14 June Wainuiomata News

By Frank Neill

Wainuiomata High School student

Keighan Silvester has been named as one of the top five student artists in Te Whanganui-a-tara.

Keighan’s winning work was selected from around 1,500 entries and features in the Artstart Foundation’s student exhibition, to be held at 154 Featherston Street from 24 June to 7 July.

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holding his top art work.

Keighan Silvester

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Aged 15 years, Keighan is the youngest of the five finalists. The other four are aged 18 years.

The calibre of entries in the competition “has blown us away,” the co-founders of the event Charlotte Sherratt and Sophie Paterson say.

“This year’s judging panel had a challenging time narrowing down the top five works,” they say.

The panel consisted of four local industry experts: Ana Sciascia, Director at P taka Art and Museum; Chelsea Nichols, Senior Curator at The Dowse Art Museum and two local practising artists – Mica Still and Lucy Tyndall.

opening night and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite. co.nz/e/artstart-2023-exhibitionopening-night-poneke-wellington-tickets-616186920667.

There is no charge for entry to the exhibition itself, which has the main aim of providing support for rangatahi into creative careers in Aotearoa. It is open from 10am to 6pm each day.

It will feature art works of students from Wainuiomata High School, Wellington College, Wellington High School, Wellington Girls College, Samuel Marsden Collegiate, Whitby Collegiate, Aotea College, Hutt Valley High School and St Orans College.

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Keighan Silvester studies in Te Kura Matua o Wainuiomata at Wainuiomata High School.

His winning work is entitled Haumie Tiketike/Rongom t ne and is a digital illustration.

Government delivers 1,800 more Police

By Frank Neill

Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen has welcomed the government reaching its target of 1,800 more frontline Police.

The target was reached on 1 June when 62 new officers graduated from the Police College at a ceremony in Te Rauparaha Arena.

As Minister of Police, Ms Adnersen was among the attendees at the ceremony.

“This government set out to

deliver 1,800 more Police, and today we’ve done that,” Ms Andersen said.

“What we’ve achieved today is the biggest ever Government commitment to an increase in Police numbers in history, and we’re proud to stand alongside them to celebrate this historic achievement. “Delivering on our promise means every Policing district in New Zealand is better resourced than they were five and half years ago – and there’s more

we want to do yet.”

With the addition of 1,800 extra Police, funding announced in Budget 2023 “will ensure there is one officer for every 480 New Zealanders, compared with one for every 544 New Zealanders in 2017.

“This commitment to properly resourcing our police is a vital component in tackling crime, including retail, youth and violent crime,” Ms Andersen said.

“We’ve also invested in the

fight against organised crime and gangs. Due to our investment to grow Police numbers we will reach 700 new staff dedicated to combatting organised crime.”

“I know this sustained support makes a difference.

“I worked in Police for a decade and it was clear to everyone that you can’t cut and fudge your way to improved outcomes when it comes to law and order, no matter how you try to dress it up,” Ms Andersen said.

The Board will be meeting on Wednesday 21 June 2023 6:30pm, Room 1, in the

Keighan Silvester’s top five art work. Photo: Supplied.

Q: What is your favourite book, or author?

Mila’s Books makes history again

By Frank Neill

Wainuiomata resident Dahlia Malaeulu’s publishing firm Mila’s Books has made history again.

It’s new book “A New Dawn” has been announced as a New Zealand Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards Finalist.

This is the first time in the awards history that a book produced by an all Pasifika publishing team has been a finalist.

“A New Dawn”by Emeli Sione and illustrated by Darcy Solia is one of five finalists in the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction.

Released on the one-year anniversary of the New Zealand government apology for the dawn raids, the book shares Emeli’s dawn raid story of the real impact of this dark time in our history.

Emili’s work “provides us with hope on our journeys of equality, justice and healing as Pasifika in Aotearoa,” Dahlia says.

“We are also proud of the amazing Petone-based author, Emeli Sione and herfamily for showing the world what is possible through the sharing of our stories and experiences asPasifika here in Aotearoa.”

“Like many other immigrant families, my parents started their new lives here feeling hopeful and thinking God had truly blessed them,” Emeli says.

“We lived with my grandparents, and Mum worked in a laundromat and looked after us kids while Dad worked in a hotel in town.

“We didn’t have much money but they believed in the promise of the land of milk and honey.

“But after our family was raided and my grandparents were sent back to Tonga, that dream was shattered. Our family felt broken and lost.

“‘A New Dawn’talks about what happened to my family.

“I was only five when it happened, but I remember the police banging on the door and my parents telling my grandparents and me to hide in the wardrobe in their room.

“I remember crying and trying my best to keep quiet. It was so hard and I was so scared.

“And I remember the wardrobe door opening, and my grandparents being handcuffed and led out by the police. I didn’t see them again for years.

“I wonder if people can imagine how it feels to be treated like that – how humiliated and degraded you feel;

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how it affects your sense of worth and belonging.

“That experience changed our family. It scarred us.

“Grandpa was the head of our household and the glue in our family.

“He was a minister, and he was kind and loving but also stern. He kept everything in our family in order. He and Dad were really close.

“And, as the eldest of my parent’s children, I was also raised by them.

“After my grandparents were deported, Dad really struggled.

“He became an angry man, and my parents ended up separating when I was 10 and then divorcing.

“It took years for me to understand the full impact of that night — and of the dawn raids on Pacific families like ours,” Emeli says.

Eventually her grandparent’s returned to New Zealand.

“After being sent back to Tonga, they went to live in Niue. My grandmother’s father was Niuean, so she and Grandpa gained New Zealand citizenship while they were in Niue.

“Bringing‘A New Dawn’together has been about understanding my family’s story and our place in New Zealand.

“I’ve pulled together the different threads in our lives, and taken a hard look at how it’s affected us. And that hasn’t been an easy process,” Emeli says.

The cover of “A New Dawn”. Image: Supplied.

Fale Mapesone Count Buff.

Michaela Jonker Demon Slayer by Koyohara Gotuge.

Uli Webster The Bible.

Callum Pollard Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Kurt Samuel Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd.

Paiana Te Amo The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

With the road forward

“We can support you on your journey from a life of torment to one where you are thriving and living the best life possible,” says Tony Thorn, peer support worker and now General Manager of The Road Forward. For those of us damaged by sexual trauma, we’ve been harmed because a sexual boundary has been crossed. “We often tell ourselves stories that aren’t quite right. We can’t do intimacy. We’re reactive in situations where we feel threatened (which can be often). We don’t trust. We pick the wrong people to be around, and we repeat our mistakes.”

How does Tony know this?

“Before I went on my own journey with The Road Forward, you only had to spend five minutes inside my head,” he says. “I could look highly functioning on the outside but, on the inside, I’d be riddled with crippling selfdoubt, negative hate talk, anxiety, depression, wanting to shut myself away … you name it. I have lived experience of the impacts of sexual trauma.”

The big thing is having the space, the opportunity, to name what you are feeling. “When I can name what’s going on for me,” Tony says, “half of the issue disappears. There’s an amazing relief that accompanies saying out loud that my anxiety is in the room or I’m feeling paranoid right now or a dozen other things.”

Not trusting that we have the space to name our feelings is especially true for men. Even more so for male survivors of sexual trauma.

“If we can’t name what we’re feeling, we’re more likely to try and numb them, generally harming ourselves more and often resulting in addictions ranging from alcohol or eating to cutting our bodies and work ing too hard.

We’re also more likely to hurt others with our withdrawals, our reactive anger, maybe worse. And interactions with our children can be scary and challenging.”

Statistics show that up to 11 people experience the negative impacts of one person’s sexual trauma at any one time –including partners, children and grandchildren, friends, work colleagues and managers, church members, and sporting buddies. It’s never too late to change how you feel and how you affect others.

Contact our trauma-informed peer workers. The Road Forward has a presence in Wellington, Lower Hutt, and Kapiti and is now available across the Wairarapa for male survivors of sexual harm.

There’s no cost, no judgement, and no limits on your access to support. The Road Forward is a fully funded charity, assisted by government and by grants.

GARDENING THIS WEEK

STRAWBERRIES: By Wally Richards

New seasons strawberry plants are now available in garden centres. The nurseries that grow the plants lift them after the autumn rains have moisten the soil sufficiently, then they are distributed to garden centres. I find that the sooner you can get your new strawberry plants into their new beds the better results you have in the first season. Like all things planted it is root establishment that is so important. When planting place about a teaspoon of Unlocking Your Soil in the planting hole with a pinch of BioPhos for each strawberry plant. Gardeners with existing beds of strawberries will likely have a number of runners that have rooted in nicely, these can be used for new season plants.. If the existing strawberry bed is not congested with old and new plants and there is ample room still for all the plants to grow and produce, then you can get away with not lifting the runners or only lifting those that are too close to existing plants. Strawberries are easy to grow and can be grown in open ground or containers. In open ground the most practical way is to make a bed with wood surrounds 16 to 20 cm tall and have a hinged frame over the bed that has either plastic bird netting or wire netting over the lid. The whole frame needs to only sit on the soil so it can be moved if required. If using tanalised timber for the surround then after cutting to size; paint all the wood with a couple of coats of acrylic paint to prevent chemicals leeching into the soil. Strawberries can be grown in troughs about 16 to 20 cm wide and similar depth then as long as required. I like to hang these off the top rail of a fence. Special strawberry planters made from clay or plastic are not very good and your results are likely to be poor. (Thats the types where plants are placed in holes around the container as well as on top.) Polystyrene boxes with holes in the bottom are also ideal containers for good crops if they have a rooting depth of 15cm or more. The growing medium should be a good compost such as Daltons or Oderings to which you can add untreated sawdust and a little clean top soil or vermicast. (Worm casts from a worm farm) A mix of about 75% compost, 20% sawdust and 5% vermicast is good value. Mix the above in a wheelbarrow then place a layer of the mix 5 cm deep in the base of the trough or container. Now sprinkle a layer of chicken manure, some potash, BioPhos, Unlocking Your Soil and Ocean Solids. Horse manure is also very good. If you do not have chicken manure available use sheep manure pellets and blood & bone. Cover with more compost mix to a depth suitable for planting your new strawberry plants. A similar process can be applied to a open bed with a frame, though the frame height may need to be taller than previously suggested. Ensure that the soil at the base of the frame is free of most weeds and then place a layer or two of cardboard over the soil. This will help prevent weeds from coming up in the bed, then fill as suggested.

There are a number of different varieties of strawberry plants available to the home gardener, sometimes the older varieties such as Tioga and Redgaunlet (both are hard to come by now replaced with the newer varieties such as Chandler, Pajaro and Seascape. Different varieties will do better or worse in different climates so choose the ones most suited to your area of the country.

Strawberry types include:

Strawberry Baby Pink ™ Producing stunning beautiful pink flowers followed by small to medium red fruit with sweet traditional flavour. Large bunches of berries ripening over a long period.

Habit - Compact strong growing strawberry. Size - Give these small to medium plants close spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Unknown if short day, neutral or long day type.

Strawberry Camarosa; Large to very large

medium dark red fruit. Firm medium red flesh with excellent flavour. Conical shape. High resistance to wet weather. Habit - Suitable for Northern and Central districts. Vigorous growth habit.Size - Give these vigorous plants wide spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Short day typeflowers are initiated by short day lengths.

Harvest - Fruit ripen 20-35 days from flowering depending on climate, with light crops in early summer, followed by a main crop in December - January. Yield is very good. Strawberry Chandler; Small to very large medium red fruit. Firm light red flesh with very good flavour. Conical shape. High resistance to wet weather. Habit - Suitable for Northern and Central districts. Multi-crowned growth habit. Size - Give these multi crowned plants medium spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Short day type - flowers are initiated by short day lengths.

Harvest - Fruit ripen 20-35 days from flowering depending on climate, with light crops in early summer followed by a main crop in December - January. Yield is very good.

Strawberry Sundae ™ Large red fruit with excellent flavour. Firm red flesh in an oval shape. Habit - Suitable for Northern and Central districts. Vigorous growth habit. SizeGive these vigorous plants wide spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Short day type - flowers are initiated by short day lengths.

Harvest - Fruit ripen 20-35 days from flowering depending on climate, with light crops in early summer followed by a main crop in December - January. Yield is average. Strawberry Supreme ™ Very large bright red fruit. Very firm red flesh with excellent flavour. Conical shape. Good resistance to wet weather. Habit - Suitable for Northern and Central districts. Moderately strong growth habit. Size - Give these small to medium sized plants close spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Short day typeflowers are initiated by short day lengths.

Harvest - Fruit ripen 20-35 days from flowering depending on climate, with light crops in early summer followed by a main crop in December - January. Yield is very good. Strawberry Temptation™ Medium bright red shiny fruit with excellent flavour. Pale firm flesh. Habit - Compact strong growing strawberry. Tough and resilient in relation to pest and diseases. Size - Give these medium plants close spacing. Pollination - Self-fertile. Only NZ bred Day Neutral strawberry which means they will set fruit regardless of how long or short the days are making this an ideal fruiter national wide. Will extend the North Island season. Harvest - Consistent high yields of berries ripening over a long period from October to March. To enhance your strawberries and increase the crop yields by 200 to 400% drench the bed with Mycorrcin after planting and repeat again in a couple of months time. Spray the plants with Mycorrcin every two weeks till end of season. Make up in a trigger sprayer it keeps so leave by strawberry bed and spray as required. MBL can be added to the spray. For bigger berries you may like to try Wallys Secret Strawberry Food.

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Problem drive now repaired

By Frank Neill

The driveway at a rental home in Wainuiomata has now been repaired, some 18 months after the property manager was informed about the issue.

That’s “great news,” says Wira Te Paa, who took up the cause of the major slump in the driveway on behalf of the young couple renting the property.

The couple have had to replace three car tyres owing to the slump in the drive.

After Ms Te Paa had contacted the property manager at Harcourts and had received no reply, she approached the “Wainuiomata News” in October 2022.

That approach came after the tenants had talked to her about the problem, but did not want to pursue it with Harcourts’ property manager “because they are frightened

they might get kicked out”.

She hoped that by raising the issue with the paper that it would result in the driveway being repaired.

Nothing happened, however, until quite recently.

“It turns out the Harcourts property manager was on maternity leave, and that’s why it was left so long,” Ms Te Paa says.

Once she returned to work after bring on maternity leave, she began working on the problem and the driveway is now repaired.

“I’ve sent her an email thanking her,” Ms Te Paa says. She also understands that Harcourts will compensate the tenants for the three tyres that have been destroyed.

“I’ve got to look around for some more work now,” she says.

Ms Te Paa is well known for her community service in Wainuiomata, particularly with older people. The driveway before it was repaired.

Dawn karakia to open upgrade

By Frank Neill

The Wainuiomata town centre upgrade will be opened with a Karakia Whakatuwhera on 20 June.

The dawn celebration will start at 6am, and people are asked to arrive by 5:45am.

Mana Whenua will lead the karakia which will then see the Queen Street and town centre space formally

handed back to the community.

People attending the karakia meet outside Te P taka K rero o Wainuiomata (Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub), 1A Queen Street. Light refreshments will be served in the hub following the ceremony. The upgrade work is currently virtually complete.

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A section of the town centre upgrade nearing completion on 12 June. Photo: Frank Neill.

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Marae closed for major upgrade

By Frank Neill

The Whare Kai and Whare Nui at the Wainuiomata Marae are currently closed while major renovations on the Whare Kai are taking place.

After the roof was replaced on the building recently and the heating repaired, the marae administrators noticed a lot more work that needed to be done.

“We found a lot more issues than we expected,” the Wainuiomata Marae Chairman Star Olsen says.

Among the issues they discovered were rot in window frames – meaning that replacement aluminium windows will be fitted – work needed on the

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water supply system, the kitchen needed upgrading and the interior needed painting “and a lot of other things that have been neglected over the years.

“The old girl is starting to show its age,” Mr Olsen says, “and you can see the strains of 50 odd years [that the building has been operating].

“We want to keep it going for the next 50 years.

“It’s quite a major undertaking,” Mr Olsen says. Because of that he expects the Whare Kai and Whare Nui will be closed until around October.

The köhanga reo at the Marae will continue as usual, however, as will the activities that take place in the Bubby Turner Whare at the Marae.

People sought for representation review

Hutt City Council is establishing an independent panel to conduct its upcoming representation review and is seeking expressions of interest from community members to be part of it.

Representation reviews consider things like the number of local electoral wards, the number of councillors, and use of structures like community boards.

The council’s last representation review was in 2018, and it is now preparing to undertake another review in time for the 2025 local elections.

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says this is the first time Hutt City Council has opted to run its representation review using an independent panel structure.

"I’ve always been uncomfortable about elected members directly reviewing electoral arrangements, because there is an unavoidable perception of self-interest at play.

"An independent panel will have the

expertise and knowledge to review representation arrangements at armslength from council and consider community views and feedback."

Mayor Barry encourages people to consider engaging in the expression of interest process to be part of the panel.

"This is a great opportunity for people in our community to support us with our representation review. The opportunity to help ensure we have the best possible representation arrangements for Hutt City Council doesn't come up very often," Mayor Barry says.

Final decisions about council’s representation arrangements will be made in 2024, following full public consultation.

More information about the representation review and the independent panel, including expressions of interest, is available at https://www.huttcity. govt.nz/council/how-council-works/ representation-review-2023-24.

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The Wainuiomata Marae Whare Kai during the roof replacement earlier this year. Photo: Frank Neill.

Wainuiomata and Avalon share the points

By Frank Neill

Wainuiomata drew its latest match with Avalon in the latest round of Wellington Rugby’s Swindale Shield competition on 10 June.

Wainuiomata looked to have the match, played at Fraser Park, under control when they led 20-7 at half time.

A second half comeback by the home team saw them come back into contention, however, and the match ended with a 26-26 scoreline.

Niko Patelesio scored two tries and Kade Tiatia also dotted down for Wainuiomata. Tyler Kane kicked one conversion and three penalties.

The match was played for the Anthony Waldron trophy.

This trophy is named in honour of former

Wainuiomata first five eight Anthony Waldron. Both his sons, Thomas and Scott, played for Avalon and had long professional careers in the early 2000s. The inaugural Anthony Waldron Trophy match was played in 2018.

The Wainuiomata premier two team had a better day in their match, also against Avalon. Following a closely fought encounter, Wainuiomata emerged the victors by 26-24.

In what was a dress rehearsal for the final of the women’s Izzy Ford Cup the combined Wainuiomata-Hutt Old Boys Marist team met Paremata-Plimmerton in the final round robin match on 10 June.

Both teams were playing to achieve home ground advantage for next weekend’s final between these two teams.

Paremata-Plimmerton won the game 36-10.

Victory for Ulalei Puataunofo

Ulalei Netball Club’s premier two team, Ulalei Puataunofo, defeated Naenae Collegians United 3 63-58 at the Walter Nash Centre, Taita, on 10 June.

It was an early morning 8am game for Ulalei Puataunofo.

They had a slow start trailing by three goals 15-12 in the first quarter. The second quarter was even with each team scoring goal for goal, and Naenae maintaining a 30-27 lead at half time.

In the third quarter, Puataunofo began to find their rhythm with some excellent defence work and through court play with some sharp shooting from GS Bree Itula edging Puataunofo ahead 45-44 at the end of the third quarter.

Puataunofo continued to lift its game and maintained their composure to grind out at 63-58 win.

“I am so proud of the team’s performance today, “ says coach Faimafili

Tamaalii.

“For a newly formed team, I was really impressed with their display of determination and competing for the full 60 minutes.”

Puataunofo remain sixth in the standings following their 63-58 win.

Ulalei Wainuiomata Netball Club was proud to have four players and two coaches represent Hutt Valley and Wellington at the Betty Steffensen Tournament in Palmerston North on Sunday 11 June.

Oshyn Mulipola and Janique Te Wiki-Mu represented Hutt Valley in the Under 18 team, Hannah Smith and Leilani StempaGray represented Hutt Valley in the Under 16 (Gold) team, parent/ supporter Norah Smith coached the Hutt Valley Under 16 (White) team and Premier 1 coachPonifasio Smith coached the Wellington U16 (Black) at the tournament.

“We are very proud to see our players making representative levels in the Hutt Valley,” the club President Alannah Laban says.

“We are especially proud and grateful to their parents and family. We acknowledge the huge time and financial commitment to transport them to the additional trainings as well as travel to the tournaments to support their children. A big fa’afetai to them.”

Ulalei Moso’oi defeated Hutt Valley Marist 135-29 in the senior 3 competition to be placed first equal in the standings.

In other matches on 10 June Ulalei Aute lost to Upper Hutt Maidstone 145-60 in the premier 1 division, Ulalei Fuesina lost to Te Rito H kinakina23-27 in the senior 2 competition, and Ulalei Laga’ali beat Resene Netball32-24 in the senior 4 competition to be placed third in the standings.

Lions stage comeback victory

The Wainuiomata Lions staged a huge comeback to defeat Whiti Te R ki taki 14-12 in their Wellington Rugby League premier 1 match at Frederick Wise Park on 10 June.

The victory lifted the Lions to second place on the table.

Whiti Te R came to play, scoring two tries in the first seven minutes to take a 12-0 lead, a lead they held at the half time break.

The Lions dug deep and tried to level the scores, but two disallowed tries saw them trailing at the break.

Wainuiomata came out roaring in the second half with an early try from half back Tumua Leafa which was set up by Co-Captain John Tahana.

Whiti continued to play a strong game, however the Lions were able to score another try by inform John Tahana. The unsuccessful conversion saw Whiti still in the lead 12-10.

Whiti tried to bounce back as the Lions made some costly errors but the home team was able to dig deep and defend back to back sets on their try line.

The last five minutes of the game was an arm wrestle before the experienced Marvin Karawana saw an opportunity on the last set of the match with a kick 45 meters from the Lions line and support winger

Simeona Saumolia darted away for the Lions’ third try to take them to their 14-12 victory.

John Tahana Wharepapa Rawiri had an outstanding game for the

Combat climate change contest

Students and innovators with creative ideas to combat climate change can win prizes up to $25,000 in a new competition.

The “Space for Planet Earth Challenge” is inviting students and innovators from New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, and the Pacific Islands to participate. The Challenge seeks innovative ideas to combat climate change in the region. The competition is open to two categories: high school level and university/start-up level.

Auckland based organiser SpaceBase is calling applicants to specifically use satellite data, in combination with other data sources, to help develop scientific methods to identify target areas of methane emissions around the world.

“SpaceBase leverages incentive prizes and space-based technologies to solve grand challenges on Earth”, says CEO and co-founder Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom.

monitoring in the region.” Methane contributes about a third of global warming worldwide and traps heat 25 times more than CO2.

Qualified teams will be invited to participate in a three month incubator programme that will include learning about remote sensing and data analysis, as well as design thinking and prototyping.

Shortlisted teams after the incubator will be invited to pitch their ideas during the final event hosted in Auckland in March 2024.

The grand prize winners and finalists will win cash prizes up to $25,000 NZD, mentorships, and more. Proposals to participate in the incubator programme can be submitted online until 31 August. Full challenge applications are due 25 February 2024.

Lions and was awarded three most valuable player points, while Ulai Oti-Lahood was awarded two points and Blayne Perese-Sukroo one point.

“We hope the solutions created will further R&D [research and development] as well as spark products and services in the realm of methane identification and

The challenge is sponsored through organisations like K1W1 Ventures, Callaghan Innovations, and the Auckland Space Institute. For more information on submitting a proposal and other details, go to: https://spacebase.co/challenges/space-challenge-2023or contact info@spacebase.co

Ulalei Hutt Valley Representatives Oshyn Mulipola, Janique Te Wiki-Mu and Hannah Smith at the Betty Tournament, Manawatu, on 11 June.

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Action from the Swindale Shield competition match between Wainuiomata and Avalon.

Photo: Hugh Pretorius.

The Wainuiomata Lions celebrate after Simeona Saumolia scored the winning try right on full time. Photo: Six.ONE Creative.