SPONSORS UPDATE - October 2017 - Sporty.co.nz

SPONSORS UPDATE – October 2017
North Harbour Water Polo Club has continued to grow their sponsor’s this season. Many of our
sponsors are on board to assist the age group teams and others continue to stay with the club
knowing they are helping the programmes progress into the future. It is wonderful to see some of
our major sponsors have been on board for a number of years – their investment into the sport at
our club has been incredibly generous and we hope to continue the relationship for a long time to
come.

See below all our generous sponsors and look for the brand new sponsor’s signage coming on our
wall at AUT Millennium.

Hazel and Jeff continue to support water polo at all levels. They are both passionate about the sport
in NZ and have taken on various roles within the club over the years. Should any of our members be
thinking about reviewing their hygiene systems at their premises look no further. Any new builds
that require hygienic supplies contact them. Their service is impeccable. Hygiene Systems continue
to assist the club by sponsoring the Senior Women and assist with many of our mini tournaments
run by the club – their sponsorship is a relationship that has been built over the years and we
continue to work alongside them to benefit our players.

Barn and Bev have been long time supporters of North Harbour Water Polo Club. They lived poolside
for many years supporting their daughter Lynlee and giving so much to the club. They continue to
support the club and our senior women. Having a party or wedding in the next few months, give
Barn and Bev a ring and let her them know you are a member of our club. They are fantastic hard
working people who will help make your day special.

Michael and his company Cootes Construction Ltd have a strong relationship with the club. Not only
was he a Turtle (North Harbour Senior Men) for many years but his family also have had a strong
connection to our club for many years. Michael continues to assist with some of the gear around the
pool and this season made the call to support the Turtles. It is fantastic to see people such as
Michael continue to support the club that brought him a huge amount of pleasure over the years.

Dan Bees and his team at Apollo Drive are our Intermediate School sponsors. Dan has committed to
providing support for the club for over two years now. His drive to support water polo is seeing
many of our young players work hard to attain their goals in this sport and then of course eating the
healthy food from his local store. Dan has also opened a new store at Westfield Albany so go along
and support a sponsor who loves being involved with his local sports club on the shore.

Jonno and Louis came on board this year to support our Junior College Programme and I can say the
players adore their eggs benedict – the best in Auckland I hear. Jonno has an interest in this sport as
both his children play within our club age group and school teams. He was keen to sponsor this age
group as he is well aware of how hard these kids work to achieve the goals they set themselves as
individuals and teams. During the many hours spent poolside, pop along to either of the cafés at AUT
Millennium or National Aquatic Centre and purchase a great coffee.

David and his team at Jelly Belly came on board to support the hundreds of young primary age kids
who play mini water polo each week at both AUT Millennium and National Aquatic Centre. David felt
he wanted to be part of this age group, as he watched the kids thriving on their competitive games
each week in the shallow pools. He could see the growth in this group and also the huge amount of
work the club put into this age group to ensure they are enjoying this game as well as becoming
more confident in water situations. The kids now wait each week to see who will win the player of
the day bag of Jelly Belly’s!! At the end of each term David provides the club with drink bottles and
product. Their continued support of this age group is incredibly generous and we love the
relationship that has been formed here.

The club are hugely appreciative of the support from our local Caltex Station on Constellation Drive.
Our head coach has been assisted by these guys and both Zoltan and the club are thankful for their
support. Much can be said about our families at North Harbour Water Polo and again it shows the
relationships formed through this sport continues to grow. Thanks to Jonno and Denise for helping
Zoltan settle into his new life in New Zealand. Our friends from Constellation Communities Trust also
continue to support our head coach in his aim to work with players of all ages of to become the best
they can be.

Etiam Chartered Accountants have come on board this season to assist the U16 girls team coached
by Dan Marsden and Lavenia Lovadua. If you need some advice or are looking for a new accountant
contact Sally and her crew at Etiam Chartered Accountants on 486 7005. The team look great in their
Under Armour sponsored shirts. Finishing the season winning the plate final was an added bonus.

Stu and Ang are stalwart members of the North Harbour Water Polo Club and are seen poolside at
every event. Both love the team comradery amongst the girls and Ang is always helping the many
girls who admire her hard work throughout the season. Kemps Weir is based on the North Shore
should you require the assistance of lawyers. Huge thanks for your continued support of our club
teams. Huge congratulations to the team of girls who took home the National title and the gold
medal.

Unleashed Software is a Takapuna-based company who provides a powerful cloud-based inventory
management platform for wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers. Unleashed allows customers
to easily and accurately track stock in real-time across various locations, and get visibility on all
inventory management processes and transactions across warehouses globally. With such dynamic
inventory information, customers across the world are able to make better data-driven business
decisions. Unleashed also integrates with accounting and e-commerce platforms for an end-to-end
business solution. Huge thanks to David and Rudi for their support this season and beyond. Our boys
brought home the silver medal to end the season on a high.

                                      U12 Sponsors for 2017

                         New sponsors for U14 teams for 2017 so far….

 Referee and Coach Uniform sponsor                              Uniform sponsor

        Junior Elite Sponsor 2017                                Age Group sponsor

      LAMBOURNE HOLDINGS                                            Saito Family

                                        Club Sponsor

Looking at the season so far….

It is amazing to see some of our sponsors continue to support our teams and club year after year. We
are hugely appreciative of the financial support but more importantly we are grateful to have some
fantastic companies and people helping our young players achieve the goals they set for themselves.

As a sponsor, we offer your name on the Under Armour shirts, credits on our website and your name
on our sponsor’s board, but most important in all of this is we offer the chance to be part of team. It
is also great to see companies on board to help with the costs of uniform – thanks Under Armour and
also to Karen and her team at Platform Print who provide gear for our referees and coaching team.

The club has continued to soar to new heights this year and as part of our strategic plan teams have
travelled to Hawaii and brought home two titles in U14 boys and girls age groups. We have a group of
players working towards a European tour in 2018 along with the 50th anniversary of the Hawaiian
tournament also in 2018.

Our U21 men played this season and brought home third place. Our U18 Women placed third and our
brand new sponsor Unleased was excited to see their sponsored team U18 Men take the silver.

Our National League Senior Men walked away with silver this year and looks like there will be several
changes to the line up next year which will bring in some great viewing for sure. Our Women finished
outside the medals but are looking hopeful next year to regain some of the players that had a season
off and we have an overseas player coming along to bring something different to the Women’s team
in 2018. Very exciting for the future of our senior players at North Harbour.

Our Talent Academy Y7 and Y8 boys and girls have been working with several coaches all season and
the talent that is coming through is exciting for the future. We sent a boys and girls team down to
Rotorua earlier this year and our girls won gold and boys very unlucky to just be out of the medals.
This group of children have the opportunity to train with Zoltan Ridzyk, North Harbour’s head coach
along with many of our up and coming younger coaches for a whole year, and many of the Y7 & 8
players are excelling under his guidance.

The Junior Elite players from school year 9 have the opportunity to work alongside Zoltan Ridzyk in
smaller numbers and again the opportunities to work with our head coach gives these players a head
start towards Senior school and older age group play within our club.

Over the past years the club have established an intermediate programme that possibly is one of the
largest in NZ. Currently 24 intermediate teams from all over the North Shore come together twice
weekly to learn how to be the best you can be at this sport. What has been interesting is the number
of school team members that fall in love with this sport and join the club so they can continue to play
age group games. The numbers of U14 and U16 players continue to climb. Having support from
sponsors ensures we deliver an up to date programme along with excellent quality coaching support.
Dan and his crew at Pita Pit have their work cut out for them on Friday evenings when player of the
day certificates are handed in for their free Pita Pit. Great support always from Dan and Pita Pit Apollo
Drive.

The Junior College Programme has been running at North Harbour for many years now and the
opportunity to extend the number of teams this season saw schools such as WGHS, Rosmini, WBHS,
Kristin, Carmel and Rangitoto extend their number of teams in the competition. A number of other
North Shore based schools are working towards growing the number of competitive teams in 2018.
Huge thanks to Wholefood Cafe for their continued support.

Our U12 season has just finished and we saw a gold, sliver and bronze come our way but more
importantly we saw 66 children absolutely love their time in the water this season – didn’t matter
whether they won or lost, they just wanted to have heaps of fun and that they did. Huge thanks to
our sponsors who allowed these kids to have their own printed training shirt for the season. Let’s see
how many teams we get next year.

NEWS FLASH: Our Kemps Weir U16 Girls bring home gold for the club and their sponsor along with
our U16 boys who finished on a penalty shoot out and took home silver.

What is happening at our club going forward…..

We want to continue the good work that has been done so far – our coaching team is fairly young and
the club have been working hard to ensure they get upskilled this season. It is great to see many of
our U16 U18 and U20 player’s poolside in their coaches uniform. Thanks to all our sponsors as the
funds do assist grow our base of coaches within the club. We will be looking at sending some of our
coaches overseas in the near future to ensure they can learn more and bring it back to our club and
its members.

Our referees have been assisted throughout the year by our referee trainer. Huge thanks to Platform
Print for their financial support as this assists us grow our base of referees and helps to support them
throughout their season. Being a referee is a thankless job at times so our support is essential in
growing our base of people for the future. All our referees receive gear sponsored by Platform Print.

Interesting to see many of our older coaches, have gone away started families, and are now back
coaching. Their love of the sport never leaves, so looking after our coaching and referee team is
crucial to the success of any sport.

In closing, another huge thank you to all of you. We have others within our club that are behind the
scenes working hard to ensure your funds are used directly in relation to this sport and the players.
We do appreciate the willingness shown by all of you, to do what we believe is best to support our
players, coaching team and referees. Should you want to continue your sponsorship please contact
me as I am happy to help in anyway.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

Kia manaaki atua koutou – ka kite anu

Sharon Geary
Sharon Geary

SPONSORSHIP AND DEVEOPMENT MANAGER
North Harbour Water Polo Club
Mobile +64 21 684597 Bus 09 477 2021

www.northharbourwaterpolo.co.nz