Karori Amateur Athletics Club

31/03/2026

That’s a wrap on our 2025/26 Karori Athletics season!

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Prizegiving last week - and a huge congratulations to all our Cup and Award winners 👏

It’s been an awesome season of running, jumping, throwing (and a few windy Wednesdays thrown in too just to keep it real 😮‍💨).

A big shout out to the people who make our club what it is:
💛 Our amazing athletes
💛 Our dedicated Committee
💛 Our incredible teen helpers
💛 Our superstar parent helpers

We couldn’t do it without you.

Enjoy the off-season - and we’ll see you back at Ben Burn Park in October!

25/03/2026

Confirming we are in tonight at Ben Burn Park 🏆

Please dress for the conditions.

Kia ora koutou

We are at the end of the 25/26 Athletics Season and what a great season we have had!

This Wednesday 25 March is our Prizegiving. The current forecast is looking good 😮🤗🤭

Here’s what you need to know:

☀️ FINE WEATHER OPTION

✅ 6-7pm ish at Ben Burn Park

✅ We’ll do the Prizegiving business (awards for Club Night performances in each age grade and overall Club Awards, but all Club Members welcome) and then everyone will get a sweet treat.

‼️ Please note - there are no sausages, so eat before you come!

☔️ WET WEATHER OPTION

✅ KNS Hall

‼️ Please note the later time of 6:15.

✅ As above for everything else!

🥇 Congratulations to those who received Ribbons and Medals at the Wellington Champs over the last two Sundays! Please bring them along so you can show them off.

Thanks and see you on Wednesday.

22/03/2026

Kia ora koutou

We are at the end of the 25/26 Athletics Season and what a great season we have had!

This Wednesday 25 March is our Prizegiving. The current forecast is looking good 😮🤗🤭

Here’s what you need to know:

☀️ FINE WEATHER OPTION

✅ 6-7pm ish at Ben Burn Park

✅ We’ll do the Prizegiving business (awards for Club Night performances in each age grade and overall Club Awards, but all Club Members welcome) and then everyone will get a sweet treat.

‼️ Please note - there are no sausages, so eat before you come!

☔️ WET WEATHER OPTION

✅ KNS Hall

‼️ Please note the later time of 6:15.

✅ As above for everything else!

🥇 Congratulations to those who received Ribbons and Medals at the Wellington Champs over the last two Sundays! Please bring them along so you can show them off.

Thanks and see you on Wednesday.

17/03/2026

🏃‍♂️ Karori Athletics | Wellington Junior Champs 🏃‍♀️

What a day on Sunday at Wellington Junior Champs! 💥

From PBs to podiums, medals to massive efforts – our Karori athletes showed up, gave it everything, and did us proud 💪🖤

It’s not just about the results (though there were plenty of those 👀) – it’s the determination, sportsmanship and team spirit that makes this club so special. We’re incredibly proud of every single athlete who stepped out onto the track and field.

📸 A few snaps from the day – how good!

We go again this weekend for Day 2… let’s do it all over again 🙌

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A couple of reminders for the week ahead:

✨ Final Run Jump Throw Night
Tomorrow night is the last night for our legendary 5-6 year olds!
Certificates will be handed out to celebrate an awesome season - plus a well-earned wee treat 🍬

🏆 Prize Giving - next Wednesday 25 March
📍 Ben Burn Park
⏰ 6:00–7:00pm

Wet weather plan:
📍 KNS Hall
⏰ 6:15pm start (approx. 1 hour)

See you tomorrow night!

10/03/2026

Looks like we’ve been gifted a cracking autumn evening for athletics at Ben Burn Park! 🍂🏃‍♂️

A few notices from the start line:

• Only one more Club Night after tonight before we wrap up the season with Prize Giving on Wednesday 25 March.

• Next week is the final night for our legendary 5–6 year old Run Jump Throw crew – they’ll receive a certificate for being awesome athletes (and possibly the highlight (other than Grant’s weekly stickers!)…a wee sweet treat).

• Prize Giving for the big kids will be held Tuesday 25 March, 6–7pm at Ben Burn Park.

👏 A huge good luck to our 15 athletes competing at the Wellington Champs this Sunday at Newtown Park. Ben Burn Park has prepared you well! 💪

👋 Parents – if you can stay to help with folders and finish lines tonight, that would be hugely appreciated. Many hands make light work!

And finally…nothing says athletics like a $2.50 Gipps Street Butchery proper sausage at the end of the night. 🌭

See you at Ben Burn!

06/03/2026

A gentle (and slightly nose-wrinkling) reminder to the dog walkers of Ben Burn Park 🐾 💩

Karori Athletics Club has been running Club Nights here since 1912, and we absolutely love sharing this beautiful space with the community - especially on evenings like Wednesday when the sun was out and the track is buzzing.

Since the Campbell Village green space was decommissioned, we’ve noticed a few more four-legged friends enjoying the park too - which is great!

However…our athletes run a lot of laps, sprints and relays on those marked lanes, and this week we had to close one of the lanes because of an unfortunate “skiddy situation” that hadn’t been picked up. 🤢

So a friendly Karori reminder: If your dog leaves a little surprise, please take it with you - even the skiddy ones.

Nothing ruins a sprint finish quite like discovering something unexpected underfoot… 💩💨

Thanks!

03/03/2026

We’re hoping the weather plays ball and the track has dried out by 6pm tomorrow night for Club Night 🌤️🏃‍♂️

In the meantime, a little bit of admin…

🥇 WELLINGTON JUNIOR CHAMPS – 15 & 22 March - Entries close tomorrow night. There are NO late entries.

Events are spread across two weekends.

More info:
https://athleticswellington.org.nz/junior/

Register here:
https://events.mygameday.app/event/awjuniorchamps2026

Let’s see plenty of black and white out there representing at Wellington Champs 2026!

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✅ ATHLETICS TRAINING – This Sunday @ Newtown Park (3–5pm)

W***y’s back this Sunday to lead a special training session.

Who: Karori athletes aged 10+
Focus: High jump, long jump, sprint starts and (time permitting) hurdles.

A fantastic opportunity to learn from one of our own and sharpen up ahead of Champs.

‼️ Please bear in mind that the Newtown Festival is on so there may be traffic.

See you at Club Night…and Sunday at Newtown Park!

01/03/2026

Karori Represents at McEvedy 2026! 🏃🏻

Today at the 103rd McEvedy Shield at Newtown Park, we are incredibly proud to see these former Karori Athletics Club athletes pulling on the Wellington College singlet and representing at one of the biggest secondary school athletics events in the country 🖤 💛

A special shoutout to:

Lewis
Fred
Hugo
Henry
Charlie
Kace
Oliver
Bailey
Theo
Noah
Angus

Many of these young men have also given back to our club as Club Night Teen Helpers - and we’re especially proud that four of them are current helpers supporting our younger athletes each week at Ben Burn Park. That’s what community sport is all about 👏

We wish you all the very best today - especially in these classic Wellington conditions 🌬🌧 💨

Ben Burn Park has prepared you well!

Go well boys and all of your Wellington College Sports crew - the whole Karori crew is cheering you on.

103rd McEvedy Shield

Monday 2 March at Newtown Park.

25/02/2026

It’s Wellington on a GREAT day for Athletics at 6pm tonight ☀️

After last week’s power-off / locked shed / sausages-spoilt-in-the-fridge-that-had-turned-off extravaganza…we are VERY grateful to be back in action!

A massive thank you to Bill the Butcher from Gipps Street Butchery who has kindly donated our sausages to sell at tonight’s sausage sizzle. What a local legend 👏🌭

And to Chirag from New World Karori, who donates our famous bread each week - loved by athletes, parents…and of course darling Sascha 🐾 who faithfully lines up every week for her sausage fix. Just look at that happy face!

Community supporting community - we love it 💛

See you all at 6pm at Ben Burn Park.

👉 We’re still needing finish line helpers and folder supervisors with each age group - many hands make light work!

Bring your energy, your $2.50 for a sausage, and your Karori spirit 💪 🏃‍♂️

18/02/2026

KARORI ATHLETICS – WHAT’S ON!

Lots happening over the next few weeks – please read on!

✅ ATHLETICS TRAINING – This Sunday @ Newtown Park (3–5pm)

We’re delighted to welcome our friend, long-time club supporter and former Karori member W***y Szeto to lead a special training session this Sunday.

Who: Karori athletes aged 10+
Focus: High jump, long jump, sprint starts and (time permitting) hurdles.

A fantastic opportunity to learn from one of our own – see you there!

📣 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING – Tuesday 24 February

Like all incorporated societies, Karori Amateur Athletics Club must re-register under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 by 5 April 2026.

To do this, we need to adopt a new, compliant Constitution at a Special General Meeting.

👉 Tuesday 24 February 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Room 3, Karori Community Centre

We strongly encourage members (or parents!) to attend. The new Constitution will guide how our club operates for the foreseeable future.

🏆 RETURN CUPS

If your athlete received a Cup at last year’s Prizegiving, please return it at Club Night next week. Thank you!

📝 HALF SEASON REGISTRATION

If you’ve been attending Athletics in 2026 but haven’t yet registered, please do so here:
👉 https://www.karoriathletics.org.nz/Join/Joining-the-Club

🥇 WELLINGTON JUNIOR CHAMPS – 15 & 22 March

Entries are now open for the Wellington Junior Champs (15 & 22 March), and we’d love to see a strong Karori contingent!

Events are spread across two weekends.
🗓 Entries close 11:59pm, Wednesday 4 March.

More info: https://athleticswellington.org.nz/junior/
Register here: https://events.mygameday.app/event/awjuniorchamps2026