People’s Choice Award
An award for Wairarapa residents to have a direct say as to what finalists they believe should be recognised for their contribution to local sport. This award is awarded to the finalist with the most public votes.
Blue Hansen
2020-2021 Award Recipient Whether it is his beloved Pioneer Rugby Club, a Wairarapa-Bush representative game, netball, or touch, Blue Hanson is a familiar face around the sports fields and courts. For more than 20 years, Blue has set up the Jeans Street grounds for Pioneer’s premier rugby home games. Then he’s on the side-lines, usually carrying the water bottles, or helping in any way that he can. If he isn’t tied up with the team, he’s often seen handing out sweets to supporters on the sidelines. And then at the end of the day, Blue is there
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again, putting everything away for the next game. During the Wai-Bush rep season, Blue is there again helping out with the water and anything else the team need doing. On top of that, for many years, Blue has readied the Colombo Road netball courts for play every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Blue Hansen is your typical down-to-earth sort of bloke who just goes about getting everything organised so players can enjoy their game with no hassles.
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