course at Bartercard Badminton North Harbour Centre. Tony Mordaunt presented the course which covered areas like periodisation, tactics in 60 seconds break, coaching philosophies, advanced feeding, implementing routines, demonstrations and some technical principles. The second part of the Level 2 course will be held in March 2010. more -->

Oceania Events Course An events course will be held in conjunction with the "Festival of Badminton" being held in Invercargill in February which also includes a Players Training Camp, Thomas Uber Cup Oceania Qualifying, Oceania Team Championships, the Oceania Junior Championships and the Oceania Championships more -->

New Zealander's in action at World Junior Championships The World Junior Championships individual championships are now underway
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Click "more" for links to articles from the World Junior Championships on the NZ team more -->

Kiwi's In Europe - French Super-series this week There is a group of 5 New Zealand players; Michelle Chan, Donna Haliday, Danielle Barry, Henry Tam and Oliver Leydon-Davis, who are currently in Europe playing tournaments

The French Super-series starts Tuesday 27th October, click "more" for the link to this tournament and others the Kiwis have played in more -->

NZ finish 16th at World Junior Championships New Zealand have finished 16th at the World Junior Championships in Malaysia after losing their two play-off matches to Vietnam and France 3-0

The individual championships start on Wednesday


Click "more" for the draw, schedule and live scoring more -->

New Zealand Open - DVD Available A DVD of the finals from the New Zealand Open 2009 is now available. The coverage is 3 1/2 hours long and includes all five finals.

The cost per DVD is $20 including postage more -->

Big Medal Haul For New Zealand in Sydney New Zealand players have made their presence felt at the badminton at the World Masters Games in Sydney.

New Zealand teams won several medals in the team event - see article below, and have followed this up with the following in the individual events

Pictured - the Kiwi Masters group more -->

NZ Wins 5 Golds in Team Event at World Masters Five New Zealand teams won gold in the team event at the World Masters Games being played in Sydney. Two teams won silver and four teams won bronze; a total of 11 teams were presented with medals at the badminton awards dinner last night at Olympic Park.

Tuesdays Story of the Day...... more -->

Neil Morey wins Kiwibadminton rebranding competition Neil Morey from Brockville, Dunedin won the rebranding competition last week. Neils name along with 40+ other names were put into a hat and pulled out by Badminton NZ Adminstration Executive Bob Lindberg. The draw was overseen by NZ Golf Operations Manager Karen Collins. more -->

Tam & Haliday win Cyprus International Donna Haliday (Akld) and Henry Tam (Akld) New Zealands No.1 mixed pair won the Cyprus International at the weekend beating a pair ranked 53 in the world. more -->

New Zealander's at the World Masters Games in Sydney There are over 150 New Zealand badminton players in Sydney playing in the World Masters Games.

Keep up with what is happening and the results - click "more" for a continuous blog straight from Syndey more -->

Auckland win NZ Division 3 Auckland were too good for Canterbury, winning 16-0 in the final of the New Zealand Division 3 inter-association competition.

Auckland are promoted to division 2 (Slazenger Cup)for the 2010 competition giving them two teams in division 1 and one in division 2.

Click "more" to view the tie sheet from the final more -->

Triple titles for Victoria Cheng and Lilian Shih Victoria Cheng (AKL) and Lilian Shih won triple titles at the New Zealand u17 and u15 Championships respectively.

To win a triple title is something special, showing dominance in your age group across all disciplines: singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Victoria and Lilian join Jessica Jonggowisastro who won triple titles at the u19 Championships with this honour for 2009 more -->

Masters Players Heading to Sydney Over 150 New Zealand badminton players are heading across the Tasman in the next few days to play in the World Masters Games in Sydney.

There are several organised groups travelling from New Zealand, the largest is organised by Kiwimasters Badminton,with 126 in their group more -->

Snow stops players making it to NZ Championships Four players from Hawkes Bay did not make it to the New Zealand Age Group (u17 & u15) Championships on time as their car became stuck in snow on the Napier Taupo Road on Sunday evening. Instead the players spent the night on a marae near Taupo; their vehicle, rackets and gear all left on the side of the road waiting for the snow to thaw. more -->

Auckland Win U17 & U15 NZ Inter-association 2009 Auckland showed their dominance of junior badminton as they won both age groups at the New Zealand under 17 & under 15 inter-association finals in Hamilton

Pictured - the two winning Auckland teams

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New Zealand Age Group Championships in Waikato

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Click 'more' for schedules, draws and results more -->

Jessica Jonggowisastro Dominates NZ U19 Championships Jessica Jonggowisastro showed she is all class by dominating the New Zealand under 19 Championships, winning the girls singles, girls doubles and mixed doubles as well as leading the North Harbour team to victory in the team event.

Luke Charlesworth put the Charlesworth name back on the boys singles cup, 36 years after his father won the same event

Click "more" to link to the event photos more -->

Harbour take out U19 Inter-association title North Harbour defeated Auckland in the final of the New Zealand u19 inter-association final in Christchurch.

Counties Manukau finished 3rd, Canterbury 4th, Manawatu 5th and Otago 6th.

The New Zealand u19 Championship events start Tuesday more -->

Level 2 Course Participants Badminton New Zealand are organising a Level 2 coaching course on 31 October and 1 November. Twelve participants have been selected to attend the course. Below is a list of the participants for this years course. more -->

Former International Players Both Have Girls Former New Zealand Representatives Lianne Shirley and Sara Runesten-Petersen have both recently had baby girls with very similar names: Sofie and Sophie

Pictured Sara with Sofie more -->

NEW ZEALAND MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Champions Crowned The 2009 National Champions list has a lot more names added to it after the New Zealand Masters Championships at Waitakere over the weekend. With 8 age groups, 5 disciplines per age group plus a C/D section there were plenty of titles won.

See below for winners and runners-up, click the link for full results more -->

The Denton's Have Their Medals Back Click to read the story from the NZ Herald about the Denton's Medals more -->

Joe Wu Crowned with Triple National Titles Joe Wu had one of his best days in badminton at the finals of the New Zealand Championships as he won three national titles: mens singles, mens doubles and mixed doubles. In this era it is uncommon for one player to dominate all three events at a national championships as players tend to specialise in one or two events only more -->

The Script Was Perfect It was a perfect script, three players making their NZ debut, two of them locals, all winning their matches, New Zealand winning the tie 3-2 and the series 3-0 more -->

Southland's Heroes Make NZ Debut Anna Rankin and James Eunson will make their debut for New Zealand in front of a home crowd in the third Whyte Trophy test at Stadium Southland in Invercargill. New Zealand already have the Whyte Trophy in the bag for the 7th consecutive time and are looking for a clean sweep of this series more -->

NZ WIN THE WHYTE TROPHY FOR THE 7th CONSECUTIVE TIME New Zealand have won the ILT Whyte Trophy series being played at Stadium Southland, Invercargill after winning the second test 4-1, following their first test win 3-2. This win gives NZ the Whyte Trophy win for 7 consecutive series, how many New Zealand sports can boast such a record against Australia? more -->

There Is Always a First Time For Everything Rachel Hindley, in the twilight of her career is playing her first international mixed doubles match for New Zealand in the second tie of the Whyte Trophy series at Stadium in Invercargill. Rachel is being partnered by another seasoned campaigner and well known mixed doubles specialist Daniel Shirley more -->

New Zealand Go One Up in Whyte Trophy Series New Zealand have won the first Whyte Trophy test match 3-2 against Australia at Stadium Southland in Invercargill.

The result of the tie came down to the last match of the night, the mens doubles - Henry Tam and Daniely Shirley dominating the Australians to win the match and the tie.

Pictured: Daniel Shirley in action in the mens doubles more -->

Hillcrest High and Westlake Boys Win National Titles Hillcrest High won the girls section and Westlake Boys the boys section of the NZ Police National Secondary Schools finals in Wellington.

Hillcrest High is in Hamilton, Westlake Boys High is on the North Shore. Westlake Girls and Massey High were the respective runners-up. more -->

Whyte Trophy Team first to wear new Silver Fern A newly designed sliver fern by two Auckland Badminton members; Angela Wei and Claudia Lo will feature on the playing shirts of the New Zealand Whyte Trophy Team when they play Australia starting Saturday at Stadium Southland in Invercargill.

Follow each match with live scoring, click "more" for the link more -->

Big Entry for NZ Masters Championships at Waitakere A large entry of 121 Males and 116 Females have entered the NZ Masters Championships being played at Waitakere 17 - 20 September

A new initative is the introduction of a team event of the Friday, 20 teams have entered which will make for an excellent competition more -->

WAITAKERE and SOUTHLAND WIN Waitakere defeated Waikato and Southland defeated Canterbury in the respective finals of the Wisden and Slazenger Cups played at Auckland

Waitakere had their drummers and Waikato had their cow-bells with both teams having a large contingent of supporters - what a final

Pictured - the winning Waitakere team with their "drummers more -->

Wisden and Slazenger Cup 2009 New Zealand's premier team competition starts this week - Tuesday 18th August, in Auckland

Who will be the 2009 Champions?

Pictured - Auckland winners Wisden Cup 2008 more -->

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS THANK YOU to over 130 people who so willingly gave their time to contribute to the success of the 2009 New Zealand Open.

Your contribution is so much appreciated, without such a great bunch of volunteeers our event would not be the great event that it is. more -->

Taranaki Badminton Association 75th Jubilee The TBA will be celebrating their 75th Jubilee with a get together of past and present players. Celebrations will take place on the Saturday 31 October culminating by a dinner, presentations and the 2009 Badminton Awards. more -->

New Zealand Open Competition Winners - 1990 shuttles in the car Sponsors Toyota and Lexus ran two competitions in conjunction with the NZ Open.
The first one was pre-event with people texting the word "Toyota" and going into a draw to win hospitality tickets to the finals night. the second one was during the event, guess the number of shuttles in the Lexus Convertible in the foyer of the North Shore Events Centre more -->

TJ Weistra Starts New Coaching Business TJ Weistra, former New Zealand National Coach, has started up a new business called Mobile Coach.

Mobile Coach is about providing tailored support to athletes, sporting codes and sporting organisations in New Zealand in a wide range of areas. Support ranges from hands on coaching to consultancy at grassroots level all the way through to High Performance. more -->

Stars Shine in Finals of New Zealand Open The finals of the U$50,000 New Zealand Badminton Open world grand prix tournament proved to be a real mixed of seedings taking away the titles. more -->

NEW ZEALAND OPEN - keep up to date with Live Scoring The New Zealand Open is now under way, keep up to date with what is happening by clicking onto "Live Score. Click onto "New Zealand Open" on the righ for full information

Click for live scoring, draws, results and the schedule more -->

Kiwi Mixed Doubles Pair in Great Form Leading into NZ Open New Zealand's top mixed doubles pair of Henry Tam and Donna Haliday (pictured) are in great form leading into the New Zealand Open starting on Tuesday 28th July

Tam and Haliday won a close and exciting semi-final against the top Australian pair of Walklate and Wilson-Smith on Saturday night in Melborne, this match will be replayed again in the first round of the NZ Open on Wednesday more -->

New Zealand Open - counting down the days until the start The countdown has started to the start of the New Zealand Open 2009 with one of the largest and strongest fields to play in New Zealand.

For full information, the draws, schedule and the latest news click on the NEW ZEALAND OPEN tab on the right hand side of this page

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MATCH SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED more -->

Follow the NZ Players in Australia New Zealand has a large group of players in Australia playing in the Yonex Australian Junior International and the Yonex Australian Open

Click "more" for the links to both tournaments, view the Yonex Australian Open on "live Scoring more -->

Australia Win Series 3-0 Australia were too good for New Zealand, dominating the annual Pac Pacific under 19 team series winning all three matches and the series 3-0

The team will now play the Australian Junior International and the Yonex Australian Open tournaments before returning home for the New Zealand Open next week.
See "more" for full results more -->

New Zealand wins 4 of 5 titles at Noumea International New Zealand won four of the five titles at the Noumea International played over the weekend. New Zealand can also lay claim to the fifth title as it was won by Deyanira Angula who is playing for Mexico but resides in and plays for Waikato.

Pictured - Joe Wu, winner of the Mens Singles more -->

Icy Conditions delay the start of the South Island Championships The start of day three of the South Island under 17 & 15 Championships in Dunedin was delayed by an hour as teams were unable to get to the Angus Badminton Hall due to the icy conditions on the roads. With the temperature at 4 degrees in the hall it has been a cold start to the day for the youngsters more -->

Auckland and North Harbour dominate North Island Championships Auckland won and North Harbour were second in both the under 15 and under 17 inter-association competitions played at Palmerston North

In the individual championships all titles were won by Auckland and North Harbour players more -->

North Island u17 & u15 Championships - Keep up to date with what's happening Click for the latest draws, results and news from Palmerston North more -->

New Zealand Open 2009 - TICKETS NOW ON SALE Tickets for the New Zealand Open can now be purchased on-line through our ticketing parnter, iTicket.

The Premium Seating Tournament Ticket is the best bargain, court level seating for over 30 hours - only $85. Seats limited so be in quick

Click for pricing and ticket information more -->

NEW ZEALAND OPEN 2009 - the best yet Entries for the New Zealand Open being played 28 July - 1 August at the North Shore Events Centre is shaping up to be one of the best events ever held in New Zealand with 167 players from 18 Countries entered more -->

North Island u17 & u15 Inter-association Draws Click "more" for the North Island u17 & u15 Inter-association draws, 4 - 7 July in Palmerston North

Results will be available through these links as they happen more -->

Victoria International - Australia There are several New Zealand players playing in the Victorian International in Melbourne this weekend. This event is a BWF Future Series event and is part of the Oceania Circuit more -->

Young Players Packing Their Bags Over 500 youngsters are packing their bags in preparation for the North and South Island u17 & u15 Championships being played over the July school holidays.

The North Island Championships are being played in Palmerston North 5-10 July, the South Island Championships in Dunedin 11-16 July more -->

Auckland and NZ Junior International Tournaments 17-21 June Click for the draws, photos and stories on these two international events more -->

CP Maddern Trophy - Bendigo, Victoria, Australia New Zealand is represented in this under 19 team competition by Mainland and Central Regions
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North Harbour and Canterbury win respective Woolworth Cups North Harbour won the North Island and Canterbury won the South Island under 19 inter-association competitions and the respective Island Woolworth Cups. These two teams along with Counties Manukau, Auckland, Manawatu and Otago will contest the national inter-association final in Christchurch late September more -->

North and South Island u19 Inter-association - this weekend The North and South Island u19 Inter-association competiton is being held over Queens Birthday in Wanganui and Dunedin respectively.

Click "more" for the latest update - completion of play Sunday night -South Island Winners founds, Counties Manukau defeat Auckland 1 more -->

Alan Hoffman wins triple titles Alan Hoffman (Otago) won triple titles at the South Island Championships played at Otago over the weekend. Alan won the mens singles, doubles with Otago stalwart Roger Southby and the mixed doubles with Ella Vuleta-Dick a Canterbury player studying in Otago more -->

Nigel Skelt a BWF Vice President Nigel Skelt, President Badminton New Zealand if flying the NZ flag on the world stage in the badminton world through his appointment as one of 5 Vice-Presidents of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) more -->

Bjorn Wins Third Title in a Row Bjorn Seguin made it three from three winning the Big Frog North Island and Northland Open
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Players Receive Local Produce In what is one of the most unique and novel player gifts seen at a tournament, all players in the Big Frog North Island & Northland Championships received a bag of locally grown Kumaras, donated by Turiwiri Produce

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Big Frog Broadband North Island Championships - Whangarei The Big Frog North Island Championships and the Northland Open start Friday 15th in Whangarei with the finals scheduled for Saturday night

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World Masters Games Badminton is one of 28 sports in the World Masters Games, the
world's largest multi-sport event, being held in Sydney from 10-18 October.

To register or for more information, go to www.2009worldmasters.com

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AIMES GAMES The AIMES Games are for year 7 & 8 students. They are being played in Tauranga 7-11 September
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2010 Event Hosts Badminton New Zealand is calling for applications to host 2010 events.

For more information click here more -->

Pan Pacific Selection 2009 Announced The BNZ High Performance Department has today announced the selection for the 2009 Pan Pacific Team event which is being held in Ballarat, Australia from 20-22 July followed by the Australian Junior International and Australian International Challenge. To find out who the selected players are and more details with regards to the event follow the links. more -->

Wellington to host 2011 June Bevan Carnival Badminton New Zealand has awarded Wellington Badminton the hosting rights of the 2011 June Bevan Carnival following a bid process.

The event will be played at the Wellington Renouf Tennis Centre more -->

2010 Youth Olympic Games - Singapore The BWF has announced details about the first Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore 14-16 August 2010. This is a major multi sport event for youth between the ages of 14 – 18 years old. more -->