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    • Business of the Annual General Meeting 2022
      • CALL FOR NOMINATIONS A reminder for everyone that the 2022 AGM will be held at 3pm, Saturday, 12 November 2022, in the Board Room at National Hockey Pavilion, Mt Albert Road, Berhampore, Wellington.We are calling for nominations for the Executive, including: President/Chair Treasurer Secretary Women's, Men's and Junior representatives General Executive Members BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be:- To receive the Annual Report and Balance Sheet for the previous financial year of the Club. To elect Officers. To elect an Executive. To appoint an Auditor. To appoint Trustees To consider and deal with any business of which notice of motion has been lodged by any member with the Secretary. This year it the following motions have been lodged: That the Northern United Junior Hockey Club be amalgamated into the Club and its assets be accepted for use by the use of the junior teams of the Club. Proposed by Sam French That the Constitution presented to the Meeting be adopted in substitution for the current Constitution in its entirety. Proposed by Sam French That from 2023 season onwards, for Executive Committee Members, NUHC to pay a nominal payment for services and responsibility in running the Club. The purpose is to encourage applications, entice new people and skills to be found for the growth of the Club. Acknowledge the extensive time and effort involved in providing this voluntary effort. Respect for the personal time sacrifice and assistance with personal costs and increasing costs of hockey. This could be paid as per meeting attended or reduction in playing members subscriptions, based on personal circumstances. Proposed by Ashley Drake To consider any by-laws made by the Executive during the season for ratification To make any recommendations for the administration of the Club. To transact any general business which may arise. A copy of the Treasurer's Report can be found here.A copy of the Proposed Constitution can be found here. The Prizegiving Function follow the AGM in the Pavilion Lounge

    • Motions on Notice for 2020 AGM
      •  The following motions have been received for the 2020 AGM: Proposed by Stephen Mills, Patron and Life Member: MOTION: That clause (c) of Rule 5 ‘Membership’ of the Constitution be revoked and replaced with the following: (c) HONORARY MEMBERS: Any person approved by the Executive may be admitted as a non-playing member of the Club on payment of an annual subscription as set by the Executive. Such members shall be known as Honorary Members and shall have no voting rights.  HONORARY VOTING MEMBERS: Any person approved by the Executive may be admitted as a non-playing voting member of the Club on payment of an annual subscription as set by the Executive. Such members shall be known as Honorary Voting Members and shall have voting rights to reflect their contribution to the Club.  Reason:  Northern United Hockey Club Inc. needs more assistance with the operation of the Club and wishes to engage with former members, supporters on the sidelines, member partners and families, inviting them to Club events, welcoming feedback and offers of assistance from time to time.  With regard to  Honorary Voting Members this would allow the Executive to admit coaches, managers, umpires and others involved directly in helping the Club to achieve its objectives, and who are not playing or on the Executive, to have a say by way of voting at General Meetings.  These memberships may give the Club greater networking and word of mouth exposure in attracting new playing talent, administrators, sponsorships and other assistance.  It will also allow a fuller register of members and supporters to be retained and used to contact past or lapsed members to be made aware of reunions and events as they occur.   This membership would also entitle these members to any benefits currently in place or to be negotiated with sponsors and other entities involved with the Club. It is important to keep former members engaged as their children can eventually join the junior or senior Club and add to our growth and administrative prospects. They are a great resource of the history and successes of Northern, and a guide to future achievement. Proposed by Jono Mackey, Member and coach: MOTION: That Rule 18 ‘Uniform and Colours’ of the Constitution be revoked and replaced with the following: 18. UNIFORM AND COLOURS  The official uniform of the Club shall be:-  a) Playing attire shall comprise of black, brown, gold and white.  b) Socks, black with a gold top.  The above uniform is to be worn at all matches and at all times when the Club is playing under its name unless otherwise directed by the Executive of the Club. Reason:  There is a desire to keep the Club engaged with its history and traditions and retain in the playing uniforms the original colours worn from Technical College Old Boys through to Northern United Hockey Club Inc. It is hoped players and officials will be consulted in terms of the playing uniform design. Usually WHA require notification of a change in uniform. Proposed by Sam French, President: MOTION: That the word “Trustee” or “Trustees” be replaced throughout the Constitution with the word “Guardian” or “Guardians”. Reason: The Trusts Act 2019 comes into force in 2020. This Act puts much greater duties on trustees of any types of trust. The Trustees mentioned in the Constitution of the Club do not act as normal trustees do and the intention does not seem to have been to create a trust, as the Club has never parted with legal or equitable ownership of its investment funds. The current ‘Trustees’ are simply a check on the Executive’s power and use of the investments for the future. The word “Guardians” makes more sense with what the role actually entails, and should make it clearer that there is no trust intended or created.

    • Patron's Message 2020
      • Thank you all for your contribution to the Northern United Hockey Club Inc. in what is likely the most challenging year in your lifetime regarding sport, work, health and family. Congratulations to teams and individuals who achieved championships, representative honours, Club honours and promotion to higher playing grades.  The Executive and support members, coaches, managers, umpires and officers, have done a good job on your behalf in reacting to changing circumstances then getting everything organised to commence a 2020 season which I am sure you all enjoyed.   We really need more assistance from Club members to achieve our goals and also undertake routine administration tasks effectively. We need lots of ideas, networking, shared skills and experience to grow the Club, entice new members, inspire current members, welcome back past members, and be the Club of Choice in Wellington. Club – an organisation of people with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities:  Who do you know that?: Could be a minor or major sponsor. Is transferring to Wellington. Was lost to the sport of hockey. May coach or umpire but needs some training. Has retired from playing a sport. Has children looking for a sport.  If you can spare 1-2 hours a week, fortnight, month or season many people can benefit from your time and talents by enriching the Club and wider hockey community.   For example: Umpire a junior, secondary or open grade match. Sit on the Executive Committee. Coach or Manage a team. Coach a junior or secondary team. Run a skills session for another team. Help with a social event. Form a pre-season fitness group. Operate the Club database, Facebook and internet for our webpage and design new communications. Attend the AGM and share your views.   Please contact me or another officer of the Club to have a chat about a role you can assist with or to find out more about the Club, its history, culture, successes, and notable players.   I look forward to meeting many more of you in 2021 in an Covid free environment.   Stephen Mills Life Member & Patron 022 3622 302 04 260 0175

    • Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting
      • Monday, 16 November 2020 from 6:00pm at the PwC Centre We would love for you to come and join us on Monday 16 November, 6pm at the PwC Centre on Wellingtons waterfront to talk about; the season that was, how the club is looking financially, who will represent the club on the committee next year and an open discussion about what next season will look like, what we need and how you can help out!Once the formalities are done we will head across the road to The Duke of Wellington for some drinks. BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The business of the Annual Genera! Meeting shall be:- To receive the Annual Report and Balance Sheet for the previous financial year of the Club. To elect Officers. To elect an Executive. To appoint an Auditor. To appoint Trustees To consider and deal with any business of which notice of motion has been lodged by any member with the Secretary To consider any by-laws made by the Executive during the season for ratification To make any recommendations for the administration of the Club. To transact any general business which may arise.

    • An Update on the 2020 Season
      • Hello to everyone in lock-down... I hope you are faring OK. I know this will be a very stressful time for many of you.To those of you in the health sector and other essential services, thank you for your work and commitment. As you’re no doubt aware, Hockey New Zealand and most other sports have postponed all activities until at least 2 May 2020. This date, however, was set before we moved to Level 4, so we have no idea whether it will be feasible or even legal to begin around that date.We are in constant contact with Wellington Hockey, and they are planning to begin the season as soon as possible after this time, but this will be subject of course to the Covid-19 Alert Level and advice from Hockey NZ and government. All turfs are currently closed, so please do not use them.Northern United has registered six teams, as per last year. Four men's (P1, P2, P3 x2 teams) and 2 women's teams(P1 and P3), based on registrations to date.We have put rough teams together on paper on a ‘wider squad basis’ but haven’t finalised the teams as our final men's trial couldn’t take place.We will reconnect with all new and current players who advised us of their contact/registration details, once we know when the season is to re-start and Wellington Hockey have determined whether the season should be shortened or lengthened.Player subs will reflect the decisions made by Wellington Hockey and will continue to be based on the number of games to be played. No subs will be requested until we know what the season will look like.We are aware player circumstances may change and so please contact us if you are no longer able to play.In the meantime, if you haven’t registered, or you have friends who also want to play, please fill in the form below with your contact details. Register your details Please stay safe, stay at home, and stay fit!

    • Meeting for players interested in playing Premier 1 in 2020
      • All current and aspiring Premier 1 players are invited to come along to hear from our 2020 Premier 1 Men's coaches Jono Mackey and Jules O'Sullivan, along with Northern United and Wellington great Jamie Schaefer about what it means to play Premier hockey for Northern, and what our plans and goals are for the 2020 season. Women are welcome to attend, however, Premier 1 Women's coach David McNaughtan is not available for this date.Come along to Southern Cross Bar, 39 Abel Smith Street, Wellington, at 6:00 pm Wednesday, 22 January 2020.Snacks and bar tab will be available.Questions, enquiries or apologies can be sent to president@northernunited.co.nz.Please feel free to forward this information to any friends who you wish may be interested.

    • Northern Men Take Premier 2 Championship For Second Year
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Photo by Lewis Bishop The Northern Men’s team have completed a double, winning their Premier 2 grade for the second year running. In a repeat of last years’ final, they met a strong Tawa Titans team, who were looking to complete their commanding season and push for promotion to the top tier competition. Northern’s ‘Honey Badgers’ had met Tawa five times already this season. During regular-season games, they had come out worse off, but in both the two previous finals matches - in the grading round final and the first semifinal, Northern had held the Titans to a draw, before besting them in penalty shoot-outs. It was after that penalty shoot-out win in the semi-finals that Northern went straight through to the grand final, while Tawa had to fight Hutt United in a second semi. The Northern boys, however, had a free weekend after their friendly match was cancelled. Northern went into the match looking like the underdogs, but went 1-nil up early after a mis-timed strike from player-coach Nathan Croad found the back of the net. The Titans had to wait until the second half to reply, taking the score to 1-1, and looking like the teams would be going to shoot-out for a third time. However, a goal from youngster and Capital rep, Samuel Bishop, put the ball away to bring the Badgers back into the lead. While Tawa’s attack was fierce, and keeper Sam French was called upon to make several saves throughout the game, as the clock counted down, the match felt firmly within Northern control. The Northern team continued to push for the entire 70 minutes, with midfielder Olly Wright chasing down a ball hit out of the Northern defensive 25, to take it into the Tawa circle. While Northern wasn’t able to capitalise off Wright’s attack, 2-1 was how the match ended, with the Northern United boys claiming the championship for the second year running.

    • Northern Premier 1 Teams End the Year On a High
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > A cold, wet NUHC Prem 1 Women’s team after their 5-6 playoff with Karori In an interesting twist, the Northern Premier 1 Men and Women’s teams have both ended their 2019 seasons ranked fifth equal. The Northern P1 Women, in their first year in the competition after possibly a 30 year hiatus, had an exceptional year under the guidance of coach David McNaughtan. With several wins under their belt in their first season, the women made their way into the 5-6th playoffs. In a match which was marred by torrential rain throughout, the Northern women fought to the end against Karori. The turf was underwater for most of the game, but with less than 10 minutes remaining, and with the scores tied 4-4, the rain became too heavy and the umpires called the game off. This left a very cold, wet, but relieved team fifth equal with Karori. The men’s competition was similarly affected by the weather, however it was the Saturday earlier that affected the men. Their penultimate match against Victoria University was unable to start due to heavy rain and hail that put the turf under several inches of water. The game was rescheduled for a midweek late night game. The disruption put pressure on both teams, with the match being the most stressful of the year for coach Jono Mackey and his team. A tit-for-tat scoreline kept the pressure on Northern, but the Northern strikers and excellent keeping by Cameron Loader kept them in the game. The Northern boys ended up triumphing 3-2 over the students, keeping them out of the relegation zone and putting them through to the 5-6 playoff. A death in the Wellington Indians hockey community unfortunately meant that the the 5-6 playoff against Wellington Indians Sports Club was unable to be played. Despite the unfortunate reason for cancellation, the Northern boys were relieved to end the year fifth equal. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > NUHC Premier 1 Men after their final match of the season against Victoria University.

    • NUHC Patron Rex Manning has passed away
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Rex Manning in 2018 Longtime player, president and patron of Northern United, Rex Manning, passed away at the age of 91. A service was held for Rex on Saturday, 1 June at 2:00pm, and many club members past and present attended, including the whole NUHC committee. Rex joined Wellington Tech Old Boys hockey club in 1944 when he left college. Two years later, while still a teenager, he was made club delegate to the Wellington Hockey Association. It only took Rex two years to join the Senior team, where he played for 17 years, with 7 as captain. The highlight was the legendary 1950 team, which won the senior championship for the first time (shared with Karori) – and the only time in the first 50 years of the club history. That was back in the days when, in Rex’s words, “We didn’t warm up or stretch or anything, just had a few hits before we ran on. And lemons, not water, at half time.” Tech Old Boys later became Northern United, where Rex served as team captain, selector, coach, club captain, president and patron. Rex never just played the game; he was always helping run the organisations that allowed everyone else to also play the game he loved. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > President’s message from the 50th Jubilee booklet, 1980 When Rex retired from playing, he immediately switched to umpiring, coaching, and drawmaster/ umpires appointee for WHA. His son Bruce recalls a typical Saturday morning in the Manning household in the 1960s: <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" > “Dad would have already done the draw on Tuesday, so it could be put into the paper on Thursday; then at some ungodly hour of Saturday morning, if it was raining, the phone would start ringing. If grounds were closed, he would have to rearrange the draw, ring the radio station to broadcast cancellations and game changes, and ring the umpires to tell them their new games. Then it was up and off to coach the junior team Ross and I played in. Back for lunch and more phone calls – he was always on the phone – then off for his two games as umpire (at 1:15 and 3 pm), and we would all meet up at the clubrooms at Alex Moore park to socialise and hear team results. Repeat the next week...” — Bruce Manning Not surprising, then, that the 50th Jubilee booklet (1980) recorded this little fact: <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > This involvement over a long time saw Rex receive the 1992 Club Administrator of the Year award from the Johnsonville Sports Association. From 1986-2010, Rex was involved in the Foundation for the National Hockey Stadium, doing the turf timetabling, chairing the Trust Board, running the Pavilion and fixing the goals. On one occasion he tried to convince a lawn bowls player that they should hire the turf for special bowling events. The man said “you’ll never get bowlers playing on turf, it just won’t happen” – Rex remembered this every time he passes an artificial turf at a lawn bowls club. Along with another Northern Club member, Ken Wood, Rex was instrumental in the fundraising and installation of the Maidstone Park and Elsdon turfs, the bowling clubs have had to put their own turfs in. Rex’s continual presence in the pavilion was handy for many teams, when they had no umpire. Rex filled in as an umpire until he was almost 80! Rex continued to attend committee meetings and was still at the turf at the weekends, watching a new generation of Northern United hockey players. Rex served as patron of the Northern United Hockey Club, of which he was also a Life Member.He was also a Life Member of the Wellington Hockey Association. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to hockey in 2000. In 2012 he received a Hockey New Zealand Gold Award. These accolades however, barely recognise Rex’s over 70 years service to hockey. Rex will be sorely missed by his family, friends and all of the Wellington hockey community. Article and photos courtesy of Suzanne Manning <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Rex Manning, Johnsonville Sports Association Administrator of the Year, 1992

    • Northern Enters Premier 1 Women's Team
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > The Northern United Hockey Club Executive is excited to announce their intention to enter a team in the Premier 1 Women’s grade for the 2019 season. David McNaughtan has been appointed coach of the team, after his successful 2018 season in which he coached both the Northern United Premier 2 Men and the Onslow College 1st XI boys to be grade champions. <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" > “We already have the base of a good team, and with Dave coaching, we think we can have a really competitive team this year.” — Sam French - President - Northern United All current and prospective Northern players are invited to attend trials for selection to this, and Northern’s other teams. WOMEN’S TRIALS Premier & Reserve Tuesday 19 February - 7:00pm – 8:30pm - NHS3 Saturday 2 March - 1:00pm – 2:30pm - NHS2 Arrive early to warm up and register. Wear white - bibs will be provided. Any questions, or if trials have past or you're unable to make them for any reason, feel free to get in touch with us here and we'll be able to help you out! For details about men’s team trials, see HERE. All trials are held at National Hockey Stadium, Berhampore, Wellington The 2019 Open Grade competition begins on 6-7 April and finals for Prem 1 are on 17 August. The other grades continue to 14-15 September.

    • 2019 Competition Calendar released
      • Wellington Hockey Association has released the calendar for 2019, which sets out the dates for all Open Grade matches. The season will begin on the weekend of 6-7 April for all grades. There are breaks for Easter (20-21 April) and Queen’s Birthday (1-2 June) but the competition won’t stop for Under 18 or Under 21 tournaments this year, due to complaints about the high level of disruption caused in previous years. The Premier 1 grades will finish with finals on 17 August, while the other grades will continue until their finals on 14-15 September. The full 2019 Calendar can be found here. The NUHC Executive reminds all players that they should be prepared to be available for all of these matches, due to the commitment they make by signing up to play for our teams.

    • 2019 Trial Dates Announced
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > The Northern United Executive have announced trial dates and times for all Northern teams for 2019. The season will begin with a “Dust Off Day” designed to be a social, no pressure opportunity for players to have their first hit around of the year, pre trialing. This will be followed by two trials for each group of teams giving selectors two opportunities to see possible players. "Dust Off" Day Free opportunity for all new and returning players to have a hit around before trials BBQ and turf bar open afterwards Sunday 10 February - 3:00pm - 4.30pm - NHS MENPremier Tuesday 12 February - 7:00pm - 8:30pm - NHS3 Saturday 23 February - 2:00pm – 3:30pm - NHS2 Premier & Reserve Wednesday 13 February - 7:00pm – 8:30pm - NHS3 Saturday 23 February - 3:30pm – 5:00pm - NHS2 WOMEN Premier & Reserve Tuesday 19 February - 7:00pm – 8:30pm - NHS3 Saturday 2 March - 1:00pm – 2:30pm - NHS2 Arrive early to warm up and register. Wear white - bibs will be provided. Any questions, or if trials have past or you're unable to make them for any reason, feel free to get in touch with us here and we'll be able to help you out! All trials are held at National Hockey Stadium, Berhampore, Wellington

    • The 89th Annual General Meeting
      • All current and former members are hereby invited to attend the 89th Annual General Meeting of the Northern United Hockey Club, to be held in the Ground Floor Meeting Room, The Co-operative Bank - Wellington HQ, 20 Ballance St, Wellington at 7:00 pm Tuesday, 27 November 2018. Come along and let your voice be heard! The AGM is your opportunity to see and decide how NUHC runs. Snacks and drinks available. Agenda:1. Apologies2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting3. Financial Report4. Annual Report5. Any Motions on Notice6. Election of Officers and Executive7. Election of Trustees8. Appointment of Auditor9. General Business10. BeersiesNominations for Officers, the Executive and Trustees and Motions to be put on notice can be sent to info@northernunited.co.nz.

    • Home is where the hockey is: the grass roots story of Northern United
      • A vast green field speckled with hockey players, hitting, passing and dribbling a ball across the grass as families cheered from the sidelines; that was the view that greeted the hockey lovers of Wellington in the early 1900’s. From Porirua, to Johnsonville, to the Hutt Valley, the game brought people together and was the glue that kept the community thriving. <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Northern United Hockey club is one of the oldest hockey clubs in Wellington, and it was this club that gave hockey it’s name in the region during the 20th century. It has a long and hearty history, it survived many challenges including WW2, but has kept going strong to this day. Since its formation in 1930, the club grew from a relatively small sport’s gathering to the largest club in Wellington for a number of years. The club’s original name was Wellington Tech Old Boys’, named after the school where it got most of its players. In 1967, the committee made the decision to change their name in order to draw players from further afield. It proved to be a wise decision, as the club went from strength to strength, growing in size, winning tournaments and travelling abroad to compete around the world.  In 1950, the club made one of it’s greatest victories, clinching the title for its first men’s Senior A championship, which it shared with Karori Hockey Club. By 1972, they had 14 teams and grew even further by 1980, with 19 teams to its name.  <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Meet Rex Manning, the Northern United Hockey Club patron and member for 70+ years. Rex has seen it all at this club and has great memorabilia to show for it.  <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > The Northern United Hockey Club Board.  Northern United wasn’t just known for its size, it was also progressive. In 1971, the club opened full membership to women and promised positions on its executive to women also. As one women player of the time Judy McIntyre recalls, in a piece she wrote for Northern’s Golden Jubilee, “We were accepted as players and supporters, not just helpers over the sink after games.” The players had huge pride for the sport, with their approach to the game being “keen, clean and friendly”. Donning their yellow and white striped jerseys, and a matching hat in the colder months, they ‘breakfasted’ on hockey every weekend and formed many fond friendships and memories. The club’s patron is Rex Manning and the oldest life-long member of the club at 90 years old. He joined in 1944 and, having never missed a single year, recalls how much joy it brought the communities: “When I played, you went to work each day and you just lived for the next Saturday so that you could go to hockey. It was the highlight of the week.” Like any team sport, the bond between the hockey players was strong and paramount to its success. Many years saw the teams of Northern United get together for weekends away, taking their whole families with them to play hockey and enjoy each other's company. “When my kids were young, in the late 1960’s, we used to load up the car and go to Karori park and the kids would stay on the sidelines and I’d play” recalls Rex, “we had about four or five other families like us. That was a great time.” Not only did families bond over the game, some were even born through the club. Many spouses met each other at Northern United, including Rex’s son, who’s wife played in one of the women's teams.   <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Meet the Northern hardcore. This image represents 3 generations of past, present and future Northern Hockey players and supporters! As the decades rolled on, Northern United started venturing abroad. Ken Wood, one the club’s most prolific and hard working members, organised six overseas tours. In 1975 their made their first international trip, to Fiji. “We all met at the airport, around 30 men and women, and away we went.” Rex recalls. “We all knew each other well, so it was great fun. Northern United did six tours abroad, it was fun from the get go. Other times were to Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. Then Australia, yeah we did well.” <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > 1950's NUHC Senior Team.  As fun as these trips were for the men and women of Northern United, they weren’t free. The teams worked together to fundraise to cover their fares, doing all sorts of tasks and jobs to save up enough money to do their much loved hockey tours. Rex and his team mates went to long lengths to earn their trips away: “One year, one of us knew someone who had a poultry farm, so we had to help clean it and pick out all the manure. But you know, we did it and we made money. We painted houses, dug drains. Just anything, we’d advertise and get a team there to do things to raise money. That was how we did things back then.” Hard work was a year round habit for Northern United, and Rex puts the club’s success down to the people behind the scenes. “We had some great people in the club who were prepared to work for hockey” explains Rex. “We had one member who was a registered engineer and builder. He designed our club rooms, did work for national hockey stadium, designed the Fraser Park hockey turf, as well as the one in Porirua. He also did the seating at the national hockey stadium - he was involved in all of that. So when a club gets good workers, they can get somewhere.” <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Lang standing Northern United Club member, Jason Neilson both plays for the club and feeds Wellington Hockey up in the clubhouse after games and trainings. Make delicious food and a great coffee! The long standing and colourful history of Northern United is something the club holds dear, with players and their families sticking together through thick and thin. For celebrations of the 75th Club Jubilee, Northern United paid homage to their history by organising a past versus present game. Old-timer rules were the order of the day, and it brought together Northern United’s past, present and future as hockey players and supporters of all ages were once again brought together to celebrate their favourite sport. Northern United hockey club has kept thriving for 88 years. It’s watched children grow up on the field, with families spending their lives with the game. As members of Northern United and fellow hockey lovers know, a successful club takes hard work and good people; but most of all, it takes a shared love of sport that can hold communities together for generations.   <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Patron Rex Mannings car number plate.   If you want to learn more about our wonderful hockey club you can read more in our stories section, follow us on Facebook or get in touch with us directly via email.  Want to join the club? Say hello here. This is the first of a number of stories that are being written about Northern United Hockey Club. 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    • The 88th Annual General Meeting
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > To be held in the Boardroom, National Hockey Stadium, 9 Mt Albert Road, Berhampore, Wellington at 7:00 pm Wednesday, 8 November 2017. Come along for the last event of the year! There will snacks and drinks available, we can discuss the last year of NUHC and look forward to the next! Agenda: 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting 3. Financial Report 4. Annual Report 5. Any Motions on Notice 6. Election of Officers and Executive 7. Election of Trustees 8. Appointment of Auditor 9. General Business 10. Beersies Nominations for Officers, the Executive and Trustees and Motions to be put on notice can be sent to info@northernunited.co.nz.

    • Club Prizegiving Dinner a Great Sucess
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > The first Northern United Prizegiving Dinner was a great success, with over fifty club members and supporters gathering at Bin 44 Restaurant on Queens Wharf for a three-course meal, interspersed with thank yous, prizes and the All Blacks destroying the Springboks onscreen. Club President, Sam French, thanked his 2017 Executive, coaches, players and supporters. Special mention went to prizegiving organisers Sam Ros and Jenny Whitworth. The 2017 prize winners were: <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

    • Northern's End of Season Night Out
      • This year we want to have a Night Out with all of our teams at Bin44 - we have scored a great deal where for the early bird price of just $20 you will get a 3 course meal and 1 drink! AMAZING! Date: Saturday 16 September from 18:00–22:00 Get your tickets to the Night Out here: eventbrite.co.nz/NUHC The password for the event is: northern <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

    • Post training meals a hit
      • That feeling when you have a warm curry after a big training in the winters cold... The P1 and P2 mens teams have started a new tradition over the last few weeks, post training meals. With the generous help of Northern United member Jason in the kitchen, the men have had the good fortune of tucking into a hot meal after a heavy training out in the winters cold. Meals have included Mac n' Cheese, Nachos and even a good hearty curry. The response has been incredible with 85% of the players and coaches attending. Something even nicer is found when you take a look at how it is operating.  You'll see all the school boys eating care of the senior members through a pay it forward system. The system works like the "suspended coffee" you'll see around town. What's that? Well, a senior member or anyone that feels they can afford it will pay for an extra meal, the school boys or someone without cash on the night can head on up and ask to redeem one of the suspended meals. You beauty, everyone gets fed. What a piece of culture that is.  The old boys are sure it will come back around later in life, maybe not for them directly but the boys bing looked after now will be looking after the next lot of young fellas coming through the club.  Bravo!

    • Trial Dates are up!
      • Trial dates have been announced! Lock it in the diary and come on down, we're looking forward to welcoming you.  Get in touch if you have any questions.  <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

    • Invitation to Inaugural Tawa Titans Grass Hockey Tournament 2016
      • Hi club! We received an invite from Tawa to a grass tournament day, sounds like a lot of fun! If you're interesting in attending, reach out to us, or contact Gareth Jeune, Tawa's club secretary at tawahockeyclub@gmail.com Hello to Wellington, Wairarapa and Kapiti Hockey Clubs On behalf of the Tawa Titans Hockey Club we warmly invite you to be part of the inaugural grass hockey tournament to be held on Sunday 23rd of October, 2016 in Tawa, Wellington. The event is set to bring clubs from around the Lower North Island to be part of a social style tournament on grass. We are welcoming early expressions of interests from clubs, if you are interested simply reply back to this email by the end of August. Initially we are limiting team numbers to 20, but will consider adding more teams if demand is there. If you are interested as an individual or unable to round up a full team do still get in touch and we will coordinate a team to be part of. There will be prizes for best dressed, best goal, best save and best overall team! Along with BBQ's running throughout the day and a licensed bar to quench thirst. You will find all of the details for the event on the attached flyer. Feel free to get in touch if you have any other questions :) <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >

    • Calling All Massey Students!
      • Hi club, hope you're all doing well! Any Massey students in our midst? We've received the following from Olie, Recreation Co-ordinator at Massey University. We at Massey Recreation are seeking Massey University hockey players to compete in the NZ Inter-Tertiary Sport Games Sept. 23 – 25th. This competitive tournament will be of high value to players, and convenient, as it falls after the current season is wrapped up and is based here in Wellington. Interested players can contact me directly on this email to register their interest – o.body@massey.ac.nz. Additionally, relevant information can be found atwww.teammassey.co.nz.  Thank you and kind regards, Olie Body

    • Entertainment Books for Sale
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " >   Hi all! We now have entertainment books for sale, use our unique URL and support the club! https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/105877c You can either get the physical book or get a digital subscription and carry your deals with you in an app. Pick one up now!

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