Wellington GAA (WGAA) was established in 1975. It is the governing body for

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

and

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

in the Wellington region of New Zealand, and is affiliated to the

Australasia GAA The Australasia County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Australasian GAA, or Gaelic Football & Hurling Association of Australasia is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games all a ...

. The WGAA runs both Men's and Women's Football matches over the summer at various locations in Wellington. The competition was previously played over winter, however clashes with other sports deemed it necessary to move to a summer competition to attract more players. State Representative Teams are sent to the

Australasian Championships The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. ...

when numbers and interest allow.

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* Australasia GAA Gaelic games in New Zealand Sports governing bodies in New Zealand Sport in Wellington Sports organizations established in 1975 {{NewZealand-sport-stub

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