{"id":138,"date":"2022-07-31T04:01:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vikingsbasketball.nz\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:03:20","slug":"vikings-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vikingsbasketball.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Waitakere Vikings West Auckland Basketball Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"138\" class=\"elementor elementor-138\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-443f3cfa elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"443f3cfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2434,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Vikings2026_SAS_Easter-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2316,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/vikings4.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2348,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/VikingsSas_Slam_2025.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2315,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/vikings3.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2355,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/sasslam2024-2-scaled-e1761713219192.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1933,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/3.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2040,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/2024-Champtions.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2313,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/vikings1.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2314,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/vikings2.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2038,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/2024-Champtions-1.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2317,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vikingsbasketball.nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/vikings5.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;slide_right&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49c44cc5\" data-id=\"49c44cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ad80d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ad80d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Wait\u0101kere Vikings Basketball Club is a volunteer-led initiative focused on developing players and strengthening youth basketball in West Auckland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77666d28 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77666d28\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d58977f\" data-id=\"4d58977f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44912c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44912c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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