A Walk Down Memory Lane

A Walk Down Memory Lane – Elva Marama Love (Enoka)

Elva Marama Love (born Enoka) was a shareholder in Wairarapa Moana. We take a look at Elva’s sporting achievements…

Elva was the second daughter of George and Doris Enoka (nee Saunders) born 12 August 1929 in Featherston. Elva had an elder sister Georgina Meretehuia Stratton born 26 July 1922.

They lived on the Enoka family farm on Pukio West Road, Kahutara, south of Featherston. The Enoka family re-settled on this land in 1853 having migrated from Urenui in 1832 to Otaki then to Petone and finally to Pukio. The three blocks totaling 70 hectares of farmland was set up as a Trust and is chaired by Enoka William John Stratton (John) 1991 to the present.

Elva is of Màori and Scottish descent and the Enoka whakapapa affiliates to the following tribes:

• Hohepa Kopiri = Mere Moko [Urenui]:

Te Ati Awa; Ngàti Puketapu & Ngàti Tuaho. • Enoka Hohepa Te Taitea = Hematini Kirikumara [Otaki & Petone]:

Te Ati Awa; Ngàti Puketapu & Ngàti Tuaho. • Hemi Enoka = Ngarongomate Te Awakupe [Wairarapa]:

Ngàti Kahungunu • George Enoka = Doris Saunders [Kahutara, Featherston]:

Ngàti Kahungunu • Elva Marama Enoka = Henry Love [Wirihana]

Elva attended the Kahutara School and the Featherston High School where her sporting achievement was in basketball then hockey, no doubt influenced by her sister Georgina, also a proficient hockey player, who “stepped in” when their mother died in 1941.

Club Level:

• Hinewaka Màori Women’s Team 1945/1950 • Technical Old Girls 1947/1955 • Hutt United 1950 • Wellington Technical College Old Girls – 1959 Vice-Captain 1962/3: 1964 Captain & Coach Elva Marama Love (Enoka)

Representative Hockey Achievements:

• Wairarapa Team – 1945/1946 • Wellington Màori Women’s Team – 1949/1960 • North Island Team – 1951/56 – Captain 1961/1962 • Wellington Team 1947/1963 • Wellington Team Vice Captain – 1958/1961 • Wellington Team Captain – 1961/1963

New Zealand Representative Hockey 1957-1967

• 1957 NZ Women’s Hockey Representative • NZ Hockey Executive Committee 1957/1967? • 1960 Represented NZ – Australian Tour, 21 games • 1963 Captained IFWHA Tour to North America, 18 games.

NZ was the only team to win all its tournament matches, scoring 22 goals and conceding only three. • 1963 The IFWHS Tour was followed with a tour of

America and Canada playing local teams and a six-game match against Australia. • 1967 Manager of IFWHA Tour to Germany, 10 games.

Won 7, drew 1, lost 2.