Whats Happening at Club Waimea Squash
Rob Roche Award
We’re thrilled to celebrate Karen’s well-deserved recognition as the 2025 recipient of the Rob Roche Award (Meritorious Service to Masters), an honour that acknowledges outstanding contribution to Masters Squash in New Zealand.
Karen is an amazing woman whose passion for the game shines both on and off the court. A valued member of Club Waimea Squash and every representative team she plays for, Karen is a constant source of encouragement - always quick to lend a hand, cheer others on, and bring people together through her love of the game.
A familiar face on the Masters scene, Karen has proudly represented both Canterbury and New Zealand, and she’s a constant supporter of clubs and tournaments throughout the region.
A true ambassador for our sport - your dedication, generosity, and love for squash inspire us all. Congratulations, Karen!
Laser Plumbing Social League
BIG CONGRATULATIONS & well done to Team Valves - Brendon, Travers, Trevor, Greg & Lynley on taking out this round of Social League
A big thank you to Laser Plumbing Nelson for supporting this round of social league!
Juniors Ungraded Tournament
During the school holidays we hosted our Ungraded Juniors Tournament with 17 juniors aged 7–16 taking part — including many first-time players!
The courts were full of energy, laughs, and smiles, and we also saw some fantastic competition throughout the day.
Congratulations to Flynn, Jack, Holly & Abigail for taking out their pools! Special mention to Harrison taking out our sportsmanship prize.
We’re looking forward to hosting another tournament early next year — so keep an eye out for details. Thanks to everyone who came along and made the day such a success!
Life Member
During our club champs, Dave Heyward was awarded with a life membership for all his service to squash for the last 30 years, 15 of which was spent on committee.
We want to thank Dave for his hard work, long service and for all he has done to help grow the club to what it is today.
Congratulations Dave. You'll now see his picture up at the club beside Barry's.
2025 Club Champs
Thank you to everyone who competed in our Club Champs in September. There was some awesome squash and also a great social event for our club! Well done to all the winners Trophies are now back from the engraver and are at the club for winners to collect.
Club Champs - Nick Burns and Sarena Harwood
A Grade
Mens - Nick Burns
B Grade
Mens - Liam Gale
Womens - Sarena Harwood
C Grade
Mens - James Cambridge
Womens- Casey Gousmett
D Grade
Mens - Kevin Jacobs
Womens - Nan Gale
E/F Grade
Mens - no contenders
Womens - Thea Whitley
J Grade
Boys - Daniel Rose
Girls - Abigail van Niekerk
Most Improved
Senior Men - Simon Goodman
Senior Women - Dawn Chalmers
Junior Boy - Jack Goodman
J Grade Boy - Josiah Cambridge
J Grade Girl - Abigail van Niekerk
Family - Goodman Family
Sportsperson of the Year - Susan O’Connell
Contribution to the Club - Deb & Dean McCrae
50th Heaphy Shield
Congratulations to team Marlborough who won the 50th Heaphy shield this year, being hosted by Greymouth Squash Club. It wasn't Nelsons Bays year this year but we are extremely proud for them putting it all out there on court this weekend.
Final Scores - Marlborough 21, West Coast 19, Nelson Bays 8
Nelson Bays Mens Team
Nick W (Motueka), Bihandu (Nelson), Liam (Waimea) & Sam (Waimea)
Nelson Bays Womans Team
Sarena (Waimea), Susan O (Waimea), Keren (Motueka), Christine (Waimea) & Casey (Waimea)
New Bar & Kitchen Signage
Our new Thank You signage is now up in the bar and Kitchen. Thank you to all the business who made a contributed towards the kitchen build.
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AGM
Thanks to everyone who showed up for AGM. We want to thank Dave for all his hard work and dedication to the club over the years, from growing our sponsorships and with his excellent leadership and guidance in the club. Dave has stepped down as President and from the committee. But don’t worry, he will still be around at the courts.
Congratulations to Sarena Harwood who has stepped into the presidents role on a temporary basis.
Your 2025/2026 Committee - Sarena, Deb, Barlee, Nicola, Nan, Josh, Kirsty, Leith, Lynley, Cam & Casey
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Squash Stars Junior Program
Term 3 we rolled out the new Squash NZ Squash Starts Junior Program, we have had 21kids register.
We have been having so much fun with the kids and look forward to seeing juniors grow in the Nelson region.
Ref & Rules Evening
We had Chris Buckland come visit Nelson and run a Ref & Rules evening to give us all a good refresher. We had a great turn out.
Tyreworld Richmond Social League
BIG CONGRATULATIONS & well done to Team Hankook - Nick, Matt, Nan, Damian & Ryan on taking out this round of Social League
A big thank you to Tyreworld Richmond for supporting this round of social league!
2025 Waimea Open
A big thank you to everyone who entered our Waimea Open! It was a great weekend with some close matches. Well done to the winners
Mens Open
Charlie Barker
Women’s Open
Victoria Moran
Womens Div 1
Nicola Pilkington
Womens Div 2
Teresa Goodman
Mens Div 1
Brendon Whitley
Mens Div 2
Anthony van Niekerk
Mens Div 3
Tim Malcolm
Mens Div 4
David Hine
Mens Div 5
Simon Goodman
Juniors
9-12 - Abigail
13-15 Boys - Daniel
13-15 Girls
Div 1 - Scarlett
Div 2 - Rose
Town & Country Social League
Well done to Team Rabbits who won the last round of our Social League!
A big thank you to Town & Country Vet for your supporting this league!
2024/2025 Business House
Congratulations of all businesses who competed in this season of business house. From the experienced to the beginners, from members to non-members, fun was had and beers consumed.
Congratulations to our winners
Hynds Pipe Systems
RESULTS
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Hynds
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Fulton Hogan
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Stonewood
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Betta Inspect It
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SCP
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NBS
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Laser Plumbing
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One Forty One
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Kitchen and Bar Revamp Complete
The Waimea Squash Club which falls under the umbrella of Club Waimea in Richmond, Nelson completed an extensive upgrade of their kitchen and bar facilities in February, marking the completion of a strategic plan project that was first raised in 2017. Initially, the plan was to replace worn bench tops in a kitchen that was now 47 years old but had lasted well due to members help and maintenance. In 2023 the committee decided that a full kitchen and bar upgrade would provide better future value for our growing club and affording us opportunities to hold larger events. The Club has a healthy fundraising culture, and so with event funds and ongoing wall and tin sponsorship income, we are proud to have fully funded this project ourselves.
The project ran through 4 key phases:
Phase 1: Planning and design. Consultations with the kitchen design company began in May 2024 and were locked in after final approval by Club Waimea in October.
Phase 2: Move the bar. The lounge area was cleared to make room for the creation of a new bar on the opposite wall. Whilst we could do without a kitchen during the summer months, it was important to ensure bar facilities remained available at all times!
Phase 3: Out with the old. Once the new bar was functional, the existing kitchen and bar were ripped out, and the walls, floors, plumbing and electrics all prepped for the new kitchen.
Phase 4: In with the new. New kitchen installation.
We are extremely grateful for the commitment and dedication of our loyal skilled members who made up the project team, including accounting, purchasing, installation, electrics, plumbing and many other general duties. The team worked hours in their spare time to complete both the bar move and installation, and full kitchen refurbishment in 5 months so they can be utilised for the 2025 season and shown off during our signature Waimea Open tournament in May.
This was a well-coordinated effort that has exceeded all of our expectations and feedback from members has been tremendous. We are looking forward to the official opening celebrations!
Club Waimea Squash Wins Canterbury Club of the Year 2024.
Club Waimea Squash has taken the ultimate award at the Canterbury Squash awards by being awarded Club of the Year.
We are incredibility proud of our members and committee who make the club what it is, which helped us achieve this excellent recognition. We will now be in the running at the Squash NZ Awards for club of the year after winning our district.
Most Improved Players
Congratulations to Hayden White who was awarded 3rd place as Most Improved Senior Male and Drew Hayes who was also awarded 3rd place as Most Improved Masters Male.
Special mentions to our club players for winning Canterbury Tournament and representatives in the 2024 season.
2024 Christmas Doubles End of Year Function
We held our annual Christmas Doubles in December and as usual, it was a great day!
Thank you to all who entered and those who came to support!
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and 2025 is off to a good start
A big thank you to Terri Snowden Photography for taking some photos for us of the day! Action shots to come