28th Māori Battalion Memorial Bowls Tournament Opononi Bowling Club hosts the 28th Māori Battalion Memorial competition in association with the Hokianga Memorial RSA every year as a way of paying tribute to those who have passed on and to honour their last survivors. Frank Barnes, of the RSA and organising […]

Ngāpuhi triathlete competes in Australia I competed in the Gold Coast Triathlon last weekend and I ended up 22nd in the Open Elite Womens race. I had a really good swim and an okay bike and run. Racing at this level is a really good experience for me – it’s […]

Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu Touch Teams to compete at World Masters The Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu Touch Masters teams are made up of the Mens 30 years plus, Womens 27 years plus and a Mixed 40 years plus team. They applied to the Rūnanga for sponsorship funding to help them meet the […]

Sportsmanship makes Australian School Basketball Nationals more special Thank you for the $200 which contributed towards the cost of the trip which cost $2,746. We travelled to Melbourne where we encountered not the hot weather they had experienced weeks before, but instead torrential rain, and a cold snap. Fortunately, Basketball […]

Hātea Kapa Haka – Te Matatini 2017 We would like to thank Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi for the sponsorship funding that helped get our roopū to Te Matatini 2017 in Heretaunga. This sponsorship contributed to paying our costs which included travel, accomodation wānanga over six months and kākahu. A special […]

Ngāpuhi ki Rarotonga U15 netball team win their division On 29 December 2017 our Ngāpuhi ki Rarotonga U15 team travelled to Rarotonga for the Netball in Paradise tournament and represented their iwi well. Not only did they wear their Ngāpuhi tribal gear with pride and look mīharo, but the girls […]

Ngāpuhi whānau compete at Māori Basketball Nationals Kia ora, I would like to thank you for sponsoring my children and husband to participate in the National Māori Basketball at Rotorua in Janurary. The all had a ball. Also thank you for the contribution to the Ngāpuhi Under 15’s boys team […]

2017 NZ Tag Football Nationals for Ngāpuhi Sportswoman Rachel Panapa plays for the Canterbury Women’s Tag Football team. Last month they went to the NZTFI Nationals in Auckland. She said that it was an awesome experience to be a part of the tournament and a privilege to be with a […]

Young Ngāpuhi siblings represent Taitokerau Touch Kia ora.  Thank you so much for the funds to assist our tamariki to get to their representative tournaments for Te Taitokerau Touch. Henare and Jordan-Lee made us all proud not only by their efforts on the field at the Northern IPS Touch Tournament […]