HUNGERBALL® Otago’s new operator – Jake Ward
The passion that drives the people behind HUNGERBALL® motivated our latest operator to join the team in our southernmost location…
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Play Week Aotearoa 2024
Play Week Aotearoa 2024 celebrates the value play brings to tamariki, whānau and communities across Aotearoa. Play gives us freedom…
AUT Research Social Return on Investment of HUNGERBALL®
“HUNGERBALL® is not a lesson. It’s a neutralising space that is fun. It’s escapism and intergenerational.” – Dr Richard Wright,…
Fun, Action and Medals at Camp Adair
The YMCA Sports Camps at Camp Adair, Hunua, are about creating more sporting opportunities for children and young people. The…
Popular with all ages at the Sunshine Coast Education Fair
Thanks to Ginger Sport, our Queensland associate, the HUNGERBALL® arena was popular with all ages at the recent 2024 Education…
New HUNGERBALL® Associate for Hawke’s Bay!
We are thrilled to announce that Sport Hawke’s Bay is our HUNGERBALL® Associate in Hawke’s Bay! We look forward to…
New HUNGERBALL® Associate in Hamilton
After the awesome feedback from students and teachers after our “have-a-go” wellbeing workshop for catholic schools in Hamilton, a HUNGERBALL®…
Fierce Competition at The Halberg Games
The Halberg Games, organised by the Halberg Foundation, is a three-day national sports tournament exclusively open to young athletes aged…
Fast, Fun and Fierce at Coastival ’24
It was fast, fun and fierce HUNGERBALL® action at the first-ever Coastival ’24 event, hosted by the HBC Youth Hauora…
The Today Show Broadcast from HUNGERBALL® Arena
Our HUNGERBALL® Queensland associates, Ginger Sport, started the day high-profilely this February with a live broadcast on Channel 9 Australia…
Commonly Asked Questions During 2023
Some commonly asked questions during 2023; read below for our answers! IS HUNGERBALL® FOR ANYONE? Yes, HUNGERBALL® is for everyone.…
Inclusive and competitive at CM Games
HUNGERBALL® had a blast at the #CMGames23! This was the second year of the games, which are an opportunity for…
HUNGERBALL® Facilitator Training
Player-centric quality experiences are possible only if the facilitators are trained in the HUNGERBALL® method of running the games in…
All Whites ’82 legend Bobby Almond in the HUNGERBALL® arena
Andu faced All Whites ’82 legend Bobby Almond in the HUNGERBALL® arena as part of a fun introductory session for…
HUNGERBALL® Community Hierarchy
HUNGERBALL® remains committed to our social mission to get people of all ages and abilities to play, move and connect.…
HUNGERBALL® Now Stateside – Welcome Denver!
HUNGERBALL® is now stateside, with our Denver, USA team at Mile High HUNGERBALL® operated by Luis Trujillo. My name is…
HUNGERBALL® at WhitbyFest ‘23
What an amazing way to end the school year at The Whitby High School. Great to see the students and…
FIFA Fan Festival™ at Claudelands Events Centre
What a amazing experience is was for the HUNGERBALL® team to be a part of the FIFA Fan Festival™ as…
HUNGERBALL® Reaching Huge Numbers in Bay of Plenty
HUNGERBALL® Bay of Plenty is one of our most active regions driven by the wonderful HUNGERBALL® Manager Patrice Carmignani. Thanks…
HUNGERBALL® at Refugees as Survivors New Zealand Event
We are blessed to have a HUNGERBALL® arena at RASNZ – Refugees as Survivors New Zealand, in Auckland. Our vision…
See you at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Fan Festival Zones!
Get ready for some incredible events in and around Tāmaki Makaurau this July and August, leading up to the FIFA…
New HUNGERBALL® Associate for Otago!
We are thrilled to announce that Roslyn Wakari AFC is now our HUNGERBALL® Associate in Otago! Their first community activation…
Taupo – FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Trophy Tour
What a unique privilege to have our local street football adaptation on the Taupo Lakefront as part of the FIFA…
ESPN SportsCenter Features HUNGERBALL®
What a surprise yesterday to wake up to one of our HUNGERBALL® videos being featured on the ESPN SportsCenter Instagram…
Inclusive HUNGERBALL® For All Abilities
We’re excited to announce that after successful trials, hundreds of students of all abilities from Wilson School and Rosehill College…
Social Indicators & Outcomes of HUNGERBALL®
In 2018, Dr Richard Wright, School of Sport and Recreation at AUT Centre for Active Ageing, began evaluating the social…
HUNGERBALL® Teacher Training in South Auckland
More teacher training in HUNGERBALL® is now completed in South Auckland schools. What an awesome event to deliver at Dawson…
100 Days to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
Marking 100 days to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, Wellington’s Queens Wharf has been buzzing with community celebrations, including…
FIFA Fan Festival™ for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
We’re excited to announce that HUNGERBALL® is set to be a part of the FIFA Fan Festival™ at Shed 6…
New UK Partner HUNGERBALL® – Oaklands School Cheshire
We’re excited to announce the new HUNGERBALL® international partner of Oaklands School in Cheshire, England. Oaklands School becomes our second…
Trained Teachers Delivering HUNGERBALL®
The awesome feedback from schools where trained teachers have delivered HUNGERBALL® over a 3-week period validates our games’ inclusivity, well-being…
Papakura High School Inter-house HUNGERBALL® Competitions
The inter-house HUNGERBALL® competitions at Papakura High School have become an annual tradition, a true festival of colours, laughs, sweat…
Behind the Scenes at HUNGERBALL®
With the new year well underway, we thought it timely to introduce one of the key figures behind the scenes…
New HUNGERBALL® Online Facilitator Training Programme
As HUNGERBALL® continues to grow and new associates join our team, we are excited to announce that we have developed…
A HUNGERBALL® Year In Review
HUNGERBALL® has had a massive year, with about 40,000 people having so many fun battles that they didn’t even realise…
Dentons Kensington Swan
Ever since HUNGERBALL® was founded, we have received significant support on intellectual property matters from leading commercial law firm Dentons…
Christchurch Here We Come!
Canterbury, here we come! Our Associates Network welcomes two Christchurch football clubs with funding from The Centre Circle led by…
Ōtara Healthy Communities Sports Day
What a great day HUNGERBALL® had with tamariki running, jumping, kicking, and laughing during a full day of activities at…
A Great Demonstration of the HUNGERBALL® Philosophy
HUNGERBALL® started with a commitment to inclusivity and breaking down barriers. Supporting refugees starting over in New Zealand has always…
Inter-School Tournament at Bruce Pulman Park
At the start of summer, HUNGERBALL® reached a new milestone with the first HUNGERBALL® Inter-School Tournament as part of the…
First Fun Teams Event at Pulman Arena
We are excited to announce that we are hosting our first Hungerball social tournament at Bruce Pulman Park. The tournament…
Tomarata School Activation
When Tomarata School gave HUNGERBALL a test play, the country kids loved it, and it was immediately apparent that the…
Sport 2.0 becomes kaitiaki of HUNGERBALL
HUNGERBALL is running around with excitement about the development of our charitable trust, Sport 2.0. Establishing a trust means HUNGERBALL…
HUNGERBALL collaboration with Find Your Field of Dreams
The HUNGERBALL Hauora (Wellbeing) 2022 project is delivering fun and games to 35 South Auckland schools. That’s a whole lot…
Introducing football to young South Aucklanders
Thousands of young South Aucklanders will get their first experience of football activities thanks to an innovative community programme run…
HUNGERBALL® at All Abilities & Accessible Play Day
What an absolute (hunger)ball everybody had at the All Abilities & Accessible Play Day in Wellington! Thanks to Ray &…
The University of Auckland Study of Hungerball
Produced with financial support from Fonterra, The University of Auckland has completed a comprehensive study covering the physical activity levels,…
HUNGERBALL Partners with Manukau United FC
HUNGERBALL New Zealand is honoured to announce a new partnership with Lotto NRFL Premier League club Manukau United FC, one…
HUNGERBALL Partners with Sir Ray Avery’s Amigo Bars
HUNGERBALL New Zealand and The Sir Ray Avery Foundation have signed a partnership agreement to promote HUNGERBALL Games and Amigo…
Seattle Sounders FC
The first Hungerball arena in the United States goes to the reigning Major League Soccer champs Seattle Sounders FC! Following…
ANZ Sports Scene
HUNGERBALL was recently featured on ANZ Sports Scene which is produced by The New Zealand Herald… “It started out as…
Hungerball on TVNZ at AIMS Games
What a stunning week it was for the Anchor AIMS Games in Tauranga and the Hungerball World Championships even made…
2018 Hungerball World Championship
We are excited to announce that the second HUNGERBALL World Championship will be taking place at the 2018 Anchor AIMS…
Hungerball on Radio New Zealand
Hungerball was recently featured on the Radio New Zealand when HUNGERBALL inventor Andu Iordache was interviewed at Rutherford College on…
International Headlines – Philippines!
HUNGERBALL is making international headlines again, this time on the public news in the Philippines! PTV Philippines feature HUNGERBALL
Team Wellington’s Hungerball Holiday Programme
For the first time, ISPS HANDA New Zealand Premiership side Team Wellington will be using Hungerball to add a new…
HUNGERBALL was a blast at 2017 Anchor AIMS Games
Kids with endless energy demonstrated a brilliant display of football skills at the very first HUNGERBALL World Championships. Two HUNGERBALL…
Hungerball on TVNZ’s What Now programme
Hungerball was featured on Kid Cam, which is part of the What Now kids programme on TVNZ. Take a look…
Massey University Feature
Hungerball was recently featured on the Massey University website in a feature about hundreds of students and staff at the…
Eastern Courier Feature
Hungerball was recently featured in the Eastern Courier following use as an icebreaker activity at the Oxygen Youth conference at…
First HUNGERBALL World Champs
We are excited to announce that the inaugural HUNGERBALL World Championship will be taking place at the 2017 Anchor AIMS…
Pledge for Plunket with The Hits
Over the next two weeks, The Hits will be throwing their support behind Plunket, with The Hits Pledge for Plunket……
Rodney Times Feature
Hungerball was recently featured in the Rodney Times in a feature tracking the lead-up to our Bronze at prestigious 2017…
Hungerball on TVNZ ONE
The story of Hungerball was featured on TVNZ ONE as part of the Neighbourhood programme. Take a look and let…
Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards Bronze
Hungerball won Bronze at the prestigious 2017 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Innovation in Product Design and Development in Health and…
FIFA 11+ Road Show
Hungerball recently toured venues around New Zealand as part of the FIFA 11+ Road Show run by NZ Football’s Fit4Football…
Premier Team’s Training Sessions
Take a look at Hungerball being used as part of training sessions for the premier teams of Team Wellington, Wellington…
Hungerball In Action
Want to see what Hungerball looks like in action? Then check out these clips of games being played, including GoPro…
Local Matters: Football Fun the Goal of Hungerball
Hungerball gives children as well as adults, the challenge of defending and attacking a goal at the same time. You…
Local Matters: Andu Iordache
Orewa psychologist Andu Iordache grew up in communist Romania, dreaming of chocolate, bananas and the life he imagined people lived…
Nautilus: Four Ball Games You’ve Never Heard Of
It might seem that we have explored every kind of sport by this point in history. But people get tired…
Topend Sports: the Sport & Science Resource
The new sport of Hungerball Soccer was created by Andu & Toma Iordache from New Zealand in February 2015. Hungerball…