Sports Teams Info

This is for overseas guests and anyone to know ahead of being here if they dont already know some of our sporting teams ok:

The following are our main Super 14 Rugby teams as well as our national side:

The New Zealand ALL BLACKS.
Auckland Blues (Nrth Island) Hurricanes (Nrth Island) Highlanders (Sth Island)
Waikato Chiefs (Nrth Island) Crusaders (Sth Island)

Our main Rugby League Teams are:

Auckland Warriors
New Zealand Kiwis (National Team)

Our Main Cricket Team is:
The New Zealand Black Caps

Of course for all Motorsport Fans there are:

Holden - ( Greg Murphy,Andy Booth,Paul Manuell, to name but a few)
Ford - (Paul Radisich,Kane Scott,Johnny MacIntyre, to name but a few)
Formula 1 (Black Magic -Johnny Reid)

A new addition to V8 Racing is the V8 Racing UTES
Featuring Movie and Tv shows star:
Temuera Morrison
Amongst other keen racing drivers with some very young and up and coming instructors for first timers to this type of racing.

IndyCar:
Our hometown lad Scott Dixon is again on top of his game in USA winning the season-opening race in the USA . After missing out on last years title He showed "He's Back" and took the chequered flag at the Homested, Miami raceway on Saturday. So from all your fans down under in NZ. Go Scott!


Some of our Rowers are:
Rob Waddell, Mahe Drysdale,Matthew "Matt" Trott (You can do it Hang in There") My own words of incouragement here.

Swimming:
Our Swimming stars have done exceptionally well in qualifying for the next Olympics in Asia.
And the newest developement is a new aerodynamic swim suit.

Weightlifting:
Our weightlifters also have done exceptionally well in qualifying also beating Tonga, Naaru, and Australia in the Oceania champs over the weekend.

Good luck to all our sports stars in their endeavours


If you would like to know names of any other sports teams please drop me a line ok.

East Coast Bays

East Coast Bays:
These Bays follow the east coast around up to Long Bay Regional Park.
Firstly there is Castor Bay with a small but pleasant beach and park, Then onto Campbells Bay with a clifftop park. Then its onto Mairangi Bay is another seaside village with supermarket and Numerous cafes and restaurants, Exclusive boutiques. Also for a nice clifftop stroll around to the next Bay which is Murrays Bay, you may like to take the "Crows Nest Rise Walk". Murrays Bay is another excellent swimming beach and sports is own Boating Club. Also there is an Arts Centre for any budding artists to visit. Then its on to Rothesay Bay another good swimming beach. then its on to Browns Bay which has many and varied activities. It has a nice palm -lined streets of shops to wander through and cafes, restaurants supermarkets. Parks, RSA, Bowling club, Rugby club. It also has a for car enthusiasts a very good paint workshop for customised cars if your into this sport. Then its onto Waiake and Torbay 2 more good swimming and relaxing beaches. Then lastly but no means least its Long Bay with it also excellent swimming beach and also sports a very large Regional Park and by the beach are also barbecues for public use if site is booked before hand. Very nice family spot.