A big ‘Welcome Back’ to all players, coaches, managers, parents and supporters for the 2026 season.

 With over 1000 members, it takes a small army to sort registrations, allocate teams and entries, gear, grounds, trainings – you name it. Thanks to Olivia, Bridget, Ollie, Paddy, Ella and the rest of the Proteus team for all your work to date.

If you have been to The Nest of late, you will have noticed the significant ground improvements on the back fields which are underway. Following the completion of that at the end of the winter, work will start on the fields in front of the clubrooms, with that (hopefully – fingers crossed) being completed in time for the start of the 2027 season. Huge thanks to the Christchurch City Council for the investment they are making which will see us have top quality playing fields for years to come however, that gain comes with some short term pain. We have lost a significant amount of lit training space. Unfortunately, this will mean all junior and youth teams will not be able to train at the Domain this season. We will be in touch with coaches as to what the alternatives are.

The Executive team are well aware of the price to play Football. As is the way presently, cost are escalating. Our one major fundraising initiative is the Grocery Grab. All we ask is that each member sells 1 book (10 tickets). In past years we have been a long way off this target. This is also an excellent opportunity for teams travelling to tournaments to fundraise as we offer incentives to teams who sell additional tickets. Please contact Olivia.

 A huge thanks to our club sponsors and funders for your contribution so far. Special thanks to R+B Build who are the clubs major sponsor for 2026.

Lastly, if you have any suggestions, comments or feel you can assist in any way, please let myself or Olivia know. Good luck for an injury free, enjoyable and successful season.

Craig Bowen CLUB PRESIDENT: president@halswellunitedfc.co.nz

If you have any questions, please email: gm@halswellunitedfc.co.nz

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Club Fundraiser is GO!

The Grocery Grab is our major club fundraiser aims help provide an enjoyable football environment in our community. This raffle is the backbone of the clubs fundraising efforts so all efforts to sell tickets is greatly appreciated. 

Tickets will be distributed to Senior team managers over the next week. First Kicks/Fun Football, Junior and Youth team managers will receive their tickets with their gear so they are ready for the first game of the season.

The club asks that each player sells their book (or more if you can!) and returns it to your manager as soon as possible. If you’re able to sell more than the book provided, please contact Olivia for additional books. Drawn 1st August.

You can also support the fundraiser by purchasing tickets online here.

Your support with fundraising is greatly appreciated and helps the club continue to provide opportunities for all players.

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Marketing/Comms + Exec Role Vacancy

The club has created a Marketing and Communications role to handle the our Marketing and Communications (including social media) and is pleased to appoint Craig Crawford. This will mean Craig steps aside from his position on the Executive team. We thank him for his many years of service in this capacity. 

This now creates a vacancy which we are looking to fill. If anyone feels willing to contribute to the overall strategy and governance of the Club, please make contact with Olivia who can provide further information.

Club Communications

The website is your first stop for all our player, coach and referee information, but we also encourage you to follow our social channels.

Our main Facebook page communicates with the wider community, our womens section also communicate via their Facebook page. We also have a Facebook Group for our club members to connect with each other, and a Buy, Sell or Donate Facebook Group for football gear.

We are looking to utilise some WhatsApp Groups to assist the sections of our club to connect. 

Do you love to write stories, create social posts and take photos or videos? We would love your help to capture some of our club activities. Please get in touch.

Remember to encourage friends, family and members of your team to SIGN UP HERE for these newsletters.

Craig Crawford, Marketing and Communications Manager