Sports
Herne Bay Ponsonby Racquets Club
This club has coaches teaching both tennis and squash. Children from 5yrs plus can receive coaching.
Play day and night
There's nothing quite like a game of tennis down at HBPRC on a hot, sunny day. So dig out that old toweling headband and jump on one of our 4 AstroTurf courts. When you're done, you can sit back and enjoy a nice cool drink on the deck.
Contact:
Herne Bay Ponsonby Racquets Club
Phone: (09) 376 0681
Fax: 09 376 9341
Email: service@hernebayrackets.co.nz
Website: http://www.hernebayrackets.co.nz/
Ellerslie Squash Centre
As soon as they can hold a racket they're old enough to play the game! Children from 6yrs plus can receive coaching lessons at this club.
Contact:
Ellerslie Squash Centre
Phone: (09) 579 5280
Cockle Bay Tennis Club
The Cockle Bay Tennis Club enjoys a reputation for being a friendly, family oriented club that has had a significant growth in membership over the past years.
Facilities:
- 8 artificial grass courts
- Lights on all courts, up to 10pm
- 56 car parks on site plus parking on road
Juniors and Intermediates:
- Social Interclub
- Competitive Interclub
- Tournaments
- Beginner Coaching (Ages 5 and up)
- Squad coaching
- Individual coaching
- Club nights
Auckland Badminton Association
Children from 6yrs through to 12yrs can learn the fun game of badminton. They'll have a great time learning new skills at the after-school programme.
Contact:
Auckland Badminton Association
Phone: (09) 524 0872
Fax: (09) 529 1476
Siu Lum Gar Kung Fu and Kickboxing
Siu Lum Gar Kung Fu is a family orientated organisation in which training methods are closely supervised and carried out by instructors highly qualified in the Martial Arts.
This style has been given the name Siu Lum Gar (Cantonese for Shaolin Family). It has allowed the choice of many different techniques, from different Shaolin styles, to ultimately benefit the students. People have different body types, and must be treated as individuals. The Cantonese spelling is in reference to a more southern based system with emphasis on strong, deep stances and powerful hand techniques.
Tai Chi Academy of Auckland
Classes are offered from 10yrs plus, since this discipline requires a lot of concentration and a slow technique. If this sounds like your child, give it a go!
Rhee Tae Kwon Do
Rhee Tae Kwon Do runs classes from 5yrs plus. Classes focus on the art of Tae Kwon Do so there are no tournaments or sparring. There are a number of branches to choose from with one about to open in Glendowie and another planned for Remuera next year.
Contact:
Rhee Tae Kwon Do
Phone: (09) 575 4234, 021 110 1964
Yoga (North Shore City)
Joy opened North Shore Yoga in May 1996 after seeing a need for a full-time Yoga School on the North Shore.
Joy has been involved with Iyengar Yoga since 1984 when her own back problem brought her to yoga and found that the Iyengar Yoga system was the best thing for structurally realigning skeletal and muscular problems that were causing the back problem in the first place.
Chidokan Karate Headquarters
Karate classes are open to children from 6yrs plus with four branches to choose from.
Contact:
Chidokan Karate Headquarters
Phone: (09) 827 3629
Aikido - Ponsonby Community Centre
By learning Aikido your children will learn self-defence, build confidence and develop coordination. Classes are for children aged from 7 to 10 years of age. Aikido classes are also held for disabled children.