Badminton Eastland - Gisborne

18/06/2026

Thanks Kelli for your support with our juniors.

Nice one Kelli! Badminton Eastland - Gisborne

17/06/2026

Car Wash fundraiser for our Juniors this Saturday 12-2pm at Kevin Hollis Glass.

15/06/2026

Our Boys Secondary School Tournament ran last Friday. Congrats to all players who attended, with GBHS taking first and second place overall.

We are looking forward to hosting the Girls Secondary School Tournament on the 26th June.

That's to the support from Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti

11/06/2026

A big shout out to Bobby Foundation for supporting our juniors in upgrading our training equipment, new rackets and shuttles. A couple of our classes yesterday got to use the ladders, cones and hurdles - new skipping ropes to come.

05/06/2026

Our Annual Car Wash Fundraiser is planned for Saturday 20th June outside @ Kevin Hollis Glass from 12noon. This fundraiser goes towards our U13/U15/U17/U19 junior teams going away to attend the National Junior Teams Event in Palmerston North.

All are welcome, please pop down, its heaps of fun. Also we can sell baking on the day as well - so any players not able to help out on the day can also do some baking and organise to drop this off.

When you come down please bring - sponges, buckets, car cleaning gear, towels and car cleaner liquid, not all of the above but some of the above will be great. This fundraiser is a great event and brings the kids together as well. Kids can get quite wet, so bring a change of clothes - those hoses are a little hard to control sometimes!!

Spread the word closer to the time - thanks.

19/05/2026

Exciting to have our masters team hit the courts last weekend at Waihi. Winning 1 out of the two ties. Congrats guys - Alvin Datario, Jehane Padernal, Sarah Datario, Justin Kent, Amanda Cook, Kirsty Huhu, Senthil Manickam, Ria Macmac, Alfred Macmac and Hamish Ledger.

17/05/2026

Badminton is a fun, social sport that helps young people build confidence, fitness, teamwork, and lifelong friendships. Being involved in sport from a young age teaches valuable life skills such as commitment, resilience, communication, and sportsmanship, while also encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle.

At our association, we have a fantastic group of juniors enjoying badminton at all levels — whether they play competitively or simply for fun and friendship. It’s a welcoming environment where everyone can learn new skills, stay active, and be part of a supportive community.

If you’re interested in getting your juniors involved in badminton, please contact Geoff, our Community Coordinator, at [email protected].

Here is a picture of one of our ex-juniors Noah Wright who left to go to university and carried on playing. Looks like they had some good results from a recent league at Otago.

10/05/2026

Our U19's played in Whanganui this weekend at the Central Regions derby, three ties later. Great effort team. Could not be prouder of you all. Thanks to our drivers... Geoff and Janos, a late one for these fellas.

09/05/2026

We were excited to start our Secondary School Smashes League this week. Great to see so many youth having so much fun. In June we are planning our Girls and Boys Secondary School Tournament Days - keep training!

24/04/2026

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