Sport – To celebrate the BNZ Kāhu making women’s sporting history, BNZ gifts home game tickets to fans

BNZ says “To celebrate the BNZ Kāhu making women’s sporting history, it’s our shout.”  

New Zealand, 1 October 2024 – Less than a week before women’s basketball season tips off, in a bid to increase access to the hotly contested Tauihi season, BNZ has announced that BNZ Kāhu fans attending regular-season home games in Auckland and Whangārei won’t have to pay for general admission tickets.

Last week, the championship franchise revealed BNZ Kāhu’s all-female ownership team of Jo Caird, Jody Cameron, “Georgie” Paula George, Rachel Howard, and Dani Marshall, making New Zealand’s top women’s basketball team the first sports team in the world to be fully owned, managed, and coached by women.

“The feedback we have been getting from across Aotearoa New Zealand has been extraordinary. Our mission is to celebrate and grow our passionate community of fans by making women’s sports more accessible and family-friendly,” says co-owner Jo Caird.

“That all starts at home, where we want our fans to turn Eventfinda Stadium and Whangārei McKay Stadium Kensington into our fortresses. And what better way than a sold-out stadium stacked with screaming BNZ Kāhu fans,” says co-owner “Georgie” Paula George.

Starting this Sunday, when BNZ Kāhu hosts Dunedin’s Southern Hoiho for the first game of the season, BNZ Kāhu fans will be “shouted” their tickets by the team’s naming sponsor, Bank of New Zealand.

“We were already absolutely stoked to have BNZ as a key partner and supporter. And we were committed to welcoming overlooked communities and reimagining the possibilities. Turning that commitment into a reality is so much easier when you have partners like the team at BNZ who believe with you,” says co-owner Dani Marshall.

“It’s an absolute no-brainer,” says BNZ’s Executive Corporate and Institutional Banking Penny Ford.

“What better way to celebrate this groundbreaking team of leaders than by giving them and the brilliant players they support a home stadium filled with passionate fans – all season long,” she says.

BNZ Kāhu fans who have already purchased general admission tickets will have the option to refund their purchase price or transfer that purchase into admission into a brand-new Kāhu Supporters Club.

“Those early bird ticket holders will be some of our most passionate fans. We can’t wait to see them on Sunday,” says co-owner and coach Jody Cameron.

General Admission tickets to six BNZ Kāhu regular-season home games will be available for free at www.eventfinda.co.nz starting Tuesday 1 October.