Help Northern United juniors get back on the pitch

On 5 November, a fire was started in the changing rooms at Discovery Park in Hamilton, and the building was destroyed. Inside was the gear our junior footballers use every Saturday: Our brand new pop-up goals, nets, balls, training gear, uniform kit, flags, and the line marker we use to mark our pitches.

Northern United doesn’t have clubrooms, so we store gear across several sites. Whilst insurance will cover some of our loss, our kit being spread across multiple sites has meant we were unable to insure everything. With an approximate loss of about $42,000, insurance will pay about $20,000, and the club is contributing about $6,700 from existing funds, we will still be short.

This page is for our own club community: Northern United families, past players and friends of the club. We’re raising $10,000 to close the gap, so every junior team is ready for muster in February 2027 without the cost landing on next year’s registration fees.

What your gift replaces: $32 buys a ball, $239 a goal net, and $489 a pop-up goal.

Every dollar raised goes to replacement gear, and we’ll post updates showing exactly what’s been bought. Thank you for helping our tamariki get back on the pitch.