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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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