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NHEW Kōtiro selected to represent NZ Māori in Rugby League

With 9 kōtiro selected to play NZ Māori U17 Rugby League NHEW was by far the most represented club. The girls whom all reside in the Wellington region will play for NZ Māori in the National Pacific Cup against other nations such as Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Niue in Auckland.

These selections follow a successful year for the NHEW U17 Team who did a tour in Australia Feb 2024 playing 3 games and going unbeaten, then competing in the NZ Māori Tournament in Rotorua July 2024 and coming first.

NHEW was started as a way to connect rangatahi back to their local Marae and their Turangawaewae, learn haka, waiata, karakia, practice a fit and healthy lifestyle whilst creating a pathway for a potential career in sports. In only 4 years NHEW has succeeded in doing this and looking to develop more by opening their own gym that'll have no cost to remove barriers for rangatahi supporting their strength and conditioning.

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Tihei Rangatahi Holiday Programme Term 2 Recap

Over the past two weeks, we ran an amazing Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme filled with learning, fun, and unforgettable experiences.

We kicked things off with a station rotation day where the rangatahi learned how to make putiputi from harakeke, helped with hāngī prep for our lunch the next day, and enjoyed a round of sports. We wrapped up the day with a sausage sizzle and a hikoi down the Gumloop.

The next day we headed out to Brewtown, where the kids had a blast ice skating and jumping on trampolines. We ended that day by sharing the delicious hāngī we prepared together.

To finish off Week 1, we treated the kids to a movie day to watch The Karate Kid 3, complete with goodie bags for the full experience.

Week 2 started with a splash at H2O Pool, which the kids loved so much that we went again the next day — this time to Kilbirnie Pools.

On our final day, we spent the morning at Walter Nash, playing a range of sports, then celebrated our last afternoon at Taita Rocks with pizza. We closed the programme with a special Hautūku ceremony, where each rangatahi wrote down something they wanted to release and placed it in the fire. They also wrote a goal on a star to set intentions moving forward.

We ended with s’mores, laughter, and full hearts. The tamariki absolutely loved it — and we can’t wait for the next Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme!