The year 2000 and the new millennium proved to be pivotal for Aotea Sports Club. The Colts started impressively, the debut of women’s rugby, two “rangatahi” (youth) netball teams one of which, the “Cuzzies”, were sponsored a trip to Wellington by club patron and MP, the Hon. Parekura Horomia, to meet the Capital Shakers stars such as Irene Van Dyke. Softball also was trialled as a summer sport with two pitches at the club grounds.
Centennial celebrations held during Labour weekend in 2003 proved a great success with the Green and Gold Ball on the Saturday evening at the Town Hall.
At a club history presentation the following day, all those present agreed the club was not for sale and would remain as The Aotea Sports Club. The older generation of club members were very emphatic about this and, in addition, formally resolved that 1902 be recognised as the club’s founding year from this point onwards, given recently to-hand club memorabilia clearly revealing so. As a result, it was agreed that 105th-year celebrations would be in 2007.
In 2004, Aotea Colts were Manawatū Under-19 competition finalists and the Seniors Hawke’s Bay Division Two finalists. Both netball teams were trophy winners with an Aotea netball team participating in the prestigious Kurungaituku Netball tournament in Rotorua.
In 2006 the Aotea senior side made club history when they competed in the HB Premier competition for the first time, winning the Lane Cup and the Premier Two competition.