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Team registrations are now open!  Keen for your team to join us next year? Well, team registrations for the 37th Whakatāne January Touch [ more… ]

We are excited to announce that Struddys is our new apparel partner for the Whakatāne January Touch Tournament! We have been working hard with [ more… ]

Referee registrations are now open for the 2025 Whakatāne January Touch Tournament! Whether you're nominated by a team, or just wanting to [ more… ]

We understand that many are keen to plan for the 2025 Whakatane January Touch tournament, so we are excited to announce the dates for our 37th [ more… ]

The Time Has Come Team registrations for the 36th Annual Whakatāne January Touch Tournament are open now via our website! We are looking [ more… ]

Whakatāne January Touch Tournament Referee Registrations are now open! If you haven't already, reconnect with your teams, make those preparations [ more… ]

Online Vendor Expression of Interest Registrations are now open for the 2024 36th Whakatane January Touch Tournament! We’re interested [ more… ]

We are excited to announce the dates for our 36th Annual Whakatāne January Touch Tournament in 2024: Friday Night Drop-off: Friday [ more… ]

With the awesome work from Local Gecko Productions , all our live-streamed games from last weekend have been individually uploaded onto our YouTube [ more… ]

This year, we are thankful to have to worked with the  Local Gecko Productions  crew for all our video needs!  With their help, we [ more… ]

After a two-year hiatus, we are extremely happy to have been able to return for two days of awesome touch! Despite the weather, the atmosphere was [ more… ]

Turns out you lot loved catching this years event online! Over 11,000+ views in a day Our goal is to make #WhakasTouch accessible both in person [ more… ]

Where would we be without our referees! Thank you our 75-strong referee team + kaimahi for all your mahi. 126 games in tough conditions. [ more… ]

We’re excited to bring you the best club touch footy action via livestream from here in Whakatāne to wherever you are in the world, this [ more… ]

As some teams have failed to meet the entry criteria, they have been removed from the tournament giving other teams the opportunity to join us for [ more… ]

We are excited to announce that team registrations for the 2023 Whakatane January Touch Tournament are now open! Spaces are limited to get in [ more… ]

The time is nearing, so we’re here to share a quick tournament update! Firstly – after the disappointing cancelation of our 2022 [ more… ]

Referee Update  The referee registrations are now open for the 2023 Whakatane January Touch Tournament!  If you're interested in [ more… ]

Kia ora whānau, After years of uncertainty and disappointment, we are excited to announce the return of the Whakatāne January Touch [ more… ]

Kia Ora E Te Whanau,   Earlier today, our Whakatane Charitable Trust Association committee met to discuss the future of the 2022 Whakatane [ more… ]

The referee registrations are now open for the 2022 Whakatane January Touch Tournament! If you’re keen to be a part of the crew, pop on over [ more… ]

We have been in discussions with the team from Local Gecko Productions ! With their help, we hope to capture the talent of our participating [ more… ]

Kia Ora E Te Iwi! We have been receiving many questions lately about the Whakatāne January Touch Tournament – So we’re here to share [ more… ]

We’re Baaaack!! We are happy to announce that the Whakatāne Touch Tournament will be back to celebrate our 35th anniversary with you all! [ more… ]

Watch this space! We will post regular updates on the Whakatāne Touch Tournament right here on our website. So be sure to check us out, and [ more… ]

We are now on Instagram! If you love our Facebook page, then make sure to go and follow us on Instagram as well. We post up there so that we know [ more… ]

Tēnā koutou katoaNgā mihi mahana o te wāIt is with regret I advise you Trustees have accepted the immediate resignation of George Rogers due to [ more… ]