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 […]

Supporting Ngāpuhi kapa haka whānau at Te Matatini 2017 Tēnā koutou Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, The Kia Ngawari Kapa Haka Club (representing Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka o Maui) would like to thank Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi for the funding to help support Ngāpuhi whānau within our kapa haka […]

Young Ngāpuhi  touch player represents Counties Manukau Dayna McNally was selected for the Counties Manukau under 10-years girls touch team for the 2016/2017 season. Dayna’s mum, Jade said that the team have three tournaments – the main one, the Inter Provincial Series tournament, is in Rotorua. “Families of the girls […]

A fantastic Waka Ama experience Charleston and Masonryvilla Te Rore are members of the Tāmaki Waka Ama Club. In January they competed in the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro. Their father Maeu said that it was a fantastic experience for his sons and a privilege to be part […]

Young Ngāpuhi hockey player getting closer to ‘Black Sticks’ goal Kia Ora, In December last year I flew to New Plymouth to attend the New Zealand Under 18 Men’s Development Hockey Camp. This camp was for an elite squad of the 27 best under 18 hockey players in the Country. […]