An estimated 2500 people converged on Memorial Park sports grounds over the weekend for the 2026 Douglas Park AFC Junior Tournament. 84 teams from Wairarapa, Wellington, Hutt Valley, Palmerston North and Dannevirke took part in this year’s competition. Coordinator Sophie Van wijk said that the annual tournament for teams in the 8th to 13th grades was extremely popular. “It’s a fun event. The main point is to get kids playing football.” She added that it’s a big event for the

I quite like the fact that everything changes over time and, with some exceptions, I think most things and activities improve for the better as the years go by. However I also think it is really nice to know that some traditions don’t change an awful lot over the decades. So, as I stepped into the Central Indoor Bowls Club event at the Central Wairarapa Indoor Bowls Association’s clubrooms on a crisp spring Tuesday evening, the whole atmosphere reminded me of the very friendl

Wairarapa midfielder Bethany Ifill has been selected in the Capital Football Girls’ U18 team to compete in the 2026 Youth National League. After a vigorous series of selection evaluations, a large contingent of applicants was eventually whittled down to the final squad of twenty-five players. Bethany Ifill with the trophies she was awarded at Wairarapa United’s prize giving on Saturday night. Ifill, who has shown impressive ball skills in her recent outings for Wairarapa Unit

It looks like it will be an exciting summer season ahead for the Giants Blue softball team as they move up from Premier 2 to the Intercity Premier Reserve competition. Club stalwart Allan Clarke says the club has secured Australian U18 national pitcher Jaxon Mulaga to the club. Unfortunately he will miss the Blues first game because of other commitments but he arrives in Masterton on October 12 so should be available for the team’s second game. Giants will also field a team i