NZ Club
The Arsenal Supporters Club in New Zealand began in the early 1990s , before the days of Arsene Wenger, in the last years of George Grahams era.
Back then we communicated with a monthly newsletter and regular meetings at the old Kiwi Tavern in Auckland City. Since then technology has improved and most of our original members used the internet and Sky TV to get the Arsenal Fix.
We organised some great nights in the early days with good turnouts in Auckland Pubs to FA Cup Finals and League Championship winning Live Games. The 2000 UEFA Cup final was a highlight for us , apart from the disappointing result we had 300 Gooners turn out at the Immigrant bar in Auckland.
We still have a 7 a side team playing in a tournament at Glenfield Rovers FC , every Wedneday night through the Summer. We were featured in the match day programme V Man Utd a few years ago.
In 2006 six of us decided we would make the trip to Paris for the Champions League Final. We had no tickets, but just had to be there. It was a fantastic 8 day trip , meeting loads of Gooners from all over the World, by the time we reached Dubai we had met up with goners from Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia all on the same plane
As time has moved on the Supporters Club has not developed as it should, this was due to the small amount of people who put the effort in , getting too busy with work and family commitments .
In 2007, we decided to gain official status with the club, with the view to growing the supporters Club in Zealand.
We hope to unite all you Gooners living in New Zealand and give you a better sense of belonging to ‘The Arsenal’. This site is a forum for you to voice your thoughts and opinions, share your stories and grow the great Arsenal name.
Joining the New Zealand Arsenal Supporters Club will give you the right to apply for tickets and give you free use of our forums as well as access to merchandise and special offers when available.
Any thoughts, offers of help and ideas to improve this website and the Supporters Club in general, would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Bill Whitelegg, Chairman
