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Padel Park turns one

Sunday 6 December, 9am to 8pm. A free day of padel and pickleball to say thanks for our first year. Bring the family, bring a mate, bring someone who’s never picked up a racket.

New red turf being laid on a Padel Park court, with a scissor lift by the glass

The day

When
Sunday 6 December 2026, 9am to 8pm
Where
Padel Park, 82 Duke Street, Frankton
Cost
Free. Rackets, paddles and balls provided.

Free, but booking is essential. Places are limited, so book below to secure your spot. Only the kids’ activation and the walk-in court are turn-up-and-play.

Prize draw

Check in at the desk and you’re in the draw for two $100 Padel Park vouchers. Bring someone who’s never played and you both get an extra entry. Plus spot prizes through the day.

Programme

  1. 9:00–11:00First-hit tastersHalf an hour to give it a go. Not coached: the gear’s on court and our team is around. Up to 4 per booking.
  2. 11:00–12:00Social AmericanoPadel and pickleball side by side, 10 players each.
  3. 12:00–1:00Social AmericanoA second round, 10 players each.
  4. 1:00–2:30Intermediate Americano10 players each, for players already on our list.
  5. 2:30–3:00Kids’ activationChallenges, spot prizes and prizes for the winners. Open to all kids.
  6. 3:00–5:00Coaching tastersHalf an hour with a coach, up to 4 per court.
  7. 5:00–8:00Free court hireA whole court for an hour, for you and up to 3 mates.
  8. 9:00–5:00Walk-in courtPut your name on the whiteboard by court 3 and you’ll go on in order.

A timer marks the end of each half-hour session: time to hop off for the next group.

One year ago we opened the doors. Thank you to everyone who’s played, joined a social, entered a league or brought a mate along. This one’s for you.

Questions? Email office@padelpark.nz.

Book your spot

Free, but booking is essential. Tap a session to book. Numbers update live. Full? Join the waitlist: if someone cancels, you’re moved in and we email you.

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Free walk-in court, 9am to 5pm.

Where it all started

From an empty warehouse in Frankton to a full house on a Saturday: a few snaps from the year the Park came together.

  1. A huge empty warehouse with pallets of court parts and rolls of turf

    01An empty warehouse in Frankton

  2. Two people smiling beside a shipping container packed with crated court frames and turf rolls

    02The courts arrive by container

  3. 03Unboxing

  4. Two people eating pizza in the empty warehouse, puddles on the concrete

    04Pizza on the warehouse floor

  5. Black court frame posts standing on the bare warehouse floor

    05The first frames go up

  6. Seven people standing arm in arm on the bare floor in front of the new court frames

    06The crew who built it

  7. 07Bubbles by the new courts

  8. A group sharing fish and chips at a table beside the new red courts

    08Fish and chips by the finished courts

  9. The Padel Park roller door open at dusk, the lit courts and lounge inside

    09Lights on, doors open

  10. Four smiling players holding up their padel rackets on court

    10First games

  11. Two Padel Park staff in black polos smiling on court, players behind them

    11The team in their Padel Park polos

  12. A busy club day: people leaning on tables and watching the courts

    12A full house

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