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New Junior Black Belt in Whangarei

Big congratulations to Jorga Gray (right) on successfully passing her Junior Black Belt examination last night in Whangarei! Jorga has worked hard for many years to get to this point and her grade was well earned!

Jorga is pictured with Mika Lumbera and this photo reminds us of the great friendships that can be built through Taekwondo.

Congratulations Jorga!

Whangarei branch welcomes new Black Belt!

Congratulations to Mika Lumbera from the Whangarei branch of Pacific Sun Taekwondo for passing her Junior Black Belt examination!

Mika has been training at the branch for five years and now begins work in training towards a future 1st Dan Black Belt test.

Congratulations Mika – well deserved!

2024 grading dates announced!

Grading dates for 2024 have been announced! Time to mark them in your calendars!

Whangarei
– Monday April 29
– Monday August 12
– Monday November 25

Auckland
– Thursday April 4
– Thursday August 8
– Thursday November 21

Wellington
– Tuesday April 2
– Tuesday August 6
– Tuesday November 19

Christchurch
– Monday April 1
– Monday August 5
– Monday November 18

Whangarei Central branch returns tomorrow

Time to get back to work after all of that yum Christmas eating!

Whangarei Central branch returns tomorrow with juniors training 6pm-7pm and seniors training 6pm-7.30pm! We’ll resume normal class times in February.

See you tomorrow!

November/December 2023 Grading Dates announced!

Dates for our November/December 2023 gradings have been announced!

Whangarei – Monday November 27
Auckland – Thursday November 30
Christchurch – Monday December 4
Wellington – Tuesday December 5

Best of luck to all students in their training as they prepare for our next grading!

Whangarei Central branch move back to WGHS

Whangarei Central branch of Pacific Sun Taekwondo are pleased to announce the return of both training nights to Whangarei Girls High School!

Previous COVID restrictions caused the branch to split trainings across two facilities, but we’re now in a position to move the branch fully back to WGHS – a location the branch has had an association with for over 25 years!

If you’re interested in training at our Whangarei Central branch, please contact Senior Instructor Dion McCracken to find out more!

August 2020 grading dates announced

Dates for our August 2020 gradings have been announced as below:

Christchurch – Monday 17th August
Wellington – Tuesday 18th August
Opua – Friday 21st August
Whangarei – Saturday 22nd August
Auckland – Thursday 27th August

Best of luck to everyone who grades!

2016 Grading Dates

2016 grading dates have just been announced and are as below:

March 2016

Auckland                       Thursday 17

Bay of Islands               Friday 18

Whangarei                    Saturday 19

Christchurch                 Monday 21

Wellington                    Tuesday 22

June 2016

Auckland                     Thursday 16

Bay of Islands             Friday 17

Whangarei                  Saturday 18

Christchurch               Monday 20

Wellington                   Tuesday 21

November

 Auckland                    Thursday 3

Bay of Islands             Friday 4

Whangarei                   Saturday 5

Christchurch                Monday 7

Wellington                   Tuesday 8