The Waitakere Table Tennis Association is delighted to announce the establishment of the West Auckland Table Tennis Club Network.
The primary purpose of the West Auckland Table Tennis Club Network is to encourage more people into the sport of table tennis, whilst giving all members across the three clubs a range of club night options to choose from, each week.
West Auckland Table Tennis Players can now choose to play at a choice of 3 Clubs, from a choice of 4 Club Nights, for 1 Price.
Sector Position Statement from the Independent Table Tennis Association of New Zealand (ITTANZ).
Sector Position Statement Topic: Voting ages within Incorporated Societies.
On 5th October 2023, the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 came into force in New Zealand.
Of particular compliance interest to any Table Tennis Club that operates under the legal entity of an Incorporated Society, the new Act stands alone and apart from the old 1908 Act, as of 05/04/2026.
Existing Incorporated Societies must re-register under the new Act, and assume the requirements of the new Act, on re-registration (even if this re-registration is completed before 05/04/2026).
If an Incorporated Society chooses not to re-register before 05/04/2026, it will simply cease to exist.
Of particular interest to ITTANZ is the opportunity the new Act provides to tidy up the issue relating to Incorporated Societies’ members’ voting ages at SGMs and AGMs.
The old 1908 Act and the new 2022 Act were and are silent on this issue, which had led a small number of Incorporated Societies to enter into a realm of what the New Zealand Supreme Court refers to as voting age “absurdities” within their respective organizations.
A voting age “absurdity” is when minors (the Supreme Court refers to minors as “infants & children”) of an Incorporated Society are permitted to vote at an SGM or AGM on Society business outside their realm of understanding, capacity, or agency.
Disturbingly, some real-life examples of this absurdity reported to ITTANZ that has occurred within the Table Tennis sector have included:
a/ Minors voting to approve or amend Society accounts;
b/ Minors voting to appoint or exclude Society Office holders;
c/ Minors voting on Society operational matters, asset procurement, and professional service engagement.
The NZ Supreme Court term of “absence of absurdity” concerning voting ages was referenced in a 2022 Court case, when a youth political lobby group (Make it 16), petitioned the Court to make a declaration that there was an inconsistency when considering voting age rights between the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Electoral Act 1993, and the Local Electoral Act 2001.
On 21 November 2022, Justice Ellen France gave the Supreme Court’s judgment on Make It 16’s case that the voting age of 18 was unjustified age discrimination.
Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann, and Justices Susan Glazebrook, Mark O’Regan, and Ellen France ruled in the majority that the provisions of the Electoral Act 1993 and Local Electoral Act 2001 were inconsistent with the right to be free from discrimination based on age and that they had not been justified under section 5 of the Bill of Rights Act.
Now, while a Court can speak to a law, only Parliament has the power to change a law.
So, when the New Zealand Supreme Court made this declaration, Parliament did not make any changes to the above Statutes, and so the national voting age legally remained at 18.
Now, it can be reasonably assumed from this outcome that most sensible and sane people are acutely aware that minors should in no way, shape, or form, be voting on matters of adult capacity.
However, it is notable that s 47.3 (a) of the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 nominates the minimum age of a Society Officer as 16, and s 114 nominates the minimum age of a Society Contact Person as 18.
This development would seem to affirm that the new Act recognizes the Supreme Court doctrine of “absence of absurdity” when Incorporated Societies are considering what designates an appropriate membership voting age for their organization.
Consistent with the New Zealand Supreme Court, ITTANZ takes the position that permitting minors to vote on Incorporated Society matters at SGMs and AGMs is indeed absurd, and such a practice could even qualify as none-too-subtle child exploitation for an adult’s political or personal gain.
ITTANZ believes that any table tennis organization that would permit such a practice would properly be seen as practicing ethically and morally repugnant conduct unbecoming of the Society, and would rightly bring the organization engaging in such a practice, into reputational and operational disrepute.
Thankfully, such a practice is reported by the Table Tennis sector as being mercifully rare, and such a practice will hopefully be extinguished for good within Incorporated Societies as a whole, as the Table Tennis sector embraces the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022, and the nominated statutory age categories of formal responsibility that the new Act contains.
Media inquiries may be addressed to the contact details below.
Kind Regards,
Stephen Taylor (Cert. Exercise Science & Sports Training – AUT)
(9 x National Sports Club Marketing & Management Award Winner)
Convenor,
Independent Table Tennis Association of New Zealand (ITTANZ)
The Independent Table Tennis Association of New Zealand (ITTANZ) and the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) congratulate the French Bay Table Tennis Club on its welcome and successful return to West Auckland!
As of Thursday 03/04/25, the French Bay Table Tennis Club will commence its annual Table Tennis season at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre, Harold Moody Park, 44 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden, Auckland.
The French Bay Table Tennis Club poster is attached below.
This means that the Glen Eden Recreation Centre now hosts two Table Tennis clubs; the French Bay Table Tennis Club, and the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Table Tennis Club.
French Bay will run its weekly club night on Thursdays from 7.30 pm-9.30 pm.
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) currently runs its weekly club night on Thursdays, 6.30 pm to 9 pm, and as of 4/4/25, will switch its weekly club night to Fridays from 6.30 pm-9 pm.
ITTANZ will also shortly be announcing the establishment of a 3rd table tennis club in West Auckland in the coming weeks.
West Auckland local table tennis players and players from other table tennis clubs are both welcome and invited to join French Bay or the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) on their respective club nights.
The Waitakere table Tennis Association, in association with the Independent Table Tennis Association of New Zealand (ITTANZ), Double Fish Table Tennis (China) and Trade Tested NZ (New Zealand) is pleased to announce the launch of the ITTANZ nationwide “Table Tennis Tables in Schools” Programme (TTTSP).
TTTSP was initially conceived as an idea in West Auckland, when the Waitakere Table Tennis Association, a local West Auckland Table Tennis Club, began harvesting good quality second-hand tables from the community, and then re-directing these tables into schools and school-based activity host organisations, to encourage young people into the sport of table tennis.
ITTANZ works to represent the interest of the 71% of independent table tennis clubs in New Zealand who are not affiliated to any particular professional body, and ITTANZ quickly recognised that the TTTSP initiative could bring local table tennis clubs and schools together in partnership to promote the sport and activity of table tennis in New Zealand.
ITTANZ approached Double Fish Table Tennis product representative Trade Tested New Zealand, to broker an exclusive agreement for Trade Tested New Zealand to supply new Double Fish table tennis tables to schools across New Zealand.
Double Fish Table Tennis (China) is an internationally recognised table tennis table manufacturer since 1954, whose high quality and durable tables have appeared at the most senior level of world competition in table tennis.
Trade Tested New Zealand sells the Double Fish Table Tennis table brand nationwide, and has a full after-sales support service inside and outside warranty (including parts) ensuring that any school or community organisation that purchases a product from Trade Tested New Zealand can be assured of quality and local after-sales service.
In a 2024 Nationwide Industry Sector Report, ITTANZ reported that there are 93 table tennis clubs in New Zealand, and many of these clubs are keen to promote the sport of table tennis to youth, and to welcome new players and their families to their clubs.
“The TTTSP initiative is a win, win, win, for all parties who are part of it” says ITTANZ Convenor Stephen Taylor.
“Schools benefit by having their students involved in a year-round sport that has been described as “aerobic chess”, working the body, and all parts of the brain, whilst not being constrained by the weather, and not requiring huge amounts of space to play the game. Anyone can learn and play table tennis, and age, height, weight, or ability are no barriers to engagement. Table Tennis is by its very practice a social and interactive game. It is comparatively cheap for schools and community organisations to set up and run table tennis as a sport, compared to some other sporting disciplines. Perhaps the best news of all, especially for parents, is that table tennis deals very nicely with getting young people away from their devices and the virtual world, and returns them to a physical and cognitive-based social activity, grounded in the real world. ITTANZ is delighted to be a part of this nationwide initiative to promote the sport of table tennis in New Zealand, and to encourage our young people to engage in the very affordable, fun-enhancing, easy-to-learn, and social activity of table tennis – who knows, there could even be a host of potential future New Zealand champions out there who would love the opportunity to pick up a racket, and play the game” says Mr Taylor.
(Trade Tested New Zealand Representative Wayne Baker may be contacted on 0800 800 880. Orders may be secured through Wayne via School Purchase Order. Quote “ITTANZ” to secure special pricing).
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association has upgraded all of our Club Rackets in time for the 2025 playing season to Double Fish 236A ITTF-approved Table Tennis Rackets.
Any member who is looking to purchase their own racket may also purchase this dual-set, International Table Tennis Association (ITTF) approved racket package from Synergy Sports in New Lynn (just please make sure you name your Racket so it doesn’t get mixed up with the WTTA Club Rackets on WTTA Club Night).
NB: Please show your green WTTA Membership Card in-store at Synergy Sports New Lynn, and Synergy Sports will give you 10% off the purchase price 🙂
From the Synergy Sports Website:
Double Fish 236A Table Tennis Racket is a high-performance racket that improves your performance, including two rackets and three balls.
This racket is expertly and precisely crafted, providing great control and power. Both sides of the racket’s superior rubber guarantee tremendous spin and improved ball control. You can rule the table by its smooth playing experience, comfortable grip, and lightweight construction. The racket is a great choice for players of all ages because it is lightweight and simple to use.
Product Highlights:
High-performance table tennis racket.
A perfect balance of speed and stability.
Premium rubber for excellent spin and ball control.
Comfortable grip for a seamless playing experience.
Lightweight design for effortless maneuverability.
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Thursday Club Nights resume on 23/01/25 (6.30 pm – 9 pm).
Glen Eden Recreation Centre, Harold Moody Park, 44 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden.
8 Table Tennis Tables, a complimentary Table Tennis Robot is available for player training and skill drills, and free casual coaching onsite.
Casual and Membership session fees are available (The attached Club Poster denotes Membership Session Fees Only – double these for casual session fees).
Club Nights are capped at 20 players per playing session, for player comfort, and regular table access.
A very convivial and enjoyable way to end 2024 at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association tonight, with club members enjoying a BBQ Sausage Sizzle, taking on the club’s Table Tennis Robot, copious amounts of chocolate and fizzy drinks, some sponsors’ spot prizes, and even some table tennis 🙂
The WTTA takes a break from next week, returning to Club Nights on Thursday 23/01/25 (6.30 pm – 9 pm).
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our club sponsors for their valued and ongoing support, including Fresh Choice Glen Eden for sponsoring our club BBQ tonight:
WAITAKERE TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION (WTTA) “TABLE TENNIS TABLES IN SCHOOLS” INITIATIVE
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) is on the lookout for good quality, second-hand table tennis tables and equipment that can be donated to local West Auckland Schools.
Table Tennis is an all-year indoor sport, and has been termed “aerobic chess” in that one has to be fit AND strategic to win games 🙂
Table Tennis can be played by all people of any age and ability, intergenerationally, and at any time of the day or night.
We are looking to identify any local West Auckland Schools that would like to secure a Table Tennis Table for their venue and link them with any one of the dozens of Tables that are no longer required by families in the community. These good-quality tables are mostly sitting in storage, or on Trademe, or on Facebook Marketplace, or now surplus to requirements – let’s see if we can put these tables into the hands of kids who may not have room to play at home, or the money to attend a commercial table tennis venue.
There may be some local schools too that have Table Tennis Tables, but don’t utilize them very often – The Waitakere Table Tennis Association can assist with organizing simple and free in-house competition ladders at school for kids to compete in.
On 17/11/24, 6 players (2 x Junior Novices and 4 x D Grade Senior Players) attended the club’s first competitive tournament, the 2024 ATTA Spring Open, held at the ATTA Stadium in Newmarket, Auckland.
184 players registered for the event, which attracted clubs from all over Auckland. The event players ranged from Junior Novice to A Grade.
This was the first time that any of our players had entered a competitive table tennis tournament, and some nerves were high at the start.
However, 1 or two games into play, our players quickly realized that they could be competitive in their respective games, whilst enjoying the battle against all different types of styles of play that were on offer.
Bear in mind that, just over 15 months ago, none of our players were playing table tennis regularly, until they joined the WTTA.
Fast forward to today, and the level of improvement gained by our players to be able to play in a regional tournament was plain for all to see.
The day was a varied mix of wins and losses for our players, and I suspect a growing strong resolve for everyone to come back and do it all again at the next tournament 🙂
Photos:
Flynn & Yamato (Waitakere Junior Novice Players)
Pete & Lucas (Waitakere D Grade Players)
Alex & Aaron (Waitakere D Grade Players)
Yamato in Play
Flynn in Play
Alex in Play
Pete in Play
Alex & Pete in Play (20 Table Stadium)
Aaron in Play
Lucas in Play
Yamato & Flynn in Play (Doubles)
Pete & Lucas in Play (Doubles)
Alex & Aaron in Play (Doubles)
Thank you to the organizers and officials at the ATTA for hosting this tournament 🙂
We rolled out the WTTA Club Robot today, to the delight of many open-day attendees!
We set the Robot on 50 balls every 2 minutes on the slowest frequency speed (1), serving to alternate front hand and backhand, and then ramped it up to the highest frequency speed (10), for those who were keen to do so.
From now on, we will keep the Robot on site for our club night members to use on club nights, club night capacity permitting.
Congratulations to Therese for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition (moving 7 places up the club competition ladder), and to Yamato for most improved player tonight 🙂
Congratulations to Grant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Steve for winning the Most Improved Senior Player, and Joseph for winning the Most Improved Senior Youth Player at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) has embarked on a privately funded and resourced national survey of the (currently) 88 Table Tennis Clubs in New Zealand.
The purpose of the national survey is to provide the table tennis sector with up-to-date data concerning the size, scope, activity, priorities, and engagement regarding the sport of table tennis in New Zealand.
Data collected from the National survey will be anonymized, collated, and then the results of the national survey will be freely shared with any table tennis club who would like to receive a copy of the national survey summary.
There are four primary purposes of this national survey:
1/ To assist table tennis clubs around New Zealand in growing their membership, so as to;
2/ Assist table tennis clubs in New Zealand to increase their income, so as to;
3/ Better resource the sport of table tennis in New Zealand, so as to;
4/ Attract more people to the sport of table tennis in New Zealand.
Congratulations to Trudi for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 13 places up the Club ladder in one night), Nandini for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Edward for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Congratulations to Hemant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 15 places up the Club ladder in one night), Nandini for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Matt for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Congratulations to Elisa for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight (moving 21 places up the Club ladder in one night), and for winning the “Most Improved Female Player”, and Lucas for winning the “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Congratulations to Loa for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Brooklynn for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Loa for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Congratulations to Flynn for winning the Fiesta Coffee Ladder Competition tonight, Kim for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Oscar for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Here are some action shots from tonight’s Club Night:
Congratulations to Therese for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Lilika for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Flynn for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
A special congratulations to Yamato who won the overall Fiesta Kitchen Cafe competition, taking home the $50.00 voucher tonight 🙂
We also introduced our new play barriers tonight – very popular by all accounts!
Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Trudi for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Oscar for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Congratulations to Hemant for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Elisa for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Alex for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Seven full tables in play tonight, and everyone got to play everyone 🙂
Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Elisa for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Alex for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
Our seventh table will be set up and ready to go from next week.
Congratulations to Yamoto (last week) and Therese (this week) for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight, Lilika for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Bruce for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight.
And then we had some of our “Generation Alpha” players taking a load off tonight, because, you know – school is tiring, and stuff.
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will expand to 7 playing tables as from 3/5/24, making our club the largest privately-owned table tennis club in New Zealand.
Our club membership cap of 100 members has been extended to 120 members to accommodate (in part) a number of ongoing membership transfers from members of the Waitemata Table Tennis Association, and this cap will soon be reached.
Thank you to our members who not only support the club as players, but who also bring along their family members and friends to the club each week 🙂
It was great to see everyone back at WTTA Club Night after an enforced 3-week break while the recreation center floor underwent some flood repair work.
Congratulations to Lucas for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 30 games during the night, a new WTTA club record); Eliza for winning “Most Improved Female Player” (had to head home before prizegiving), and Grant for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂
Congratulations to Yamoto for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 13 games); Upasna for winning “Most Improved Female Player”, and Lucas for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂
Congratulations to Joseph for winning the Fiesta Coffee Competition tonight (winning 19 games); Drina for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Eps for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight, our first husband-and-wife winning combination 🙂
In response to the above, the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) can now confirm that the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will honor the balance (without cost) of any existing annual membership term for any table tennis players who wish to transfer from the Waitemata Table Tennis Association to the Waitakere Table Tennis Association, up to a capped total of 20 players.
We have now begun accepting the transfer-by-approach of players from the Waitemata Table Tennis Association to the Waitakere Table Tennis Association, and we trust that this decision will assist other Waitemata Table Tennis Association players who may also be considering such a membership transfer to the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA).
Congratulations to Nandini for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Joseph for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂
For those West Auckland-based WTTA members who wish to play more than once a week, here is a schedule of some suggested local club options that we recommend:
Monday: Synergy Table Tennis & Sports Club, Unit 3/44 Portage Road, New Lynn, Auckland. $6.00 per person, or $12.00 p/h table hire. Over-55s can join Synergy Table Tennis & Sports Club for just $20.00 p/a (Monday-Friday access), and no additional table tennis session fees apply (Monday-Friday access). 6 Tables. Opens from Monday – Sunday, 10 am – 10 pm. Phone 09-3920008, or email info@synergysports.co.nz
Tuesday: French Bay Table Tennis Club, St John Vianney Church Building, 317 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough. $15.00 per person. 4 Tables. Club Night is from 7.30 pm – 10 pm. Contact Bryce Kay at (0272) 219 726, or email brycek@xtra.co.nz
Wednesday: Waiatarua Table Tennis Club, 911 West Coast Rd, Waiatarua. $2.00 per person. 2 Tables. Club Night is from 7 pm – 8.30 pm. Contact Tony Bacon at (09) 8149860, or email tony.bacon@sthw.co.nz
Thursday: Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA), Harold Moody Park, 44 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden. $12.00 per adult, $7.00 for up to 16 for casual play, or $10.00 per adult, and $5.00 for up to 16 for annual members (Membership is $20.00 p/a for adults, and $10.00 per annum p/a for up to 16 years). 6 Tables. Club Night is from 6.30 pm – 9 pm. Phone (0204) 444-083, or email waitakeretabletennis@gmail.com
Friday: Back to Synergy Table Tennis & Sports Club, or have the night off 🙂
Congratulations to Trudi for winning “Most Improved Female Player” and Calvin for winning “Most Improved Male Player” at the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Club Night tonight 🙂
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) continues to receive ongoing inquiries from the community regarding joining our family-friendly and vibrant club, even though our 100-member capacity cap has been reached.
Whether it’s the Gold FM (think 60’s through to the 90’s) rock, pop, or ballads that pipe from the speakers on club night (yes, some members do actually add little dance interludes at the table they are playing on), or the rumours that abound about a brand new expresso coffee machine soon to hit the club kitchen in time for the coming winter, a whole lot of people seem really, really keen to join our local table tennis fraternity 🙂
As a result of this ongoing demand (and the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) being able to secure some more space at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre) as from April 2024, the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will be raising its current membership cap from 100 to 150 members, and add an additional table tennis table for club night, bringing the total number of playing tables to six.
We are delighted to be able to meet the popular demand of our local table tennis community 🙂
A full house to start us off into the New Year at our now five-table venue at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre!
Stephen Taylor, Director, Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA)Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Members at PlayWaitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Members at Play
Thank you to our members for such a great launch to the year.
In 2024, the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) will be adding a 5th table to the Thursday Club Night, and “capping” the club membership to 100 players.
“Capping” the Club membership will ensure that the club does not become overcrowded on Club Night (as not all 100 players will attend the club every week at the same time), and Club members will also enjoy priority table booking & cheaper player fees on Club Night (please see below).
Membership Cards will also be available for members.
Annual Membership:
Adults: $20.00 per annum.
16 & Under: $10.00 per annum.
Club Night Fees (Thursdays, 6.30 pm – 9 pm):
Adult Members: $10.00 per 2.5-hour session.
Adult Casual: $12.00 per 2.5-hour session.
16 & Under Members: $5.00 per 2.5-hour session.
16 & Under Casual: $7.00 per 2.5-hour session.
Thank you for choosing West Auckland’s family-friendly table tennis cub 🙂
Owing to the rapidly increasing popularity and growth of the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA), two new club initiatives will be introduced in 2024.
1/ From 02/04/24, Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) members will have the opportunity to attend a second weekly club night (Tuesdays, 7.30 pm – 10 pm) at the French Bay Table Tennis Club, St John Vianney Church, 317 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland.
2/ Table Tennis Group Bookings (e.g. for schools, corporate, or private hire) will be available on Fridays throughout the year (subject to booking confirmation).
Thank you all for supporting the rapid growth and popularity of the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) in West Auckland 🙂
The French Bay Table Tennis Club is located at St John Vianney Church, 317 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland, and runs a Tuesday Club Night from 7.30m to 10 pm each week. Player fees are $10.00 per person.
French Bay is affiliated with the Auckland Table Tennis Association and is currently keen to recruit some more members who are experienced in the game of table tennis.
If you are a more experienced table tennis player, looking for an opportunity to play against some other similarly experienced table tennis players, then French Bay Table Tennis Club could be the local club for you.
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) formally launched its first Club Night (Thursdays @ 715pm – 9.15 pm) at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre just 3 weeks ago and we are delighted to report that we have already reached our player capacity of 20 players maximum per night.
In order to ensure our club players are guaranteed a playing spot on Club Night, an attendance confirmation email to club players will be sent out each Thursday morning, and player attendance may be confirmed by reply email.
Any playing spots left over will then be made available to new walk-in club attendees at the door on the night.
Thank you for your support of West Auckland’s newest Table tennis club – it is much appreciated 🙂
The Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) is a privately-funded limited liability company that has been formed to represent and assist the table tennis member, player, club, and consumer interests of the West Auckland area.
The Director of the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) is Stephen Taylor, former CEO of Exercise New Zealand, a national trade organization that currently represents the recreation service interests of over 300 public and private-funded exercise and recreation facilities nationwide.
Stephen is a multi-award-winning Management and Marketing Consultant within the Recreation Service Delivery space, having won nine national management and marketing awards in:
Membership Procurement & Retention.
Sales & Marketing.
Facility Startups.
Customer Service.
The core business of the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) includes the operation of the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) Table Tennis Club, located at the Glen Eden Recreation Centre, Harold Moody Park, as well as:
Player, member, club, and consumer advocacy.
Funding, management, contract, service, and governance assistance for new table tennis clubs to be established in West Auckland.
Funding, management, contract, service, and governance assistance for established table tennis clubs to grow their membership base and improve service delivery in West Auckland.
Enquiries regarding the Waitakere Table Tennis Association (WTTA) may be addressed to:
