Annual Report 2016

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Contents Page Board of Directors & Management Positions 2 2016 Season Highlights 3 Sponsorship and Funding 3 Chairman’s Report 4 - 7 General Manager’s Report 8 - 11 Raising the profile of squash in Auckland Kaye Jackson – Life Member Squash Auckland and HEAD continue partnership Kiwisport and KiwiSquash Website Upgrade April 2016 Referee and Rules Development at clubs World Masters Games 2017 District Competitions 12 - 14 Quick Facts Interclub – Senior & Masters Interclub - Junior SuperChamps Auckland Open Junior Quadrangular Youth Development 15 Elite Juniors Results SNZ Talent Development Centre National Competitions 15 - 18 Junior Nationals Masters Nationals Mitchell Cup & Cousins Shield Senior Nationals NZ Secondary Schools Championships 2016 World Junior Championships 18 Auckland Affiliated Clubs Details 19 2016 Honours Board 20 - 21 Squash Excellence Award Winners Auckland Open Auckland Junior Open SuperChamps Auckland Graded Champs Interclub Past Presidents 21 Chairmen 21 Life Members 21 2016 Audit Report and Financial Statements 22

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 1 Squash Auckland Board of Directors and Management Positions

Board of Directors Tim Marshall - Chairman Ernie Dumper Jo Noonan Michael Naylor Russell Clark Gregor McGregor Toni Horsman

Patron Dame Susan Devoy

General Manager John Fletcher

Development Manager Mike Weston

Support Officer Kaye Jackson

Interclub Committee Karen Hadfield Kaye Jackson John Fletcher

Senior Selectors Mike Weston, John Fletcher

Junior Selectors Mark Waldin, Mike Weston, John Fletcher

Masters Selectors Mike Weston, Mark Waldin, John Fletcher

Team Managers Mike Weston, Mark Waldin, Joyce Palmer

Auditor William Buck Christmas Gouwland

Hon Solicitor Michael Sumpter

2 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 2016 Season Highlights

National Champions NZ Representatives

NZ Junior Open – Abbie Palmer NZ Doubles Team World Championships Campbell Grayson – Silver medal in Mixed Doubles NZ Junior Age Group Champions Maia Smales (U11 Girls) Junior Boys World Championships Natalie Sayes (U13 Girls) Sam Sayes Mason Smales (U13 Boys) Matthew Lucente (non-travelling reserve) Matthew Lucente (U17 Boys) Ellie Epke (U19 Girls) Junior Girls World Championships Ellie Epke – 8th place individuals NZ Masters Age Group Champions Mandy Kennedy (Women’s 45) British U23 Open Mark Waldin (Men’s 55) Ellie Epke – runner-up Diana Bennett (Women’s 65) Australian Junior Open National Inter-District Teams Championships U13 Girls Champion – Natalie Sayes Senior – Men (2nd) Senior – Women (3rd) Junior Trans-Tasman Test Masters – (1st) Ruby Saies Junior – Boys (1st) Leo Fatialofa Junior – Girls (1st) Matthew Lucente Anna Hughes AIMS Games Rafa Yam Mason Smales – Boys Winner Sam Sayes Jade Stratford – Girls Winner Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools AD Long Cup – NZ Masters Club Teams Senior Boys – Matthew Lucente tournament Senior Boys – Gabe Yam Silverdale Squash Club Junior Boys – Leo Fatialofa Junior Boys – Elijah Thomas Junior Boys – Joshua Hawkesby-Lyne (reserve) Squash Auckland District Championships NZ Secondary Schools Team Champions Auckland Open Westlake Boys High School Men – Lance Beddoes Women – Ellie Epke

Auckland Junior Championships Boys – Corbin Faint Girls – Abbie Palmer

Sponsorship and Funding

Squash Auckland received $149,570 in grants and sponsorships in 2015. We thank our sponsors and the gaming trusts for their significant contribution which has greatly benefited the organisation. Tass Print has sponsored Squash Auckland for over a decade. Tass Print also sponsors and assists clubs when requested. Their on- going support makes a significant difference to our organisation.

Thank you to HEAD and the team at SportCo for their ongoing sponsorship and support. Having the HEAD brand as our product of choice enables us to engage with schools and delivers a strong brand alignment for our social media platform.

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 3 Chairman’s Report

New General Manager and Strategic Plan Tim Marshall, Chairman

Farewell Philip, welcome John and Toni We also welcomed in August new board member Toni Horsman, One of the most important jobs for a board is to choose the who filled a vacant position for an appointed member after the right Chief Executive – or in our case General Manager. Philip retirement of Rob Clark at last year’s AGM. Auckland-born, Toni Vodanovich resigned in early April to take up a corporate role and started her squash career in Papakura where she grew up, then we appointed John Fletcher, a very capable replacement, who moved to the University of Auckland club while studying, and is took up the GM role in June. now a member of Harcourts Eden Epsom and also Whitianga Squash club so she can play squash even when she is away for a In his five years as GM Philip built up our KiwiSport funding to weekend. Toni has served on the committee and as club captain around $70,000 a year – a lot of money for a sport like ours. He at Harcourts Eden Epsom. Toni is Group Financial Controller at strengthened our coaching network, established a partnership fresh produce marketing business Freshmax. with College Sport which brought about 700 Auckland high school students onto Squash NZ’s player register and grew player numbers by more than 20 per cent. Along the way he redeveloped Strategic Plan 2016-2019 the website a couple of times, maintained our trust funding, built Another key role for a board is setting the strategic direction and relationships with council and managed all those day to day monitoring progress towards strategic goals. John Fletcher’s services that Squash Auckland provides. appointment has coincided with our new three year strategic plan 2016-2019 summarised below pg 5. Each year we survey board members about Squash Auckland’s performance and the feedback is that Philip did everything from Against each of our strategies are actions with timeframes and all those things above to taking the board minutes, managing responsibilities on which progress is reported to bi-monthly board the financial accounts and annual audit, running the squash meetings. For example, under the Club & Facility Support pillar, we excellence awards to getting new warrants of fitness for the micro- have supported Henderson with an adult starter programme and court trailers. Those are the joys of running a small regional sports Panmure with its junior club night and supported clubs including organisation. Howick and Panmure with funding letters. We liaise between clubs and Auckland Council re new sports complexes. And we publicise We were delighted to secure John Fletcher as our new GM. John to clubs the excellent coaching, leadership and technology was Squash Waikato General Manager since January this year. modules developed for them by Squash New Zealand. Before that he was Royal Oak Racquets Club Manager for nearly five years where he won Squash Auckland Club Administrator Our engagement with clubs and players is both pro-active – for of the Year 2014 and helped Royal Oak Racquets win Squash example with the club forums, referee nights, the competition Auckland Club of the Year 2014. survey and squash excellence awards – and responsive to clubs that seek our assistance with funding applications, new At Royal Oak John also played a major role in helping the club membership drives, club maintenance etc. There is a lot going win two Tennis Auckland awards for club administration and on for our very small team but we welcome the opportunity to club marketing and promotion in 2014 and a further two Tennis support clubs, commercial and community facilities to grow the Auckland awards for club events and club facilities in 2015. game by providing a great squash experience. John holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from Massey University and is a B1 squash player competing in local and national tournaments.

John has stepped into the role seamlessly, picking up all the core responsibilities, responding to opportunities like the offer of a free promotional stand at the NZ Fitness Expo, conducting a comprehensive competitions survey and initiating a fun doubles interclub competition to close the year.

4 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Club forums We also took comprehensive notes which we collated and edited Our three club forums – north, central and south – held in late and have circulated to all clubs so they can pick up on the good August were once again well attended and illuminating. The ideas that were raised at the forums outside their areas. These attendees were people who step forward to be club presidents, notes have also been passed on to Squash New Zealand and captains and hard working committee members who really are made available to other districts. the unsung heroes of our sport. They put in an enormous effort to welcome members, organise tournaments and social events, For me it was great to see the interchange of ideas between clubs organise coaching, apply for funding and keep their facilities and each of the events went on longer than expected because the maintained. The challenge so often is to find others who will step conversation was flowing. (The south Auckland forum at Papakura up and take on some responsibility. lasted the longest and when I left a group was gathered outside the door still talking.) This year we changed the club forum format by switching the initial focus from what Squash Auckland can offer to instead first ask The forums have been so successful that next year we intend to club reps to talk about a) what was going well for them and b) what do two rounds, which will enable us to focus more on a particular wasn’t and needed more attention. These two simple open-ended area and keep them tighter but maintain a format that ensures questions led to wide ranging discussions that threw up many club representatives have their say. issues but also many answers and ideas. Many of the participants made notes of initiatives or supplier contacts suggested by other clubs.

Squash Auckland Strategic Plan 2016-2019

Vision Inspiring Aucklanders to play squash

Mission To engage with and enable clubs, commercial and community facilities to deliver a great squash experience to the Auckland community

Club & Facility Support • Provide club programmes Squash Auckland will support clubs to build • Promote knowledge sharing capabilities and develop and implement robust • Support member retention/acquisition operational processes • Support clubs to engage with stakeholders • Support investment applications • Website club tool box

• Provide squash participation opportunities People & Participation • Train/support programme facilitators, coaches, referees Squash Auckland will provide flexible programmes, • Work with Squash NZ to increase coach capability participation options and pathways to develop people • Support player development at all levels within the sport at all levels • Build fan base through media updates

• Collaborate with regional sports bodies Communication & Relationships • Report to regional and national partners Squash Auckland will engage with our stakeholders • Club forums to promote relationships ensuring that communication is timely, two way, open • Seek regional sponsorship and marketing relationships and robust. We will develop strong relationships • Ensure squash is included in new facilities plans across our broad stakeholder network • Manage social media

• Review current competition platform Competition • Support clubs to deliver quality competitions Squash Auckland will provide a competition platform • Review interclub results module that supports and promotes competitive play at all • Ensure region is represented by best players levels of the game • Develop junior interclub model • Support sub regional club tournament series • Introduce Auckland residential and junior age champs • Provide leadership for World Masters Games 2017

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 5 Graded players down Community Sports Village (CSV) Albany The number of Auckland squash club members have declined Barring a miraculous resurrection, the Community Sports Village again this year to 4,446. We celebrated an increase in player (CSV) Albany development at Oteha Valley, which Squash numbers from 4,049 in 2012 to 5,397 in 2014. Last year they Auckland had been collaborating on, will not proceed. The CSV slipped back a little to 5,088 and now they have dropped further was a joint venture between Tennis Northern, Badminton North according to the figures we receive from Squash New Zealand. Harbour, the North Harbour Table Tennis Association and Squash Auckland. The ambitious $20 million+ development would have Why is this happening? We know that many people are opting added another four indoor tennis courts, 20 badminton courts, 20 out of organised sport in favour of casual leisure activity – and we table tennis tables and eight squash courts to the existing tennis have to accept this and adapt. We have seen a gradual decline in court and gymnasium complex. This project was on the agenda of interclub and superchamp participation, which is why we carried the Auckland Council as a community sports facility and received out our competition survey to see how we could make these more $118,000 for resource consent application costs and a further appealing. Also the College Sport high school squash players we $240,000 in funding for building consent costs. added to the grading list a few years ago have more than halved from over 950 to fewer than 440 and we are looking into how this I include this unfortunate non-development here partly for closure can be turned around. and partly as a cautionary tale. CSV was a major development that Squash Auckland has participated in for about four years There are clear models for growing club membership – and these and its failure to proceed shows the challenge of developing new are always based on welcoming new members and giving them multi-sports complexes even though a) the four sports involved opportunities to enjoy themselves by playing at an appropriate co-operated very well b) there was quite substantial funding from level and learning how to improve. From the club forums we heard Auckland Council for initial planning and c) Albany is a growth area that many clubs have successful business house competitions that will require sports facilities like this in the near future. that attract and retain people in the sport. We also have to accept that people are often less willing to volunteer but clubs are finding many are prepared to pay higher fees to compensate. World Masters Games 2017 Squash Auckland and Squash New Zealand have partnered to host the squash competition for the World Masters Games which National Squash Centre (NSC) comes to Auckland in 2017. The World Masters Games is the The National Squash Centre (NSC) is a six court facility at Unitec in world’s largest multi-sport event. Held every four years, it is the Mt Albert that is effectively run as a commercial centre. The NSC pinnacle sporting event for masters competitors worldwide. In is governed by a trust board that has representatives from Squash supporting the Olympic Games ethos of ‘sport for all’, the goal Auckland, Squash New Zealand and Unitec. of the World Masters Games is to encourage participation in sport throughout life. Competition and camaraderie are equally NSC manager Robbie Yam is working very hard to attract squash celebrated. Auckland will host 28 sports and an estimated 25,000 players and to ensure the centre is well used, and with some competitors. success as patronage is increasing. Our hope is that the NSC could be a feeder to clubs if regular casual players are interested For many squash players this is a once in a life time opportunity in playing competitively. Given it is essentially owned by Squash to participate in a World Masters Games. The event is being Auckland and Squash New Zealand, we are always open to hosted at the North Shore Squash Club one of Auckland’s premier initiatives to make the most of this facility. squash facilities which has been renovated in time for the event. We encourage all masters’ players to take the opportunity to be Unitec is planning for a major redevelopment of its Mt Albert involved as a player, volunteer or supporter. Registrations are campus including the site of the NSC, which sits on a strip of flowing in well but there is room for more and they will close on 31 land adjoining Carrington Road which has been earmarked for January 2017. a Business Park. The National Squash Centre Trust Board is engaging with Unitec regarding its plans.

A bright future for the NSC could involve an upgrade or integration with other indoor sports facilities to serve Unitec staff and students, employees at the proposed Business Park, Squash New Zealand high performance squads, Squash Auckland school programmes and the Auckland squash playing public.

6 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Financials Thanks also to our seven board members who bring a wealth of Our total income of $319,641 was about $24,660 down on budget life, work and squash experience to the table. In alphabetical order of $344,300. This was mainly a result of lower than expected we are: revenue across: 1) Donations, fundraising etc. – $18,900 lower than budget Russell Clark: Director Valuation and Advisory Services at 2) Fees, subscription etc. – $3,600 lower than budget property company Colliers International and member of North 3) Revenue from goods, services - $3,500 lower than budget Shore Squash Club. Ernie Dumper: National Technical Sales Manager for PPG The lower income was offset by a decrease in the budgeted Industries NZ/Australia and member of Franklin Squash Club. expenditure on Volunteer and employee related costs by $2,350 Toni Horsman: Group Financial Controller at Freshmax and and on Costs related to providing goods and services by $18,050. member of Harcourts Eden Epsom. On the bottom line, Squash Auckland recorded a loss of $940 Tim Marshall: Owner of public relations consultancy compared with a surplus of $1,458 last year. Communication by Design and member of Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets Club. The Statement of Financial Position shows total assets of $326,862 Gregor McGregor: Design Engineer at Rheem New Zealand and which includes $285,013 in bank accounts and cash. We have member of Kumeu Squash Club. unused donations and grants with conditions of $146,246. Net Dr Michael Naylor: Sports management lecturer at AUT Sport assets sit at $147,902. + Recreation Department and member of Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets Club. Our budget for 2016 is “steady as she goes” with total income Jo Noonan: Director of marketing, sponsorship and events budgeted at about $341,000, and expenses including depreciation consultancy Fusions and member of Royal Oak Racquets Club. at about $339,500 for a surplus of $1,500. However, in addition to this budget the board is discussing how a proportion of our And finally thanks to our funders and sponsors without whom savings may be applied to help selected, capable clubs to Squash Auckland would not be able to provide the services we sustainably grow their membership. do. These supporters include:

• NZ Community Trust Special Thanks • Lion Foundation My special thanks to outgoing General Manager Philip Vodanovich • Foundation North and to our new GM John Fletcher and his team of Mike Weston, • Pub Charity Kaye Jackson and contract coaches for keeping Squash Auckland • Four Winds Foundation operations running smoothly, helping clubs to thrive or survive and • Blue Sky Community Trust maintaining our competitions. • Squash New Zealand • Flight Centre Newmarket • Auckland City • Sport Auckland • Harbour Sport • Sport Waitakere • Counties Manukau Sport • SportCo - Head • Tass Print

Board Attendance

AGM 2015 9/2/16 12/4/16 14/6/16 9/8/16 25/10/16 Tim Marshall (Chair)       Gregor McGregor      Michael Naylor     Jo Noonan       Russell Clark      Ernie Dumper       Toni Horsman N/A N/A N/A N/A   General Manager      

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 7 General Manager’s Report On the court 2017 will be a massive year for squash in the region with the Oceania Junior Championships being held at Henderson in mid-April, and followed a week later by the World Masters Games and the squash event being hosted by North Shore. The World Junior Championships also hits our shores in July with Tauranga as the host city.

Make sure you get involved and take advantage of all these fantastic opportunities to participate in world-class events, right in your own backyard. We’ll see you there!

Raising the profile of squash in Auckland

John Fletcher NZ Fitness Expo General Manager Squash Auckland received the opportunity to set up a site which included one of our Microcourts at the NZ Fitness Expo which was held at the ASB Showgrounds on the 9th & 10th July 2016. It has been a year of transition for Squash Auckland during 2016, The Expo saw around 10,000 visitors come through the doors with the implementation of a new three year Strategic Plan to cover which offered a fantastic opportunity to share our game with a from 2016 through to 2019, along with a changing of the guard captive audience looking for new fitness options. The Microcourt, with Philip Vodanovich stepping down from the General Manager’s combined with a TV streaming the PSA YouTube channel role in May after five successful years of leading the charge at continuously, allowed us to engage with patrons and hand out Squash Auckland. It has been a whirlwind first five months, and details about our clubs. The event gathered close to 150 leads of our sport as a whole certainly has its challenges to be faced and people wanting to know more about squash. A huge thank you to overcome. However it’s an exciting future for squash with all the those enthusiastic volunteers which helped out on the site during new innovations such as ‘Interactive Squash’ coming out and I’m the weekend! excited to see where we can take it together as a region with our fantastic group of people and clubs. Implementing new initiatives such as the Spring Doubles Interclub aim to ensure that we are offering players what they want and continue to engage, which is key to keeping them in our game. Insert photo – ‘NZFE’ The round of Club Forums held this year were a great indication of what we can achieve together through the sharing of ideas and resources. Plenty of common strengths and weaknesses were identified, with those clubs that attended leaving with lots of new concepts to test at their own club. As the old cliché goes, there is no point reinventing the wheel. We look forward to working more closely with clubs next year to help improve club capability and ensure the programmes we are running at clubs and schools can be followed up with a quality membership experience. However, clubs need to be aware that the old ‘annual’ membership model is quickly becoming a thing of the past, and flexible casual or short- term memberships have to be made available to bring the next generation of squash players on board.

Raising the profile of our sport is a big key to drawing more players to squash, and with PSA coverage becoming a regular feature on Sky TV, local PSA events starting to attract media attention, and NZ players such as Joelle King and Paul Coll stamping their mark on the international scene, the time is right for a big push to get squash back into the national consciousness. We aim to make more use of the Microcourts in public, high foot traffic settings and really take squash to the people.

8 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Browns Bay Town Centre Squash Auckland and HEAD continue partnership Browns Bay were looking for a novel way to promote their club Open Day in August. We received an inquiry from one of their The long-standing relationship between Squash Auckland and our committee members, who had assisted us with running the major sponsors HEAD (SportCo) has continued for another very Microcourt at the Fitness Expo, about whether they could use a successful season. Whether it comes to outfitting our Auckland court to set up in their town centre. Of course we were more than representative teams, providing racquets for the thousands of happy to oblige! students that try Kiwi Squash every year, or providing prizes for the regional Auckland events and the Squash Excellence Awards, we can be assured HEAD will be alongside us with fantastic support. Thank you once again to Craig Stratford and his team for being willing to partner with Squash Auckland and provide the best possible experience for players throughout our region. Insert photo – ‘BB Microcourt’

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Kaye Jackson – Life Member

At the 2015 AGM, the Squash Auckland Board and attending club Delegates voted unanimously to recognise Kaye Jackson’s contribution to the squash community in the Auckland region with a Life Membership to Squash Auckland.

Kaye has been significantly involved with Squash Auckland community over 30 years. Kaye joined Squash Auckland as a Statistician back in 1986 and was a Development Officer in 90’s. She was a member of the Squash Auckland committee for a number of years in the 1990’s. 2015 Referee of the Year Maurie Peters receives his gift voucher from Craig Stratford from HEAD at the Squash Excellence Awards Kaye was the first ever professional coach for the Royal Oak Racquets club, living onsite and coaching many players who went on to represent NZ. She then went on to own the St Lukes Squash Club, the 1996 Squash Auckland Club of the Year.

Kaye is a formidable player, winning numerous New Zealand age group titles and has represented New Zealand on a number of occasions. Kaye is one of the few New Zealand players to be recognised on the World Squash Roll of Honour. Kaye has also supported squash as a national selector, national referee, district referee, club coach, club captain, vice president and president.

Kaye still performs the role of Squash Auckland District Statistician which she has for many years, casting her experienced eye over interclub and tournament results and ably managing disputes. Kaye is a much deserved recipient of a Life Membership for her huge contribution to our sport over the years.

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 9 Kiwi Sport and KiwiSquash Since its launch earlier in the year, we’re pleased to have received The Squash Auckland Squash in Schools Programme is operated several comments praising the new site. We aim to keep it in partnership with the four Auckland Regional Sports Trusts updated regularly to ensure relevant and current information and – Sport Auckland, Counties Manukau Sport, Harbour Sport news, and make it a true one-stop shop for all squash-related and Sport Waitakere. The Regional Sports Trusts who provide information for the Auckland region. KiwiSport funding for our coaching team to deliver the in-school Kiwi Squash programme to primary and intermediate schools and our club based secondary school development programmes.

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Developed in 2014, Kiwi Squash is the national starter squash Referee and Rules Development at clubs programme for New Zealand primary (Small Nix 5-8yrs) and intermediate (Big Nix 9-12yrs) school-aged children. Kiwi Squash offers a fun, holistic experience for children wanting to get involved in squash. The programme has been an important factor in the development opportunities for our coaches in the Auckland region. INSERT pic - NO LET We have a base of nine coaches providing coaching support for these programmes.

Rules Night Squash Auckland has continued with the successful sub-regional INSERT KIWISPORT RESOURCES club referee and rules nights in 2016, with a total of seven sub- regional referee/rules nights were held across the Auckland region. Terry Manuatu as always provided an informative and engaging platform for our squash community to learn the subtleties of refereeing.

Here is some feedback from one of our Squash community members. Website Upgrade April 2016 In conjunction with our website hosts Sportsground, we sought I hadn’t attended any of Terry’s previous presentations when to upgrade our website and provide a better online experience for he’d done them for Squash Auckland (had intended to but then our members and users. The new website is an evolution of the had things come up on the night unfortunately – for the past 2 previous version, and enables users to move seamlessly through years) but I have to say he’s a fantastic presenter. He talks in the site and importantly also allows users to interact with the site layman’s terms and basically ran the night really well – starting off on smart phones in a more user-friendly fashion. We will continue by taking questions, giving “live” demos and creating scenarios. to invest in ensuring that the window to the Squash Auckland His abundant experience is obvious but I think the big take away community remains at pace with today’s evolving social media from the night was how he reinforced that hey – you’ll never get landscape. every call right… damn the PSA refs don’t or the video reviewers, so just be confident and be honest. I think everyone there had at least one question or scenario they ran past Terry and I’m pretty sure everyone left being more confident and assertive next time they play/ref. Of course he ended the session with a few PSA videos of different scenarios and asking whether we all agreed with the original decision or what our call would be. Overall a really worthwhile night.

10 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Refereeing and marking is part of squash life from almost the World Masters Games 2017 first time you pick up a squash racket, whether you are young or old, male or female. In fact, refereeing is without doubt one of the reasons squash is such an inclusive sport. You are engaged not only on the court but off it as well. By marking and refereeing players of all ages and abilities become connected in the squash LOGO ‘wmglogo’ community.

Club Referees Exam now online Another big development for refereeing in 2016 is the Club Referees Exam can now be completed online through the Squash NZ website. This is a multi-choice, 50 question exam around the rules of squash and we recommend that all players have a go at completing it.

We also ran a promotion to try and encourage more players to complete and pass the exam, by putting three brand new The world’s largest multi-sport event is coming to Auckland from squash racquets up for grabs (thanks to our sponsors HEAD) for 21-30 April 2017, and squash will be right in the thick of the anyone who passed the exam in 2016 before the end of July. action. As one of the 28 sports on offer, the event is expected to Congratulations to Adele Baker (Papakura), Kelsey Manuatu bring 25,000 players and supporters to Auckland for the festival (Manurewa) and Heather Scott (Browns Bay) who were the lucky of sport. The North Shore Squash Club will be the host venue winners. and has spent the year upgrading their facilities in anticipation of around 400 players descending to enjoy the squash competition.

More District Referees needed! Already participants from 70 countries have registered for the We will also be pushing for more players to work towards gaining a World Masters Games, and with some sports already selling out, District Referee qualification in 2017, as a large number of national the organisers of the squash event urge locals to get in quick to and international events approach we need to ensure we have register and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity enough trained referees. If you’re interested in being involved and to play in a world event in their own backyard. Anyone aged 35 getting right amongst the action as a referee, please let us know! or over from the first day of competition is eligible to participate, and with Competitive and Recreational divisions for the individuals as well as a team event it’s an event not to be missed. A large number of volunteers are also required to make this all possible, so even if you are unable to get on the court and compete, you can still be involved through assisting with the smooth running of the event. With an opening ceremony at Eden Park, nightly entertainment at The Cloud in downtown Auckland, and of course great competition on the court, make sure you get involved.

More information can be found on the WMG 2017 website www. worldmastersgames.co.nz, the Squash Auckland website or the Squash NZ website.

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 11 District Competitions Interclub Playoffs: Masters Winter Interclub was played without playoffs this season, while Senior Winter continued with the three- Squash is a sport which has competitions catering for virtually week knockout format at the conclusion of the second round. every type of participant, whether young or old, experienced While the inclusion of playoffs remain very divisive (either love or beginner. Once again the season was jam-packed with ‘em or hate ‘em), there is no doubt it brings back the team spirit participation options for those with a competitive streak, no matter in a winner-takes-all fixture. This year also saw the top seeded how big or small. team in each division getting home court advantage for the semis and grand finals, to give each club the opportunity to show their Squash Auckland quick competition facts: support and club pride for their teams.

Club Tournaments 66 Club based tournaments Junior One Day tournaments 14 INSERT FLIGHT CENTRE LOGO Interclub 10,249 Interclub Matches played 38,000+ Interclub games played 583 Interclub teams participated 88 Interclub nights of play Flight Centre Newmarket remain as our interclub sponsor and 82 Interclub Divisions partner. The Flight Centre Travel promotion has given players the opportunity to win $1,000 worth of travel. Every game played by The landscape we all live in is changing fast, and none more so an interclub team member gave them one entry into the draw. than here in Auckland. As a result, we need to regularly seek Additional prizes include racquets and bags from HEAD. Winners feedback from our players to ensure that the competitions that we will be announced at the Squash Auckland Awards on 5 November offer are still meeting the needs and are relevant in our busy lives. 2016. Last year’s winner, drawn from over 21,000 entries, was Nic Two surveys have been released in the past year to obtain this Lourens from the Browns Bay Rackets Club. feedback from you, our players. The survey during November & December 2015 focused on interclub and getting feedback on the mixed Senior Spring trial. This led to a few changes for the new interclub season, including limiting the number of players per team to eight and the scrapping of the mixed interclub trial, but Insert photo also reinforced some rules such as continuing with the playoffs for – ‘travel winner’ Senior Winter and keeping the number of players each night for the Women’s divisions at three.

The September survey targeted SuperChamps and Tournaments, while slightly touching on Senior Winter Interclub. The results from this survey are currently being analysed and will be taken into account during the annual competitions review. The data and recommendations around Club Tournaments will be sent out to all our affiliated clubs to help them with running their events in the 2017 season. Out of the 82 total pennants contested for, the overall Club Champions with the most amount of pennant wins over the course Thank you to everyone who completed either or both of the of the season was Royal Oak with 11 pennant wins, followed by surveys. It makes our job a lot easier when we know exactly what North Shore (nine) and Panmure & Papakura (eight each). our players want! Interclub Team numbers Interclub – Senior and Masters by Competition round: 2014 2015 2016 Our financial year captures interclub rounds including 2015 spring Senior Autumn 152 144 123 and 2016 autumn and winter interclub seasons. Any pennant or Masters Autumn - - 67 team participation figures contained in this report are aligned to Senior Winter 162 150 147 these seasons of competition. Masters Winter 68 77 72 Senior Spring 158 145 110 Masters Autumn: After the idea of running a Masters Autumn Masters Spring 64 61 64 competition received overwhelming support during the first Total 604 577 583 Competitions Survey, a short five week competition was run for this first time in 2016 during March. With 67 teams entered the competition definitely found favour with our clubs and players and can no doubt be classed as a success.

12 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Interclub – Junior Auckland Super Champs winners 2016 There have been a number of junior interclub competitions run over the past few years, usually by enthusiastic volunteers keen to B Grade Men – Remuera B Grade Women – Royal Oak offer more opportunities for our younger players to get competitive C Grade Men – Remuera C Grade Women – Panmure matches and set them up for a lifetime of playing squash. D Grade Men – Titirangi D Grade Women – Royal Oak E Grade Men – North Shore E Grade Women – Remuera The standard for junior interclub over the past 10 years has been F Grade Men – Franklin F Grade Women – Manurewa the JETS competition, managed by Paul Cornish at Shepherd’s Park. It offers a club teams competition for J Graders and provides the same experience as those playing in our Senior and Masters competitions. At the start of 2016, a new format was trialled on the North Shore with an individual Swiss draw competition running alongside JETS. After a successful beginning the competition expanded to the Central Auckland region with more divisions added. A website was developed along with online registrations and hopes to start a Southern region draw in Term 4. Once again it is being driven by a fantastic group of volunteers, spearheaded by North Shore’s Graeme Knowles. INSERT – ‘Remuera C Grade’

It is fantastic to have these volunteers such as Paul and Graeme putting so much time, effort, and enthusiasm into their competitions, all for the love of the game and the benefit of our squash community. As the old adage goes, juniors are the future of our game, so to be able to offer these opportunities goes a long National Teams Event Winners way to keeping them in our sport. E Grade Women – Remuera F Grade Men – Browns Bay Superchamps - July 29-31 2016 Once again the regional Superchamps competition proved there is no other event quite like it in both the competitive and social aspects, with the teams’ format bringing out the best in players INSERT – ‘BB Nationals’ across the Auckland district for a week to determine who would represent Auckland at the National Finals in September.

Team numbers remained steady from the previous few years with 51 teams entered, however there was a noticeable drop in numbers for the lower Men’s grades, yet an increase in the lower Women’s grades. All 10 teams accepted the invitation to compete at their National Finals, which was fantastic to see.

The September Competitions Survey requested feedback on the Superchamps format to see how we could get more clubs and players participating, so we aim to achieve a rise in team numbers for next season with the help of our member clubs.

North Shore and Royal Oak had the most teams entered per club, with 6 teams each, however the best effort was from Manurewa Insert Pic – Remuera E Women who had the highest ratio of teams to club members, with one team for every 24 members. Great stuff!

Super Champs Teams 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Men 36 33 31 32 27 Women 17 15 17 16 21 F Grade 8 8 4 2 3 Total 61 56 52 50 51

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 13 Final Placings of Auckland Teams at Nationals All Division Winners

Remuera B Grade Men - 5th Men’s Open – Lance Beddoes (Henderson) Royal Oak B Grade Women - 3rd Men’s Division 1 – Akil Afghan (North Shore) Remuera C Grade Men - 2nd Men’s Division 2 – Soomy Jang (North Shore) Panmure C Grade Women - 7th Men’s Division 3 – Jonathan O’Rourke (Remuera) Titirangi D Grade Men - 7th Men’s Division 4 – Campbell Maitland (Te Papapa) Royal Oak D Grade Women - 2nd Women’s Open – Ellie Epke (Remuera) North Shore E Grade Men - 5th Women’s Division 1 – Jennifer Cole (Remuera) Remuera E Grade Women - WINNERS Women’s Division 2 – Kate Bingham (North Shore) Women’s Division 3 – Clare Pyc (North Shore) Browns Bay F/J Grade Men - WINNERS Women’s Division 4 – Neha Menezes (Geyser City) Franklin F/J Grade Men - 3rd Women’s Division 5 – Ha-Won Ryu (North Shore) Manurewa F/J Grade Women - 4th

The Remuera Rackets Club hosted the F/J Grade national finals 22-24 September 2016. As has been a recent trend the grade Junior Quadrangular Tournament has struggled to attract many entries around the country, however after finishing up with eight Men’s teams and five Women’s teams The 2016 Auckland Quadrangular Team once again cemented competing it was the fantastic tournament you would expect of a themselves as the Quadrangular Champions defeating the three Superchamps Nationals. Of course with an organising committee other regions who contest this competition and taking out the headed by the legendary Aileen Buscke we wouldn’t expect event for the 7th consecutive year. It was Auckland’s turn to host anything less! this year and the team at North Shore put on a great few days for all those in attendance at the club from the 1-3 April.

2016 Auckland Open Regions competing; Northland The Auckland Open was once again hosted by North Shore Squash Auckland Club who managed to pull off another excellent tournament. While Waikato the player numbers weren’t able to match those of previous years, Bay of Plenty the competition on the court was as tough as ever and also saw two new champions have their name etched among the star- The Auckland team studded list on the Auckland Open trophies. Boys: U19 Rafa Yam, Akil Afghan, David Matthews Local Henderson star Lance Beddoes was seeking his maiden title U17 Gabe Yam, Anthony Lepper and was made to work for it in the final against Tauranga player U15 Leo Fatialofa, Elijah Thomas Ben Grindrod. Having played each other on numerous occasions U13 Apa Fatialofa, Mason Smales previously, this time Beddoes proved too strong taking the victory U11 Noah Thomas, Tairell Henare and the title. Girls: U19 Abbie Palmer, Anna Hughes The Women’s Open was always going to have a first-time winner, U17 Kelsey Manuatu, Simone Stratford and in the end it was Ellie Epke who emerged as the victor after U15 Amara Afghan, Georgia Fyfe defeating Anna Hughes in the all-Auckland final. U13 Natalie Sayes, Dileesia Henare U11 Ella Lash, Maia Smales Thank you to all of those who participated in our flagship event for Coaches: Mike Weston & Mark Waldin the season, and a special thanks go to the great team at the North The team will look to extend its winning streak when Bay of Plenty Shore Squash Club who always do such a fantastic job. have their turn to host in 2017.

Auckland Open and Graded Championships 2016

Men’s Champion Lance Beddoes Women Champion Ellie Epke

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The winning Auckland Junior Quadrangular team

14 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Youth Development SNZ Talent Development Centre Squash Auckland manages the Northern Squash New Zealand Over the last several years Squash Auckland has invested Talent Development Centre (TDC). TDCs cater to promising under significant resources into developing a suite of programmes to 11 and under 13 players, and provide an opportunity for keen support and develop junior squash players. players to take their first step along the Squash New Zealand High With the support of Foundation North we have been able to Performance pathway. provide stepping stones for young aspiring players. These Mike Weston (Squash Auckland Development and Coach Force have ranged from running club-based ‘Have-A-Go Afternoons’ Manager) manages these camps, three of which were held over following up from Kiwi Squash programmes run at local schools, the last year. assisting clubs with creating a formal junior club night, to running The TDCs are held over the weekend, so it was two intense days junior development squad training. of development and guidance. There is also a focus on the off The first step for a young player is often an introduction to squash court aspects of squash with participants spending some time through an after school programme or an introduction to the club in a class room type environment learning about the benefits of junior night by a friend or family member, so it is critical for our tournament preparation, hydration and nutrition, managing the sport that we have these available at our clubs and get them right mind, goal setting, managing the athlete lifestyle and the rules of with proper qualified coaches. If your club would like assistance the game. with its junior programme, or equally as much with upskilling your coaches to be able to run these, please make sure you get in touch with us!

PHOTO SNZ TDC_ak Another big year for our Elite Juniors While 2016 didn’t see our top junior players rack up the same amount of air miles as the previous year, there were still a large number of events both in New Zealand and Australia that gave them the opportunity to test themselves against the best.

Our juniors proved again to be the strongest in the country, with team victories in the Junior Quadrangular, and taking out both the Boys and Girls National team titles. Of course these results are the outcome of the hard work and dedication that our young players, coaches and families have put into being the best they can be.

Junior Trans-Tasman Test (January 2016) 6 team members National Competitions - 2016 Australian Junior Open (March 2016) 1 age group champion Junior Quadrangular (April 2016) Team champions Junior Nationals - October 2016 @ Hamilton Squash NZ Junior Open (April 2016) 1 National Junior Champion & Tennis Club North Island Championships (July 2016) 5 age group champions A large contingent of Auckland players headed down the Waikato South Island Age Group Championships (July 2016) Expressway to Hamilton for the NZ Junior Nationals. With the 2 age group champions individual event spanning over 4 days immediately followed by the NZ Junior National Championships (October 2016) teams event over three days, the players were in for an exhausting 5 age group champions battle of skill and stamina. 200 entries were received for the NZ Junior National Inter-District Teams tournament with players hailing from all corners of New Zealand. Dual Team champions (Boys & Girls) NZ Secondary Schools team 5 team members In the end, Auckland players managed to walk away with five out There were also a significant number Auckland players who of the 10 national age group titles up for grabs, along with two finished in these events as runner up. runner-up placings. Ellie Epke, in her last year in juniors, managed to win a remarkable fifth consecutive U19 title.

2016 National Age Group Champions – Auckland Girl’s U11 – Maia Smales Insert pic ‘AK Junior team’ Girl’s U13 - Natalie Sayes Boys U13 - Mason Smales Boys U17 - Matthew Lucente Girls U19 - Ellie Epke

The Inter-District Teams event saw both the Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams inserted as top seeds and favourites of their respective draws, however that meant all the other teams would be out to try and upset that favouritism. Back Row: J Palmer (Manager), R Yam, M Lucente, G Yam, M Shelton- Agar, S Sayes, M Weston (Coach) Front Row: K Manuatu, A Hughes, E Epke, A Palmer, L Crowhurst

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 15 The 2016 Auckland Junior Boys team boasted loads of talent, First up was the combined Wellington/Central team which saw featuring two players in the NZ World Junior Boys squad and a 7-4 victory and a spot in the semi-finals earned. A potentially always looked tough to beat on paper. The team of Matthew tricky tie proved to be as much, with the team scrapping through Lucente, Sam Sayes, Gabe Yam, Rafa Yam, and Michael by one match in a 6-5 win with Juli Voykovic pulling out a five-set Shelton-Agar (reserve David Matthews) eased through victory that turned out to be the deciding factor. Awaiting in the pool play only dropping one match. They came up against a final was a Waikato team full of confidence after cruising past their determined Canterbury side in the final but prevailed 3-1 to take initial fifth seeding to make the decider. However the matchups out the title for the first time since 2011. proved to be in Auckland’s favour as they claimed the title with an emphatic 6-1 victory. Boys Results Pool Play Team: Mark Waldin (captain), Mike Weston, Gary Duberly, vs Northland – Won 3/1 Craig Stratford, Julian Conder, Michelle Heron, Suk Hee Kim, vs Bay of Plenty – Won 4/0 Juli Voykovic, Christine Ewart, George Sanders (injured), vs Eastern – Won 4/0 Annie Hall (injured), Warren Hall (injury replacement), Liz vs Waikato – Won 4/0 Young (injury replacement) Final vs Canterbury – Won 3/1 Unlike the Boys team looking to break a five year drought on holding the trophy, the Auckland Junior Girls team had won the previous six national titles and had high hopes of making it a seventh year in a row. The team of Ellie Epke, Abbie Palmer, Anna Hughes, Lauren Crowhurst, and Kelsey Manuatu (reserve Amara Afghan) cruised through the pool play only dropping one game Insert Photo – ‘Masters team’ throughout the three fixtures. Central awaited them in the final and a 3/1 victory saw them secure yet another title. Pool Play vs Canterbury – Won 4/0 vs Wellington – Won 4/0 vs Eastern – Won 4/0 Final vs Central – Won 3/1 A special mention needs to go out two of the Auckland Junior team mainstays, Ellie Epke and Abbie Palmer, who will be moving out of the junior ranks next season. The pair have incredibly been part of the Auckland Junior team since 2010, which is an outstanding achievement and no doubt a huge factor in Auckland Back row (L-R): G Duberly, M Weston, W Hall, J Conder, M Waldin, G winning seven consecutive Junior Girls team titles. A number of Sanders, C Stratford other players also competed in their final Junior Nationals having Front row (L-R): J Voykovic, M Heron, C Ewart, S Kim, L Young represented Auckland multiple times (Rafa Yam – 4, Michael Shelton-Agar – 3, Lauren Crowhurst – 2). We look forward to Mitchell Cup and Cousin Shield seeing these players in the Auckland Senior team uniform in the future and welcome the opportunity for a new crop of junior talent A large contingent of Auckland teams headed to a frosty to fill the big shoes left in the junior team for 2017. Masterton for the annual club teams championships, the Cousins Shield & Mitchell Cup. Despite the travel factor, Auckland teams still accounted for over a third of all the team entries, with six out of NZ Masters - October 2016 @ Otago Squash Club the 15 Cousins Shield (Men) teams and three of the nine Mitchell (Dunedin) Cup (Women) teams. The Cousins Shield saw Squashways (Christchurch) and Herne The 11-strong Auckland Masters team headed down south Bay face off in the final, however the Cantabrians proved too from the 7-12 October seeking their own individual age groups strong taking out the title for the third consecutive year. The titles and collectively to reclaim the national teams’ title last Mitchell Cup format saw two rounds of pool play, with Remuera won in 2013. The individual competition saw a number of the and North Shore playing off for the title along with SquashGym contingent of Auckland players take out their age groups, with (Palmerston North), however the youth of the team from Central Mandy Kennedy (Women’s 45), Mark Waldin (Men’s 55) and Diana saw them come through on top with last year’s winners Remuera Bennett (Women’s 65) picking up the silverware while three others having to settle for second. finished as runners-up.

For those that survived the three days of individual competition, and being joined by a few emergency injury replacements (huge thanks to Liz Young and Warren Hall for stepping up!), the teams event saw Auckland seeded top of the eight team competition but facing stiff competition and needing to take on some strategic line-up decisions having no dedicated players in the 35-39 age groups.

16 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report The final standings for the Auckland teams were; Senior Inter-District Teams Event Cousins Shield (15 teams) 2nd - Herne Bay 1 The Auckland team had the benefit of being able to sleep in their 4th - North Shore own beds, with the 2016 event being hosted by the Remuera 5th - Henderson Rackets Club. The Men’s team faced an uphill battle with a large 10th - Herne Bay 2 number of team regulars being unavailable due to other squash 11th - Remuera commitments, and Sam Sayes having just returned from the 13th - Royal Oak World Junior Championships in Poland two days prior. However Mitchell Cup (9 teams) the team were undeterred and took a first round victory 3-1 over 2nd - Remuera Bay of Plenty. In the semi-finals awaited a Central team who 3rd - North Shore as the seventh seeds had caused a massive upset beating the 4th - Royal Oak second seeded Waikato team first up. Auckland battled hard and The 2017 Cousins Shield/Mitchell Cup event will be held at the managed to come away with another 3-1 victory and earn a spot Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets Club, so we expect to see Auckland in the final. The top seeds Canterbury were the opponents and teams dominate the draws once again and attempt to bring the a tough job got even tougher with team #1 Michael Sunderland coveted titles back up north. succumbing to injury and being unavailable for the finale. The team pushed hard but eventually fell three matches to nil. New Zealand National Individual and Teams Championship The Auckland Women’s team faced pool play with matches against Central and Waikato deciding their fate for the finals. Based on the National Events rotation calendar, the Senior The big match on paper was always going to be against an National Championships for 2016 fell to the Auckland region and experienced Central side, and with that fixture first on the cards the nominated host club was Remuera Rackets. The biggest the team was hoping to get off to a great start. In the end the event on the national calendar each year didn’t disappoint, thanks experience showed as Central took a 4-0 win. The team reversed to the dedicated hard-work of Aileen Buscke and her team of the outcome against Waikato taking out a 4-0 victory, which left volunteers at the club. The country’s top players descended on them to battle Northland for third that they secured with a 3-1 win. Auckland looking to stamp their mark on the national scene, in particular in the Women’s Open with five time champion and world Men’s Team: Michael Sunderland, Sam Sayes, Sion Wiggin, #9 Joelle King unavailable due to a clash in dates with a major Michael Blanchard, Michael Shelton-Agar international tournament. Ladies Team: Ellie Epke, Abbie Palmer, Priscilla Wildsmith, Anna Hughes, Juee Bhide The Men’s Final saw top seed Paul Coll looking to claim his second consecutive title whilst second seed and two time National Champion Campbell Grayson was looking to add another to the shelf. Coll came out and was relentless in the first game forcing Grayson into the errors and claiming the first game 11-3. The second game saw a few errors creep in from Coll and the pressure from Grayson step up, but Coll managed to close Insert Photo – ‘Senior nationals’ the game out 11-8 and take a two game lead and get closer to his second National title. Coll came out and never looked back in the third putting the pressure on Grayson and he claimed the title 11-6 in the third. Lance Beddoes took third place with victory in a rematch of the Auckland Open final against Tauranga’s Ben Grindrod. Megan Craig claimed her second national title after defeating Amanda Landers-Murphy in the Women’s Open final, while Ellie Epke was the best placed of the Auckland players in Pictured (L-R): A Palmer, P Wildsmith, J Bhide, A Hughes, M Weston the Women’s Open finishing in fourth after a heart-breaking loss to (coach), M Blanchard, S Wiggin, S Sayes, M Shelton-Agar Emma Millar in five games in the third/fourth playoff.

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Pictured: Auckland players Campbell Grayson and Lance Beddoes set to face off in the National Championships semi-final

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 17 NZ Secondary Schools Championships

National Champions Westlake Boys’ High School secured their second NZ Secondary Schools title in a row, beating St Paul’s Collegiate 4-1 in the final at the event held in Palmerston North from 5-7 August. Team: Matthew Lucente, Gabe Yam, Rafa Yam, David Matthews, Insert Photo – ‘World Juniors’ Akil Afghan, Tom Taylor

NZ Secondary Schools Team At the conclusion of the event, the selectors named tournament teams to take on the best secondary schools players from Queensland and New South Wales in a triangular series followed by a test match against an Australian team. Five Auckland players were named; Pictured (L-R): Finn Trimble, Ellie Epke, Jamie Oakley, Sam Sayes, NZ Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools team Scott Galloway, Paul Hornsby (coach) Senior Boys – Matthew Lucente Senior Boys – Gabe Yam Junior Boys – Leo Fatialofa Junior Boys – Elijah Thomas Junior Boys – Joshua Hawkesby-Lyne (reserve) The NZ team dominated their opposition from across the ditch taking out comprehensive victories in both competitions, which featured both singles and doubles matches.

2016 World Junior Championships – Poland

This year was the turn of the NZ Junior Boys team to head to the World Junior Championships, held in Poland from 6-17 August. As is the custom, the individual World Junior Championships are held every year with the teams’ event alternating between the Boys and Girls on a bi-annual basis.

After a huge year preparing for the tournament, the NZ team featuring Auckland player Sam Sayes headed off with high hopes of improving on the 18th place achieved by the team in 2014. Fellow Auckland player Matthew Lucente was also named as the non-travelling reserve. After nearly two weeks of competition the team finished in an outstanding eighth place showing that there is plenty of promising talent coming through the junior ranks in our country that is up there with the best in the world. With the NZ Junior Girls team finishing sixth in their World Team Champs in 2015 the future is looking bright for NZ Squash.

Ellie Epke was the sole Junior Girl from New Zealand competing in the Junior World Champs, and had one of the best individual results in a long time finishing eighth overall. She had a great run through to the quarter-finals before coming across current world #4 and eventual winner Nouran Gohar of Egypt.

18 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Auckland Affiliated Clubs Details N no. of Courts

Auckland Squash Centre Karaka St, Newton 8

Belmont Park Racquets Club 133 Bayswater Ave, Bayswater 3

Browns Bay Racquets Freyberg Park, Browns Bay 4

Devonport SRC Wairoa Rd, Devonport 3

Eden Epsom T & SRC 1 Penrhyn Rd, Mt Eden 5

Franklin SRC Franklin Rd, Pukekohe 4

Henderson SC 63 Buscomb Ave, Henderson 6

Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets 10 West End Rd, Herne Bay 4

Howick SRC Meadowland Drive, Howick 4

Kumeu SC Access Rd, Kumeu 3

Manurewa SRC Weymouth Rd, Manurewa 5

Maramarua SRC Maramarua Golf Course, Maramarua 2

North Shore SRC Shea Tce, Takapuna 7

Onewhero Squash Club 14 Hall Rd, Onewhero 2

Panmure SRC Lagoon Dr, Panmure 5

Papakura T & SRC Cnr Green & Queen St, Papakura 4

Red Beach SL & SRC Ngapara Rd, Red Beach 2

Remuera Rackets Dilworth Ave, Remuera 6

Royal Oak Racquets 116 Symonds St, Royal Oak 5

RNZAF SRC RNZAF Base, Whenuapai 2

Shepherds Park RC Cresta Ave, Beach Haven 4

Silverdale United SRC State Highway 1, Silverdale 3

Te Papapa RF & SC Fergusson Park, Olea Rd, Onehunga 3

Te Kauwhata SRC Mahi Rd, Te Kauwhata 2

Titirangi T & SC 1 Ava Ave, Titirangi 5

Warkworth SRC Shoesmith St, Warkworth 3

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 19 2016 Honours Board

TASS PRINT Squash Excellence Awards 2016 Senior Spring Interclub Pennant Winners – 2015

Most Improved Junior Boy Tarin Love (EE) Mixed trial Most Improved Junior Girl Natalie Sayes (RM) Division Club Most Improved Male Corby Price (RM) M01 Royal Oak Most Improved Female Naomi Fellows (RO) M02 Royal Oak Team of the Year Browns Bay F/J Grade Superchamps (BB) M03 Howick Referee of the Year Terry Manuatu (MR) M04 Browns Bay Coach of the Year Jarrod van Driel (BB) M05 Shepherds Park Master of the Year Gary Duberly (NS) M06 North Shore Administrator of the Year Graeme Norman (BP) M07 Maramarua Personality of the Year Lou Patroni (KM) M08 Henderson Volunteer of the Year Joanna Smales (HD) M09 Royal Oak Young Sportsman of the Year Matthew Lucente (BP) M10 Te Papapa Young Sportswoman of the Year Natalie Sayes (RM) M11 Papakura Sportsman of the Year Sam Sayes (RM) M12 Browns Bay Sportswoman of the Year Ellie Epke (RM) M13 Shepherds Park Club of the Year Royal Oak M14 Belmont Park

Auckland Open 2016 Masters Spring Interclub Pennant Winners – 2015

Men Lance Beddoes Division Club Women Ellie Epke MS01 Panmure MS02 Papakura MS03 Franklin Auckland Junior Open 2016 MS04 North Shore MS05 Shepherds Park Junior Girls Champion Abbie Palmer MS06 Panmure Junior Boys Champion Corbin Faint MS07 North Shore MS08 Franklin

Auckland Super Champs – District Winners 2016 Senior Autumn Interclub Pennant Winners – 2016 B Grade Men – Remuera B Grade Women – Royal Oak C Grade Men – Remuera C Grade Women – Panmure Men Women D Grade Men –Titirangi D Grade Women – Royal Oak Division Club Division Club E Grade Men –North Shore E Grade Women – Remuera M01 Belmont Park W01 Howick F Grade Men –Franklin F Grade Women – Manurewa M02 Remuera W02 Silverdale M03 North Shore W03 RNZAF M04 Royal Oak W04 Eden Epsom Auckland Super Champs – National Winners 2016 M05 Browns Bay W05 Howick E Grade Women Remuera M06 Royal Oak W06 Papakura F/J Grade Men Browns Bay M07 Shepherds Park W07 Franklin

M08 Henderson W08 Papakura Auckland Graded Champs 2016’ M09 North Shore M10 Royal Oak Men Women M11 Royal Oak A Grade Tyler Ranger not contested M12 Te Papapa B Grade Akil Afghan Sian Duggan M13 Devonport C Grade Praneel Bhan Dileesia Henare D Grade Jono Beazley Sharyn Francis E Grade Conner Smith Kaz Graham F/J Grade James McEwen Jordan Smith

20 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Masters Autumn Interclub Pennant Winners – 2016 Past Presidents

Division Club 1966-71 Tom Childs MS01 Panmure 1972-73 John Austin MS02 Royal Oak 1974-75 Mike Sumpter MS03 Browns Bay 1976-77 Alison Childs MS04 Herne Bay MS05 Papakura 1978 Mike Louden MS06 Franklin 1978-79 John Lister MS07 Henderson 1980-81 Wilma Halling MS08 Panmure 1982-84 Mike Greig MS09 Panmure 1985-86 Sue Purdie MS10 Henderson 1987-88 Elaine Penney MS11 Papakura 1989-91 Mike Birch 1992-95 Vern Pere 1996 Neil Tuffin Senior Winter Interclub Pennant Winners – 2016 1996-99 John Sangster 2000 Nigel Fitzgerald Men Women 2001 Geoff Dimes (acting) Division Club Division Club 2002-04 Arthur Fickling M01 Belmont Park W01 Howick M02 North Shore W02 North Shore M03 Royal Oak W03 Royal Oak Chairmen M04 Henderson W04 Eden Epsom M05 Papakura W05 Belmont Park 2005-06 Marcus MacDonald M06 North Shore W06 Browns Bay 2007 Bob Dey M07 Eden Epsom W07 Panmure 2008 Paul Cameron M08 Remuera 2009-current Tim Marshall M09 Eden Epsom M10 Browns Bay M11 Manurewa Life Members M12 Eden Epsom Gower Dallimore Wilma Halling Masters Winter Interclub Pennant Winners – 2016 Elaine Penney Aileen Buscke Division Club Kaye Jackson MS01 Panmure MS02 Royal Oak MS03 Remuera MS04 Papakura MS05 Devonport MS06 Shepherds Park MS07 Panmure MS08 North Shore MS09 Browns Bay

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 21 Squash Auckland Incorporated Performance Report For the year ended 30 September 2016

Contents

Page Non-Financial Information:

Entity Information 23

Statement of Service Performance 25

Financial Information:

Statement of Financial Performance 26

Statement of Financial Position 27

Statement of Cash Flows 28

Statement of Accounting Policies 29

Notes to the Performance Report 31

Auditors report 15

22 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Entity Information "Who are we?", "Why do we exist?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Legal Name of Entity: Squash Auckland Incorporated

Squash Auckland Incorporated is an Incorporated Society Type of Entity and Legal Basis (if any): registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908

Registration Number: CC39030

Entity's Purpose or Mission: To engage with and enable clubs, commercial and community facilites to deliver a great squash experience to the Auckland community

Entity Structure: Squash Auckland Inc. is an incorporated society focused on supporting the game of squash through its players and clubs in the Auckland region. It is also a registered charity.

The Society is governed by a Board comprising six members and a Chairman. The members of the governing body are as follows: • Tim Marshall – Chairman • Jo Noonan • Russell Clark • Ernie Dumper • Gregor McGregor • Toni Horsman • Michael Naylor

The Board meet on a bi-monthly basis.

The Society is structured in order to support its key strategic objectives as follows: • Club & Facility Support – Squash Auckland will support clubs to build capabilities and develop and implement robust operational processes • People & Participation – Squash Auckland will provide flexible programmes, participation options and pathways to develop people within the sport at all levels • Communication and Relationships – Squash Auckland will engage with our stakeholders ensuring that communication is timely, two way, open and robust. We will develop strong relationships across our broad stakeholder network • Competition – Squash Auckland will provide a competition platform that supports and promotes competitive play at all levels of the game

Main Sources of the Entity's Cash and Resources: Squash Auckland Inc. has a number of sources of funding, of which the main ones include; • Affiliation Fees • Grants and donations from various sources • Sponsorship • Events

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 23 Squash Auckland Incorporated Entity Information "Who are we?", "Why do we exist?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Main Methods Used by the Entity to Raise Funds: • Affiliation Fees • Requests for grants and donations • Running events and competitions in the Auckland region • Seeking and servicing sponsors

Entity's Reliance on Volunteers and Donated Goods or Services: • Volunteer Board provides strategic direction • Volunteers assist with promotion of our sport in the local community • Club volunteers assist with running our district tournaments on behalf of the host club

Contact details

Physical Address: Gate B Level 4, Alexandra Park Raceway Green Lane West, Epsom, Auckland

Postal Address: PO Box 26 599, Epsom, Auckland 1344

Phone/Fax: (09) 623 7855

Email/Website: www.squashauckland.org.nz

24 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Service Performance "What did we do?", When did we do it?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Description of the Entity's Outcomes: Key strategic objectives and outcomes Squash Auckland Inc. aims to achieve, influence and deliver include; Club & Facility Support • Sub-regional Club Forums held to promote knowledge sharing across our regional facilities People & Participation • Provide quality squash participation opportunities across the Auckland region • Train and support programme facilitators, coaches, referees, and volunteers Communication & Relationships • Manage all aspects of electronic communications (including email and social media) to deliver a quality media experience for stakeholders Competition • Ensure the region is represented at all national events by our best available players

Actual Actual Description and Quantification (to the extent practicable) of the Entity's Outputs: This Year Last Year

Number of sub-regional Club Forums held in the Auckland region 3 3

Number of Coaching Workshops held around Auckland 9 8

Number of Referee Workshops held around Auckland 7 7

Number of people receiving monthly emails from Squash Auckland 2 606 information not available Total number of teams entered across all interclub competitions 583 577

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 25 Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Financial Performance "How was it funded?" and "What did it cost?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Note Actual Budget Actual This Year This Year Last Year $ $ $

Revenue Donations, fundraising and other similar revenue 1 156,100 175,000 191,044 Fees, subscriptions and other revenue from members 1 71,401 75,000 74,400 Revenue from providing goods or services 1 84,998 88,500 88,587 Interest, dividends and other investment revenue 1 6,707 4,500 4,321 Other revenue 1 435 1,300 1,172

Total Revenue 319,641 344,300 359,524

Expenses Volunteer and employee related costs 2 151,310 153,660 176,902 Costs related to providing goods or services 2 134,215 152,261 148,215 Other expenses 2 35,056 36,492 32,949

Total Expenses 320,581 342,413 358,066

Surplus/(Deficit) for the Year (940) 1,887 1,458

26 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Financial Position "What the entity owns?" and "What the entity owes?" As at 30 September 2016

Note Actual Actual This Year Last Year $ $

Assets

Current Assets Bank accounts and cash 3 285,013 254,262 Debtors and prepayments 3 19,762 42,936 Inventory 3 7,429 8,723 Total Current Assets 312,204 305,921

Non-Current Assets Property, plant and equipment 4 14,658 17,156 Total Non-Current Assets 14,658 17,156

Total Assets 326,862 323,077

Liabilities

Current Liabilities Creditors and accrued expenses 3 26,564 40,187 Employee costs payable 3 6,150 3,328 Unused donations and grants with condition 3 146,246 130,720 Total Current Liabilities 178,960 174,235

Total Liabilities 178,960 174,235

Total Assets less Total Liabilities (Net Assets) 147,902 148,842

Accumulated Funds Capital contributed by owners or members - - Accumulated surpluses or (deficits) 5 147,902 148,842 Reserves - - Total Accumulated Funds 147,902 148,842

…………………………………………… 30 October 2016 Chairman Date

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 27 Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Cash Flows "How the entity has received and used cash" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Actual Actual This Year Last Year $ $

Cash Flows from Operating Activities Cash was received from: Donations, fundraising and other similar receipts 170,398 270,137 Fees, subscriptions and other receipts from members 71,401 74,400 Receipts from providing goods or services 98,640 76,134 Interest, dividends and other investment receipts 5,259 4,321

Net GST (5,754) 9,343

Cash was applied to: Payments to suppliers and employees 306,243 331,583

Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities 33,701 102,752

Cash flows from Investing and Financing Activities

Cash was applied to: Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment 2,950 3,376

Net Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities (2,950) (3,376)

Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash 30,751 99,376 Opening Cash 254,262 154,886 Closing Cash 285,013 254,262

This is represented by: Bank Accounts and Cash 285,013 254,262

28 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Accounting Policies "How did we do our accounting?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

Basis of Preparation Squash Auckland Inc. has elected to apply PBE SFR-A (NFP) Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting - Accrual (Not- For-Profit) on the basis that it does not have public accountability and has total annual expenses of equal to or less than $2,000,000. All transactions in the Performance Report are reported using the accrual basis of accounting. The Performance Report is prepared under the assumption that the entity will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) These financial statements have been prepared exclusive of GST, with the exception of Debtors and Creditors which are stated inclusive of GST.

Income Tax The incorporated society has been granted general exemption from income tax as it is a registered charity (CC39030)

Bank Accounts and Cash Bank accounts and cash in the Statement of Cash Flows comprise cash balances and bank balances (including short term deposits) with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Specific Accounting Policies The following specific accounting policies which materially affect the measurement of the financial performance and financial position have been applied

1. Valuation of Fixed Assets Fixed Assets have been recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation 2. Depreciation Depreciation has been calculated on a diminishing value basis using rates which reflect the expected useful life of the assets The expected useful economic lives estimated for the major fixed asset categories are; Office Equipment: 3-5 years Furniture & Fittings: 5 years Microcourts: 5 years Website: 5 years

Residual value is assumed to be nil in all cases

Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 29 Squash Auckland Incorporated Statement of Accounting Policies "How did we do our accounting?" For the year ended 30 September 2016

3. Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable are shown at an amount which represents their estimated realisable value.

4. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefit will flow to the entity and revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received.

Grant revenue Grant revenue is recognised when the conditions attached to the grant has been complied with. Where there are unfulfilled conditions attached to the grant, the amount relating to the unfulfilled condition is recognised as a liability and released to revenue as the conditions are fulfilled

Donations Donations are recognised as revenue upon receipt. Donations in-kind, if any, are measured at their fair value as at the date of acquisition, ascertained by reference to the expected cost that would be otherwise incurred by the entity. Donations in-kind are minimal for the entity.

Interest revenue Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues, using the effective interest method.

5. Inventories Inventories are measured at the lower of cost, determined on a “first-in-first-out-“ basis, or net realisable value. Some items of inventory may be donated to third parties. These remain recorded at cost and are recorded as a donation expense.

Changes in Accounting Policies The entity transitioned from preparation of general purpose financial information in accordance with NZGAAP to PBE SFR-A (NFP) Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting - Accrual. The transition had no material impact on the accounting policies of the entity (last year - nil)

30 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Notes to the Performance Report For the year ended 30 September 2016

Note 1 : Analysis of Revenue

This Year Last Year Revenue Item Analysis $ $ Donations and other similar revenue GRANTS RECEIVED Foundation North 14,872 25,327 Squash NZ 19,555 14,688 Kiwisport 59,230 71,557 NZ Community Trust 36,347 23,654 Lion Foundation 15,000 15,000 Pub Charity 4,805 10,131 Blue Sky Community Trust 2,950 1,198 Webstar 250 - Four Winds Foundation 3,091 - Blue Waters Community Trust - 2,200 GACU - 2,994 Korean Squash - 24,295

Total 156,100 191,044

This Year Last Year Revenue Item Analysis $ $ Fees, subscriptions and other revenue Affiliation Fees 71,401 74,400 from members

Total 71,401 74,400

This Year Last Year Revenue Item Analysis $ $ Revenue from providing goods or Events (Interclub & Superchamps) 52,270 58,946 services Sponsorship In Kind 14,255 10,766 Growth & Development Recoveries 18,473 18,875

Total 84,998 88,587

This Year Last Year Revenue Item Analysis $ $ Interest, dividends and other Interest 6,707 4,321 investment revenue

Total 6,707 4,321

This Year Last Year Revenue Item Analysis $ $ Other revenue Sundry Income 435 1,172

Total 435 1,172

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Note 2 : Analysis of Expenses

This Year Last Year Expense Item Analysis $ $ Volunteer and employee related costs ACC Levies 1,407 3,760 KiwiSaver Contributions 4,001 4,071 Salaries and Wages 145,902 169,071

Total 151,310 176,902

This Year Last Year Expense Item Analysis $ $ Costs related to providing goods or Events & Competitions 29,362 34,216 services Growth & Development 77,829 86,839 Service Delivery Costs 27,024 27,160

Total 134,215 148,215

This Year Last Year Expense Item Analysis $ $ Other expenses Accounting 612 525 Audit Fees 6,187 6,262 Bank Fees 187 124 Depreciation 5,117 5,019 Eyewear Purchases 303 363 Governance 1,559 1,270 Insurance 3,955 4,250 Loss on Disposal 330 - Rent & Office Expenses 11,052 10,407 Telecommunications 2,240 2,101 Website 3,514 2,628

Total 35,056 32,949

32 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Notes to the Performance Report For the year ended 30 September 2016

Note 3 : Analysis of Assets and Liabilities

This Year Last Year Asset Item Analysis $ $ Bank accounts and cash Westpac Current Account 136,425 110,500 Westpac Investment Accounts 148,588 143,762

Total 285,013 254,262

This Year Last Year Asset Item Analysis $ $ Debtors and prepayments Accounts Receivable 18,262 42,936 Prepayments 1,500 -

Total 19,762 42,936

This Year Last Year Asset Item Analysis $ $ Inventory Clothing & Equipment held 7,429 8,723

Total 7,429 8,723

This Year Last Year Liability Item Analysis $ $ Creditors and accrued expenses Accounts Payable 492 9,076 GST Payable 14,727 20,436 Accrued Expenses 11,345 10,675

Total 26,564 40,187

This Year Last Year Liability Item Analysis $ $ Employee costs payable PAYE Owing 2,994 3,328 Holiday pay accrual 3,156 Total 6,150 3,328

This Year Last Year Liability Item Analysis $ $ Unused donations and grants with Grants Received in Advance 146,246 130,720 conditions Total 146,246 130,720

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Note 4 : Property, Plant and Equipment

This Year Current Year Opening Closing Carrying Purchases Sales/Disposals Depreciation Carrying Amount Amount Asset Class and Impairment Furniture and fixtures 19 15 4 - Office equipment 14,886 2,950 315 4,664 12,857 Machinery 1,985 397 1,588 Trophies 266 53 213 Total 17,156 2,950 330 5,118 14,658

Last Year Current Year Opening Closing Carrying Purchases Sales/Disposals Depreciation Carrying Amount Amount Asset Class and Impairment Furniture and fixtures 24 5 19 Office equipment 15,960 3,376 4,450 14,886 Microcourts 2,482 497 1,985 Trophies 333 67 266 Total 18,799 3,376 - 5,019 17,156

Note 5: Accumulated Funds

This Year Capital Contributed by Owners or Accumulated Description Members Surpluses or Deficits Reserves Total Opening Balance - 148,842 - 148,842 Surplus/(Deficit) - (940) - (940) Closing Balance - 147,902 - 147,902

Last Year Capital Contributed by Owners or Accumulated Description Members Surpluses or Deficits Reserves Total Opening Balance - 147,384 - 147,384 Surplus/(Deficit) - 1,458 - 1,458 Closing Balance - 148,842 - 148,842

34 Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report Squash Auckland Incorporated Notes to the Performance Report For the year ended 30 September 2016

Note 6 : Commitments and Contingencies

At balance date At balance date This Year Last Year Commitment Explanation and Timing $ $

Rent - Sport Auckland House (6 months) 4,200 4,200 Commitments to lease or rent Motor Vehicle - Custom Fleet (expires 20 March 2018) 9,378 15,630 assets Total 13,578 19,830

Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees There are no contingent liabilities or guarantees as at balance date (Last Year - nil )

Notes 7-9

Note 7: Other

Goods or Services Provided to the Entity in Kind

Description Amount Clothing - SportCo 6,337 Squash gear - SportCo 4,114 Gift Vouchers for SEA's 3,804

Note 8: Related Party Transactions There were no transactions involving related parties during the financial year. (Last Year - Nil)

Note 9: Events After the Balance Date There were no events that have occurred after the balance date that would have a material impact on the Performance Report. (Last Year Nil)

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Independent Auditor’s Report To the Members of Squash Auckland Incorporated

Report on the Performance Report

We have audited the Performance Report of Squash Auckland Incorporated on pages 2 to 14, which comprises Entity Information, the Statement of Financial Position as at 30 September 2016, the Statement of Service Performance, the Statement of Financial Performance and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and the statement of accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Executive Committee’s Responsibility for the Performance Report

The Executive Committee are responsible on behalf of the entity for: a) identifying outcomes and outputs, and quantifying the outputs to the extent practicable, that are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable, to report in the Statement of Service Performance; b) the preparation of this Performance Report which comprises:  the entity information;  the Statement of Service Performance; and  the Statement of Financial Performance, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the perfomance report in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting – Accrual (Not-For- Profit) issued by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board that gives a true and fair view of the matters to which they relate, and c) for such internal control as the Executive Committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the Performance Report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibilities

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Performance Report based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the Statement of Financial Performance, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the performance report in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)), and the audit of Entity Information and Statement of Service Performance in accordance with the Interntional Standard on Assurance Engagements (New Zealand) ISAE (NZ) 3000 (Revised). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Performance Report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the Performance Report, including performing procedures to obtain evidence about and evaluating whether the reported outcomes and outputs and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Performance Report, whether due to fraud or error.

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In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation of the Performance Report that give a true and fair view of the matters to which they relate in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Executive Committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Performance Report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Other than in our capacity as auditor, we have no relationship with, or interests in, Squash Auckland Incorporated.

Auditor’s Opinion

In our opinion:

— the reported outcomes and outputs, and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, in the statement of service performance are suitable; and

— the Performance Report on pages 2 to 14 gives a true and fair view of the financial position of Squash Auckland Incorporated as at 30 September 2016 and the Entity Information, Service Performance, Financial Performance and Cash Flows for the year then ended in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting – Accrual (Not-For-Profit).

Restriction on distribution or use

This report is made solely to the Entity’s members, as a body. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Entity’s members those matters which we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Entity and the its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report or for the opinions we have formed.

William Buck Christmas Gouwland Audit Limited Auckland

30 October 2016

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Squash Auckland 2016 Annual report 37 Squash Auckland Incorporated Sport Auckland House, Level 3 Gate B, Alexandra Park, Greenlane Road, Epsom PO Box 26 599, Epsom, Auckland 1344 P 09 623 7855 F 09 623 7920 www.squashauckland.org.nz

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