The Wellington Phoenix have unveiled their alternate kits for the 2026-27 A-League season.
Shooting the release video at Wellington Airport, where every away trip starts for the Phoenix, was a natural fit for two kits that celebrate the beginning of a journey for the club.
The away kit is white with grey patterning, echoing previous change strips from the early 2010s.
The classic Phoenix yellow features on the shoulders and on piping on the shirt.
The Nix men will pair the kit with white shorts and white socks, with the women wearing black shorts and white socks.
Meanwhile, the third kit is kākāriki (green), drawing from the nature and greenery around the Wellington region.
The shirt is detailed with the club tohu as well as a white collar and sleeve, and both teams will wear green shorts and socks to complete the look.
Entelar Group feature as front-of-shirt sponsor for the women’s away and third kits, while Oppo provide the same role for the men’s versions.
The away kits will be in action this weekend as the Nix men take on Newcastle Jets and the Nix women face Perth Glory, both on the road.
The new replica away and third kits are available for purchase now from the club shop and selected retailers.
About the tohu gifted to the Wellington Phoenix:
Acclaimed designer Charmaine Love created a tohu on behalf of Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui a Tara in 2022. This taonga was gifted to the Wellington Phoenix and the design was first incorporated into the teams’ kits for the 2022-23 A-Leagues.
Te Raukura (the white feather or plume of white feathers) is centred on the front of the shirts. It is an important symbol to the tribes who affiliate to Te Āti Awa and other Taranaki Iwi. Te Raukura symbolises the peaceful resistance of their tupuna at Parihaka in the 1880s and the white feather is still worn by their descendants today. Te Raukura represents spiritual, physical, and communal harmony and unity. It is an acknowledgement of a higher spiritual power and is a symbol of faith, hope, and compassion for all.
Ngake and Whātaitai, the two taniwha of Wellington harbour Te Whanganui-a-Tara feature on either side of the tohu. Taniwha are mythical Māori creatures and guardians and represent mauri (life force) of a place in physical form and kaitiakitanga (guardianship). A surrounding element of the tohu features koru (the unfurling new leaf of the ponga fern), symbolising new life, growth, strength and peace. The koru represents the whenua and tangata of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Ngaru (waves) and mangōpare (hammerhead shark) are also integrated in the tohu. The ngaru represents the cutting of the waves when waka travelled the waters of Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The mangōpare represents and symbolises strength, courage, determination, leadership and a fighting spirit, all values shared with the Wellington Phoenix.
The tohu also features Taranaki maunga which is hugely important to mana whenua and considered tapu.
