Mana Amateur Athletics Club

05/05/2026

MANA WINTER PROGRAMME

We're slowly but surely building up our winter programme. It's our first year doing this, so we're taking things slowly, but that doesn't mean you need to! We're about to start school cross country season, so no doubt there are lots of kids out training!

There are heaps of events on over the coming months, including regular club runs that are open to all. Get in touch if you're keen to come along or be involved, and check out our calendar of upcoming events and some easy local loops here: https://www.manaathletics.co.nz/whats-on-1

And let us know of any great routes you've found that you think should be added to our list!

04/05/2026

EVENT ALERT!!!

This Saturday is the Victoria University Relay and Wellington Mixed Relay Champs at Queen Elizabeth Park, Pakākāriki. There's a scratch race. a fun run, a chocolate walk, several relay races - lots of activities for young and old alike!

There is an option to enter a Mana team in the U14 Mixed Championship relay, but we'd need at least four athletes (two boys and two girls). If you are keen please let us know asap.

👉Lots more info on this event here:https://athleticswellington.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Victoria-University-Relay-Wellington-Mixed-Relay-Championships-2026.pdf

Please note you'll need to be registered with Mana over winter to take part, and to wear your Mana strip. Registrations for 2026/27 can be done here, and will cover summer athletics also: https://www.manaathletics.co.nz/registrations

IT’S TIME TO JOIN! REGISTRATION DETAILS Registrations for the 2026/2027 season (1 April 2026-31 March 2027) are open! Scroll down and click on the appropriate link below. Quarterly membership options will be added so you can join from 1 Oct-31 Dec and/or 1 Jan-31 March if you prefer. Registrations...

28/04/2026

WINTER PROGRAMME - ONLINE MEETING

We're holding an online meeting this Thursday at 7:30pm for anyone interested in our winter programme and membership.

This is our first season running this, and it'll operate quite differently to summer, so we're keen to gauge interest of anyone who would like to compete or take part.

It'll be a chance to introduce ourselves to those who don't know us, share our planned calendar of events, give you a rundown of how we think things will work, and answer any questions you may have.

The meeting details are here:
🗓️Thursday, April 30 ·
⏱️7:30pm - 8:00pm
➡️Video call link: https://meet.google.com/nfh-mzry-ayp

We look forward to seeing you there!

24/04/2026

WINTER CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITIONS 🏃

The days are getting shorter, but there's no shortage of exciting events to take part in!

Because of the awful weather this past week, the inaugural Night Cross Country is now on this coming Wednesday 29 April at Macalister Park in Berhampore. This will a super fun night out, with plenty of spot prizes up for grabs! Details here: https://bit.ly/4tx4Nuz

Then, we're keen to hear from anyone who would like to take part in the 2026 Shaw Baton Relay at Battle Hill Farm on Saturday 2 May. This is a really exciting event that caters for Under 12s all the way up to Masters. There's also a fun 1km event for Under 10s. If you are available and interested in taking part please let us know *by 5pm this Sunday* so that we can look at putting a team or teams together. Details here: https://bit.ly/4cwlv76

If you're keen send us a message through Messenger or email [email protected]

20/04/2026

INAUGURAL NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY - WEDNESDAY

We hope everyone is staying safe and dry in this terrible weather. If you're keen to get out of the house and stretch your legs, here's a great opportunity on Wednesday night, with the very first Night Cross Country.

It's happening at McAlister Park on Wednesday evening, weather permitting.

This promises to be a really exciting event - all details below:

POSTPONED: Wellington's Inaugural Night Cross Country Race will now be NEXT WEDNESDAY 29 April
ENTER NOW for your Chance to win SPOT Prizes in Wellingtons Inaugural Night Cross Country proudly supported by Bivouac Outdoor, Sprig+Fern Berhampore and SAS sports.
Entry Link here https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=28555

19/04/2026

Congratulations to Rangituia Harrison-Potter for her silver🥈 in G U12 and Lucie Tonkin for her bronze🥉 in G U14 Athletics Wellington NZ Mountain Running Champs at Mt Kaukau yesterday. 🏆 Well done also to Matthias Tonkin for his 5th in the B U12 and Tiwhane Te Kanapu for his efforts in the Masters 50-59.

What an awesome event! We hope you all enjoyed it. It's so great to see our athletes taking their energy and successes from summer into winter events.

If you're wanting to run cross-country or road races over winter just like this, you can now do so in Mana colours! Registrations for 2026/27 are now open, and they'll also cover you for summer athletics.

We'll be sharing more information about winter memberships shortly - but it'll run quite differently to summer. This is a new offering for us this year, so we want to get the basics in place before building up over the year. Please let us know if you'd like to be involved as an athlete, or helping to get things up and running.

08/04/2026

🏆 2026 Mana Athletic Awards 🏆

Congratulations to all of our trophy winners for their achievements throughout the 2025/26 season. You can find the full list of trophy winners below.

For those winners who were unable to attend prize-giving, Nate will be in touch to deliver your trophy.

Congratulations also to all of our age group winners, placegetters and every athlete who was a part of the Mana club this year. All of our athletes received a certificate noting their achievements this season. If you were unable to be at prize-giving in person and would like your certificate, please email [email protected] and we will arrange to get it to you.

🏆2026 Club Champs Awards
Minis
Girls - Azai Foaese
Boys - Jaba Mubea

7 Years
Girls - Abbie Martindale
Boys - Asher Shariff

8 Years
Girls - Annebelle Olivier
Boys - Archie Tovey

9 Years
Girls - Cuba McCormick
Boys - Cillian Tiffen

10 Years
Girls - Rangituia Harrison-Potter
Boys - Matthias Tonkin

11-14 Years
Girls - Amelia Mazey
Boys - Brodie Nikolaison-Rowe

🏆2026 Overall Club Representative Awards
7-9 Years
Girls - Annebelle Olivier
Boys - Archie Tovey

10-14 Years
Girls - Amelia Mazey
Boys - Rocky Gardiyawasam

15-19 Years
Girls - Rebecca Bailey
Boys - Zack Kimmins

🏆 2026 Special Awards
Overall Senior Performance
Lizzie Hewitt

Club Captain’s Choice
Rangituia Harrison-Potter
Nicholas Aubrey

Most Improved Athlete
Isabelle Aubrey

Volunteer Contribution
Wilmeri Olivier
James Aubrey

👏 Congratulations to all our athletes and a massive thank you to our volunteers, coaches, and supporters who make our club what it is.

07/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended prizegiving tonight, and who helped us celebrate the achievements of our athletes. It was wonderful to acknowledge all of our athletes and the contribution they have made to Mana this season.

We take a huge amount of pride in the community and culture at Mana, and we are thrilled to have so many athletes, families and whānau involved week in, week out. It is only with your support that this club can be as enjoyable and successful as it is. We rely very heavily on family support, and we know we can reply on you all to help out and provide a safe and enjoyable place for young athletes.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our generous sponsors. New World Whitby for their ongoing support for our Club Night bbq. They are huge supporters of the community and the free sausage sizzle is always a highlight! We'd also like to acknowledge PCL Contracting Ltd and AM Janssen - Harcourts Paremata for supporting our athletes as they competed on the national stage. Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and your support enabled our athletes to perform with distinction, success and pride. You may have noticed our fabulous new tent - this absolute beauty was courtesy of a generous grant from Pelorus Trust. We and the kids absolutely love it! And we acknowledge the ongoing support from Porirua City Council to provide our athletes with great facilities at Adventure Park each and every week. Anita Baker - Mayor of Porirua City.

And lastly, to our committee members- thank you for your ongoing efforts throughout the season to provide an amazing environment for your people to experience all the fun of athletics.

We look forward to seeing everyone back later this year for the 2026/27 season, and if you are keen on being part of the club in the meantime over winter - let us know!

04/04/2026

Join us for prize-giving this Tuesday! 🏆

It's time to celebrate everything that Mana and our athletes have achieved over the 2025/26 season. We'll be recognising our 7+ athletes with their own certificates, and presenting some special awards for notable performances, efforts and overall achievement across the junior, intermediate and senior categories throughout the season.

⏰Time: 6pm
📆Date: Tuesday 7 April
📍Location: Whitby Bowling Club, Adventure Park

See you there!

31/03/2026

Well, that was a lovely way to (almost) end the season! 🥰

Thank you everyone for turning up to celebrate the achievements of our Mana Minis, and congratulations to all of our athletes. We hope everyone has enjoyed their season, and that you will all be back for more fun in the 2026/27 season!

It was really special to recognise the hard work our Minis have put in. Plus, how wonderful was it do be able to do it in our beautiful new tent?! We think it's fabulous, and we are extremely grateful to Pelorus Trust for providing the grant to make it happen. We also reckon the kids look pretty sharp in their sweet new bucket hats.

As ever, everyone loved the end of night sausage sizzle, and we'd like to offer an enormous thank you to New World Whitby for their support with that throughout the year.

That's it for all the activities, but we actually have one more week to go. Please join us at prizegiving for our athletes aged seven and up next Tuesday from 6pm at Whitby Bowling Club. We'll see you there!