WELCOME TO HINEMOA ATHLETICS CLUB

The Hinemoa Athletics Club is a Children's Athletics Club with programmes available for children from 3 years and upwards, during the summer season.

We provide a range of opportunities for children of all skill leves and interests, balancing performance, participation and fun.

We have athletes performing at a National Level, we have many others who achieve at a Regional level, and others who love coming along to club nights and having fun.

Programme Focus: A key focus across our programmes is building the fundamental skills of movement - running, jumping and throwing.  These fundamental skills are transferable to all sports.

Mini Club (3-6 yrs) is for our youngest members and is a rotation of short races and skill-based games, teaching the basic fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing.

Our Senior athletes (7-14 yrs) continue to build on the core skills of running, jumping and throwing - applying them to discus, shot put and long jump. 

In addition, our Senior athletes (10-14 yrs), will have the opportunity to learn specific skills for long distance running, high jump and hurdles.

Contact Us

For any enquiries about club membership (both new and existing) or club events, you can contact us by email or on Facebook.

Email - hinemoaathleticsclub@gmail.com​​

Registration 2026/27 Season

Online Registration form HAA Club Membership Form 2026/27 - Full Season/Options

Season Dates

Term 4 Start: Thursday 15th Oct

Term 4 Finish: Thursday 10th Dec

Term 1 Start: Thursday 28th Jan

Term 1 Finish: Thursday 18th Mar

Club Champs: Thursday 25th Feb, 4th and 11th Mar

Club Nights

Our club nights are run on Thursdays at Steele Park, Hamiton East.

Mini Club (3-6 yrs): 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Seniors (7-14 yrs): 6:00pm - 7:30pm 


Fees / Uniforms / Age Flash

Membership Fees for 2026/27 Season:

Membership fees are attributed to three seperate organisations: 

1. Athletics New Zealand
2. Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty
3. Hinemoa Athletics Club

  • Under 3 years        $50
  • 3-4 years                $50
  • 5-6 years                $58
  • 7-14 years              $98
  • 15 + (competitive)  $100

If you are a family of three or more there is a 10% discount on the Athletics NZ portion of your membership fees. This will automatically be applied upon registration.

More details

Ribbon Days

Ribbon Days are held throughout the season and hosted by different clubs around the Waikato / Bay of Plenty. 

For those families who are new to athletics, we strongly encourage you to attend Ribbon Days when you can. Ribbon Days are participation based and a huge amount of fun for kids up to 14 years of age. You do not need to register - just turn up and compete in what you want. There’s lots of ribbons up for grabs and events are typically structured so every child earns at least one ribbon (although it can’t be guaranteed).

They are a great experience for the kids, learning the rhythm and feel of a competition day. It’s great practice for the more structured competitions like the WBOP Children’s Champs and the Colgate Games.

Ribbon days are also FREE so please come along and join in the fun! They are a great way to meet new friends, build on skills and technique, and compete against other athletes.

 A morning programme runs for Mini Club, and a full-day programme runs for athletes 7-14 yrs.


ALL RIBBON DAY EVENTS FOR 2026/2027:

2026 Ribbon Days

07 November - Whakatane

21 November - Te Awamutu

28 Novmeber - Bellevue (Tauranga)

05 December - Paeroa

11-13 December - NZ Secondary Schools Track and                                    Field Champs (Wanganui)


2027 Events and Ribbon Days

02 January - Tauranga Twilight (7 Years and up)

08-10 January - North Island Colgate Games in                                         Whangarei (7 Years and up)

15-17 January - South Island Colgate Games in                                     Invercargill (7 Years and up)

06 February - Auckland v WaiBOP Interprovincial                               Challenge (10-13 Years only)

12 February - Te Aroha Short & Sweet

13 February - Porrit Classic (13 and 14 year olds)

20 February - Cambridge Pentathlon

27 February - Fairfield

06-07 March - WAIBOP Childrens Champs including                           Relay Champs (Tauranga) (7-14 year                           olds)

More information and opportunities to register for upcoming events is regularly shared at Club Nights and on our Facebook page.