Badminton New Zealand is the

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

organisation in

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which was established in 1927 under the stewardship of

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Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

, one of its first champions, and became a founding member of

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

(then known as International Badminton Federation) in 1934. It was incorporated on 26 May 1938 and responsible for promotion and development of badminton in New Zealand. Badminton New Zealand has 27 regional member associations and also organises the New Zealand Open badminton tournament. In an attempt to attract publicity, and thus sponsorship, players and fans, Badminton New Zealand chose Black Cox as a nickname for their national teams, an association to the sport's

shuttlecock A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or plastic (or a synthetic alternative) embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. T ...

and the custom of naming teams in reference to the

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. Badminton New Zealand did get more publicity, and there was sponsorship interest from

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companies. The name is no longer in use.

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* {{Authority control Badminton in New Zealand

Sports governing bodies in New Zealand 1927 establishments in New Zealand