1 – 5 Year OCTAGONAL 14 & 15 March 2026 at Tauranga

North Harbour’s one-to-five women’s representatives provided the centre with some joy at the weekend, with a commendable effort at the junior octagonal at Tauranga.
They finished runners-up to Auckland, overcoming a poor start when in the first round they lost 3-0 to Thames Valley and were held to a draw in the second round by Counties.
However, they recovered with a 3-0 win over Waikato, followed by consecutive wins over Northland, Far North and Bay of Plenty and then, making them regret their sluggish start, a 3-0 win over Auckland. Had they shown their true form in those first two matches they clearly would have won the event.
Carol Voshaar in the singles was the outstanding individual not just for Harbour but in the entire tournament, winning six of her games, while the pairs combination Julie Chhour and Jodie Cottier, plus Jo Staines, Wendy Stein, Anne Yearbury and Julie Marshall in the fours won four.

The men’s team was a little less successful, finishing in sixth position.
Conversely, unlike the ladies, they started strongly, winning the first round against Thames Valley. But they then dropped their next matches by 1-2 margins before finishing with a 2-1 win over Northland.