AT THE RECENT PETER JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL BOWLS TOURNAMENT AT MT MAUNGANUI, PROMISING BOP RUGBY SEVENS RUGBY PLAYER – HOPE GARNER FROM TAURANGA GIRLS COLLEGE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MAORI SPORTS AWARDS RWC RUGBY SCHOLARSHIP. HOPE IS PICTURED WITH FORMER ALL BLACK SIR BRYAN WILLIAMS & FORMER MAORI ALL BLACK ERROL BRAIN AT THE PRESENTATION…
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2017 Senior Maori Sportsman finalists & World lawn bowls singles champion, Shannon (Ngāti Porou) from the Stoke Club in Nelson won the 2018 Bowls NZ singles final at the Taieri Bowling Club, then went on to win the fours, wife Amy came R/U in her fours final.
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With IRB World Rugby breakthrough player of the year and Maori Sportsman/Sportsperson of the Year, Rieko Ioane the Tom French Memorial Maori player award. OTHER MAORI WINNERS ON THE NIGHT WERE: SID TATANA – Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year BEN O’KEEFIE – New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year PORTIA WOODMAN – Fans…
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Nga mihi tino nui ki a Raelene, on your appointment, as you achieve once again as a CEO on the world’s platforms of sporting administration. Raelene is the former CEO of the Bulldogs NRL club, former CEO of Netball NZ, a recipient of the 2013 Maori Sports Awards Administrator of the Year Award, Raelene’s mum…
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PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / MEDIA STATEMENT 2 TĪHEMA/ DECEMBER 2017 IRB World rugby conquerors Portia Woodman and Reiko triumph again by making a clean sweep at the 2017 Aotearoa Maori Sports Awards. Hosted by Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust at the Vodafone Events Centre in Auckland last night (Saturday 02 December). Portia (Ngāpuhi)winner of…
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