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New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, led the way for the establishment of softball as a popular sport in the country. Softball contests in Wellington began to be formally organised from 1937-38 onwards, leading to the founding of the Wellington Softball Association in 1937. From Wellington, the interest in softball slowly spread throughout New Zealand. The New Zealand Softball Association was formed in 1938. This association came to have affiliations with the American Softball Association and in turn, with New Zealand’s provincial associations. Softball in Wellington has always been given a lot of importance and numerous associations have been set up to look after the future of softball in Wellington.Along with the historic Wellington Softball Association, here are some of the premier softball associations in Wellington:
Western Bays
Tawa
Wellington Ph: 04 2384158 (Daytime)
04 2323329 (Nighttime) Wellington Softball Association
Hataitai Ballpark, Kilirnie
Wellington Ph: (04) 386 1891
Home page: www.fastpitchwn.org.nz
Hutt Valley Softball Association
Naenae, Lower Hutt
Ph: (04) 569 5230
Home page: www.hvsa.org.nz Wellington City Council has numerous spacious sports grounds for playing softball along with other games. These are some of Wellington’s parks that have facilities for softball: - Hataitai Park in Ruahine Street, Hataitai
- Crawford Green Park in Broadway, Miramar
- Alex Moore Park in Broderick Road, Johnsonville
- Kilbirnie Park(with facilities for community softball) in Wellington Road, Kilbirnie and lots more! Softball in Wellington has always welcomed all communities and generally been quite progressive. Amazon Softball Club Inc. is a lesbian only softball club in Wellington, affiliated to the Wellington Softball Association, and has been running for over 30 years now. The club welcomes not only lesbians, but supporters of all genders ans sexual orientation. For more information on this club, log on to www.amazons.org.nz. Wellington is very supportive of New Zealand’s men’s only national softball team, Black Sox, and often celebrates the national softball team’s victory in grand style. Softball season in Wellington is from October to March. So if you want to watch some great softball, head to Wellington around that time!
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