Her grandparents are Trish and Taka Mackey, and Jack and the late Rachel Huriwai. She is the second child of Mike and Melissa Mackey-Huriwai and sister to Ishtar Te Ohomauri Mackey-Huriwai. Ishtar is eight years older than her sister and has a meaningful name. She was was born September 11, 2006, a significant month and day that the world remembers from the Thalia Mackey-Huriwai terrorist attacks in America in 2001 that led her Pāpā Taka Mackey on Tours of Duty in Iraq. Because of that he was honoured to be allowed to name his first grandchild Ishtar after the Babylonian Goddess of Love and War which was a statue he saw on his first mission towering above the gateways into Babylon.
Mike adds, if you know the Mackeys, Trish and Taka only have daughters and they are a beautiful strong breed that will stand to any challenge that comes their way and now they have three more grand-daughters … one day Taka you may get your Tūmatauenga.
Grandparents Jack and Rewa Tomoana are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their moko and are extremely proud of their daughter Kani. Ritihia is named after a tipuna and her second name Rose comes from Jack’s mother.
Sporting Influences Pay Off For Jordan Jordan Ngarimu is 15 years old, her mother is Penny Ngarimu, nee Moeke, from Muriwai who is the daughter of Joe Moeke and Chiquita Pohatu and her father is Campbell Ngarimu from Whareponga, the son of Joe and Maxine Ngarimu, nee Reid. Jordan has had many sporting influences from both families, her Pāpā, Joe Ngarimu, at age 76, still runs marathons and Dad Campbell played league for Repongāere eels and represented Tairāwhiti at a very young age. Her whole family played for their whānau club, YMP in the codes of hockey, netball and rugby. Campbell also played rugby for YMP alongside Jordan’s uncles Joe, Denzil and Jack Moeke. Jordan aspires, one day, to play netball for her whānau club. She was born in Sydney NSW but raised in Gisborne before moving with her family back to Australia, this time to Brisbane where she currently lives. She started playing netball at age five for Muriwai school, from those early beginnings her natural skill and flare for the game was evident. In Brisbane Jordan played two seasons of netball for Daisy Hill with her cousins Braven and Haze Rassmussen as well as school girl netball from where she was selected for her district rep team, Beenleigh. While with Beenleigh, Jordan trialled and was selected for the South Coast U12 regional team which went on to win the 2012 State Championships. However, over 2013, Jordan struggled with her sport and was very disappointed to find herself sitting
Te Ara Moana Mariu a te Ihiko Arlé MackeyGilroy.
Baby girl born on 24 Jan 2015 weighing in at 7:14 pounds is the first child of Maiangi Mackey and Rick Gilroy. She is the third granddaughter for Trish and Taka Mackey and first grandchild of Te Ara Moana Mariu a te Ihiko Arlé Pauline and Blair Gilroy Mackey-Gilroy who reside in Australia along with Rick’s brother Connor and sister Kaytlin. Te Ara Moana is the path to the family in Australia. Moana is the Ocean separating us. Mariu a te Ihiko is a family member. Arlé is the name created by her parents.
Newly arrived Thalia gets her name from one of the nine goddesses of entertainment and is the eighth daughter of the Greek God Zeus. She has been very entertaining since day one and gets her middle name after her nanny Rachel who lays peacefully at Marangairoa Urupā.
Presenting Ritihia Rose Tomoana, born 22 February 2015 at 3.55pm.
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Thalia Mackey-Huriwai was born 6 October 2014 at 11.51am weighing in at seven pounds one ounce.
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Pipiwharauroa Whakanuia
Sister Ishtar Te Ohomauri Mackey-Huriwai with her parents Mike & Melissa
Welcoming the newest edition to their whānau Kaden, Taine and Lachyn Moeke. Tau Korea Moeke was born 8 February 2015 at 9.45am and weighed 8lb 8oz. Extremely proud parents Lahaina and TK Moeke welcome child number Tau Korea Moeke four to their family. This little TK shares his Koro and Dad’s name, another legacy in the making!
on the bench for most of the representative season causing her to doubt herself. She couldn’t understand the set back making for a tough season for the 13 year old. She decided to train harder over the 20132014 Christmas holiday period doing cardio circuits, light weights, running, boxing and ball and footwork drills, through her determination she became much fitter and stronger ready to make the upcoming season her most successful to date.
L-R: Taine, Kaden, TK and Lachyn Moeke
Her indoor netball achievements included playing club indoor netball for Shiloh U15 Girls and the Snap Chat U15 Mixed team which was placed runners up at the regionals against their older clubmates, Shiloh U16s Girls. Jordan was also selected for the Queensland 16s ladies Heat Team which was a huge achievement being one of only two bottom age players to be selected. The team was placed runners up to NSW at the Nationals in Perth. However, still to come was Jordan’s most thrilling achievement, being selected for the Australian U16s Indoor netball team which is to compete in July at Perth in the World Tri Series against New Zealand and South Africa. Jordan demonstrating her skills
During 2014 she played for the Shailer Park U15s which were runners up at the U15 Div 1 QLD State Age Champs in an exciting final with only two goals separating the two teams and club netball for Mai Styles U15s with her team winning the local opens competition and Jordan winning the Coaches Player award. Mai Styles U15s also competed at the 2014 Gold Coast International Netball Festival which they won and Jordan was named Most Valuable Player. She was also selected for the U15 NZ Māori team that won the 2014 Challenge of the Nations Champs and was selected for the 2014 Brisbane South QLD Netball Academy.
Jordan set goals for 2014 with outstanding results and has now reset them for the 2015-2016 season with her two main goals being the winning of the Indoor Tri Series at Perth in July and to be selected in the Phase II Netball QLD Academy squad in September. She trains 3-4 times a week at the gym working on strengthing and conditioning and two nights a week with the academy and her Shailer Park rep team. Her speed, agility and footwork training begins this month with netball being in full swing meaning she will be either training or playing almost everyday. Jordans message to her peers, “Never give up. Work hard and you will achieve your goals.”