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Students battle for policy change

By: Gerald Rillstone

As part of their studies at Wainuiomata High School a group of six students have chosen to battle for change to the Lower Hutt City Councils street naming policy.

They say the current policy does require consultation but the final decision for a name is left to the council making the consultation process pointless.

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Street name policy change Continued from page 1 As part of the action they also want to replace five colonial street names, to names of Maori leaders, Wakefield, Elizabeth, Victoria, High and Hastings Streets.

They have also had a hui with local iwi to discuss their action.

Group member Tajzhay Pouwhare says they have set the target of 2025 to achieve it.

“We hope to change it so that by 2025 they have fifty percent of street names in Maori and also in English,” she says.

“The current policy is the Hutt City Council consults with the Taranaki Whanui which are the tribes from around this area and then the tangata whenua will give the names to the council and they say they are going to use

them but they actually don’t,” Tajzhay says.

She says there are plenty of options for the Maori names.

Among them are prominent leaders and chiefs that are significant to the area.

The group has also canvassed a wide range of people to support their action.

“We had to do a lot of study for this and message the Maori MP’s, the Hutt City Mayor, the Taranaki Whanui, and the Port Nicholson Trust and we have also got support from famous athlete’s who are from Wainuiomata,” Tajzhay says.

They have an online petition that supporters are signing and already have close to four hundred signatures and are hoping for a thousand.

The group hope to head over

Jaden Jacobs, Tajzhay Pouwhare, Robert Clarke. Photo: Gerald Rillstone to the Hutt City Council in the coming weeks to present the petition for the change.

Fellow student activists Robert Clarke and Jaden Jacobs say they chose to take up this action and thinks it’s exciting to be involved.

“We were looking at some ideas

of what to do and when we read about this we were really interested and are really committed to getting a good result,” Robert says.

To find out and sign the petition go to https://our.actionstation.org. nz/petitions/huarahi-maori-o-teawakairangi.

Waiu planting efforts By: Gerald Rillstone Waiu park continues to be regenerated by a team of keen volunteers and last weekend saw another swath of new plants liberated.

Gary James has been a stalwart of plantings around the Wellington region for the last 40 years and is still a keen volunteer planter.

“We have been working here hard and fast for the last three and

a half years now, we have cleared around five hectares of gorse and blackberry,” Gary says.

Currently the group have planted out around three hectares of cleared land.

“We had it aerial photographed and had it mapped and did a calculation of how many plants would be needed,” he says.

Including the plants that were planted over the weekend a total of around 2000 have been planted so far this year.

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“We planted 1800 last year and about 700 the previous year and we probably have another 5000 to do, plus the wider area and tracks to do, so another ten years work,” Gary says.

“We are trying to replicate what was there originally as it has been all modified and it was an original wetland as was most of Wainuiomata.”

It has been about 10 years since the land, which had been used as a dump, was cleared.

John Groombridges gets busy planting one of the thousands of plants to go in at Waiu Park Wainuiomata. Photo: Gerald Rillstone

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inbrief news Support for the hospitality The Government announcement regarding extending the Wage Subsidy was commended by Hospitality New Zealand, however, the association says it’s disappointing as it fails to recognise how critically the hospitality sector has been affected.

While Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, did make reference to the hospitality and retail sectors being the most likely to be impacted by Level 3 and Level 2 restrictions, no targeted support or additional funding was released from its $14 billion COVID-19 Response and Recovery relief fund.

Hospitality New Zealand Chief Executive, Julie White says, “The Government needs to do more than this. In our sector, Level 3 is the equivalent of closing down for many operators and sadly, we will lose several of our small businesses.”

Data released by Statistics NZ earlier this month showed optimism returning to the sector, as retail card spending within hospitality hit the strongest level for a July month since data was recorded - up 5.9 percent to $62 million at the same time last year.

New law for tenants Eterniya Tonihi from the Pataka with some of the products on sale at the new pop-up shop. Photo Gerald Rillstone

Pop-up Pataka shop By: Gerald Rillstone In a bid to help fund the Wainuiomata Kokiri Pataka a pop-up shop has been created with a range of products on sale.

The idea for the shop was the vision of Theresa Olsen who had the idea of an area to sell quality donated clothing for a koha and the running of the shop is the job of the Pataka ‘golden girls.’

Volunteer Eterniya Tonihi says she decided to get things

better organised while the kuia were away for the week at a funeral.

“I set it up for our nannies, they are our golden girls. I put it all together and the credit goes to them for getting everything together,” Eterniya says.

“We wanted to have some really good clothing for our whanau to make a donation if they wanted it and we have the preserves that are made in the kitchen by our volunteers,” Pataka coordinator Janis Awatere says.

“We wanted to have something different not just heaps of clothes we wanted it to be more classy,” she says.

The clothing and bric-a-brac is donated by the staff at the Pataka and from the community.

“The idea of the shop is for people to come in and give a koha for things in the shop and the money goes towards our Pataka to buy more kai.

“The nannies are away for a funeral and I took the initiative to set it up.”

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shop together in the last week and we were waiting for some racks to be made but it was taking too long so went on google and found an old ladder and split it apart and put it onto some crates and now we have racks.”

We had a good first week and made quite a bit of money,” Eterniya says.

With school balls coming up later in the year she says all the shirts and ties are being separated out so they will be available through the Hub.

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) says a recent law change will make it easier for tenants to “quake-safe” their homes.

One of the changes in the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act specifies that landlords must not unreasonably withhold consent for a minor fixture, renovation, alteration, or addition to a rental property.

Dr Jo Horrocks, EQC’s Chief Resilience and Research Officer, says this means that tenants now have greater surety around taking action to secure furniture and appliances against earthquake risk.

Under the Act, tenants must return the premises to substantially the same condition it was in before changes were made.

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Trazel’s Outward Bound experience For Wellington Year 12 students Trazel Moses-Wharepapa and Alex Greenfield, going to Outward Bound presented an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and grow their confidence.

Trazel, from Wainuiomata High School and Alex, from Naenae College joined 12 other secondary students from eight Wellington schools at Poneke, an Outward Bound course designed for the region’s young leaders.

For 21 days, the group pushed themselves mentally and physically, and challenged their beliefs in a range of activities held in the Outward Bound school in Anakiwa and its surrounds in the Queen Charlotte Sound. Outward Bound has been transforming the lives of New Zealanders since 1962, with more than 65,000 New Zealanders

attending courses designed to help them to reach their full potential through outdoor adventure.

Outward Bound School Director Simon Graney says most students find their course transformative.

“During their time at Outward Bound they learn to build courage and resilience and experience success as a member of a team, identify their own values, develop an appreciation for the natural environment and experience being of service,” Simon says.

Sixteen year old Alex says he found not knowing what was coming next challenging. “The instructors never told us anything in advance. I struggled with that because usually I know what I’m doing for the day or for the week.

I learned a lot – especially to trust myself and back my decisions and

not always ask for reassurance.”

Getting up early for a run was Trazel’s biggest challenge, but says she learned that “it’s not always good to be comfortable. Push yourself.”

Both say their experiences at Outward Bound have boosted their confidence and helped formulate their future plans.

“I have learnt new skills along the way and I have new found confidence, and the ability to lead groups and other people,” Alex says. Trazel agrees and says that her experience has helped her with her future plans. “I feel like I can do anything!”

The Poneke Outward Bound course is made possible through the generous support of the Girls Friendly Society (GFS), Moore Markhams, Tai Shan Foundation,

Trazel with Ocean Iraia during their Outward Bound trip.

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Blooming Covid kills spring flower show By: Gerald Rillstone

Spring waits for no one and with the current level two restrictions holding this years Spring Flower Show would be impossible.

For over fifty years the show has been held and attracts entrants from a wide range of ages, young children to adults have entered in previous years.

“Originally the women’s institute ran it for forty odd years but they got too old and it was passed on to the Garden Club,” show organiser Joyce Lockyer says.

“It’s just loved by the community and is a beautiful event. Its just amazing when you go into the hall, tables of daffodils and you just don’t realise how nice the gardens are in Wainuiomata until you see something like that.”

To run the event a small team of six swing into action months before the event is due to run. With the latest move to level two putting on the event will be fraught with difficulty.

“There is normally ninety to a hundred entrants. Lots of people enter and in the afternoon at the prize giving there

would be something like 150 people there, its just a lovely, lovely event,” Joyce says.

“The first time I ever entered was 30 years ago when I first moved here and I won two cups and I was just over the moon. It was like winning Lotto and I got hooked.”

A lot of people will be getting ready for it Joyce says, but the hard decision has been made and the show will go on, next year.

“Some people will think that once it isn’t held that may be the finish of it but it is too important to the valley to not hold it again.”

Joyce Lockyer with some of the trophies that wouild have been on offer at this years now cancelled Spring Flower Show. Photo: Gerald Rillstone

Students Climate Crisis strike Students in Wellington are gearing up to strike from school this September 4th, to protest inaction on climate change.

They demand the government invests in a green COVID-19 response; that there is a just transition provided for workers in unsustainable industries, with retraining and new job opportunities made available; and that all who are able to vote, do so with the climate crisis in mind.

Rhiannon Mackie, SS4C Wellington organiser, says “Last year, 170,000 New Zealanders marched in the streets, demanding climate justice. Now our politicians need to prove that they care about Aotearoa, and about the future of today’s young people. We’ve had enough of their inaction - it’s time for them to show us that they can walk the talk.”

This year’s election provides an opportunity for societal change on

a scale never seen before, and it is what is necessary to stop humanity from overshooting 1.5 degrees of warming - the level of warming which the IPCC says we must stay below to avoid the tipping points which will launch us into disastrous levels of climate change.

“It is so important that the Government’s post-Covid spending is done with a green, sustainable future in mind,” says SS4C Wellington. “We are currently at a

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on the climate. But they haven’t forgotten the Government’s commitments to zero carbon, or the need to reach that target as fast as possible.

“The youth are watching. We have seen you fail at stopping the climate crisis time and time again.

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crossroads in history; the path we take now will determine whether we have secure futures, or whether our adult lives are marked by a climate crisis, a series of tipping points, and a runaway greenhouse effect beyond human control,” Rhiannon says.

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Partnership to help housing Former Hutt City Mayor Ray Wallace and wife Linda. Photo: Supplied

Rays new gig in town Former Mayor of Lower Hutt, Ray Wallace, will join Lower Hutt Real Estate firm Ray White Kemeys Brothers after a successful 25-year career in Local Government.

While Mayor for nine years, Lower Hutt went through the biggest rejuvenation in the city’s history with the largest number of new housing developments, so it is a natural transition for Mr Wallace to move into the real estate industry.

He will join his wife Linda Goss-Wallace, already working for Kemeys Brothers, and they will be a dynamic husband and wife team emulating the success they had as Mayor and Mayoress.

Ray is community-focused

and dedicated to quality service.

The wealth of experience in Local Government means he has great people and negotiating skills and has a sound knowledge of the building and real estate market.

Being active in the community for over 30 years, Ray has built strong relationships while holding numerous management roles in community groups, sports and cultural organisations.

Ray’s networks are extensive.

He is still highly active in the community and retains his role as Vice President of Sister Cities New Zealand and is the Chairman of the Hutt Minoh Trust, which

recently celebrated its 25year Sister City Anniversary.

“I’m extremely excited about joining such a dynamic team and I look forward to being of further service to the people in our community,” Ray says.

“I’m honoured to have both Ray and Linda working for us, they made a great team while running the city, and I’m in no doubt they’ll achieve just as much in the real estate industry,” Ray White Kemeys Brothers Managing Director Rupert Kemeys says.

“Ray has been such a polarizing figure in Lower Hutt for the past decade, so I’m humbled that he picked our real estate company to start his real estate career.”

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A new Council, Maori NGO and Iwi-led housing partnership has been launched to coincide with the Government’s announcement of Te Maihi o te Whare Maori - a national Maori and Iwi Housing Innovation Framework for Action (MAIHI).

The partnership between Hutt City Council, Kahungunu Whanau Services, Te Runanganui o Te Atiawa, and Council-owned organisation, Urban Plus Limited, is the first of its kind in the country. It sets out a framework for building and delivering warm, safe and affordable homes to those Lower Hutt households in desperate need of a home. A key aim is to provide pathways for these families to permanent home-ownership over time.

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says the partnership sets a new direction to

address housing inequity across the city, by recognising that an insufficient supply of suitable and affordable housing is the key driver of homelessness.

“We have long known that over-crowding, homelessness, and a shortage of warm, dry and affordable homes causes great and avoidable hardship for too many members of our community, and imposes indirect costs on the entire city,” he says.

“We also know that because a higher proportion of Maori are on lower incomes, they are disproportionately affected by housing stress and struggle with the increasing costs of housing. I’m not prepared to leave these problems unanswered and that’s why we are enabling Urban Plus to work with Iwi-backed housing provider Kahungunu Whanau Services for

the benefit of mana whenua and all people in our city.”

The name of the partnership gifted by Te Atiawa - He Herenga Kura, He Herenga Tangata, He Herenga Whenua - A sacred connection that unites the people and binds us to the land sets the foundation for a sustainable and effective strategic partnership where new pathways and practices are adopted to enable healthy, thriving, secure and affordable homes to be built on across Lower Hutt.

Kura Moeahu Chair of Te Runanga o Te Atiawa says, “These new housing developments will be places that are uniquely Maori and supported by a Maori community housing provider - this is about doing things differently and in a uniquely Maori way.”

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GARDENING THIS WEEK Starting with seeds and a new vegetable garden: By Wally Richards There are a lot of new gardeners starting off growing food crops as they are concerned about food security because of all the carry-ons with lockdowns, levels of confinement and loss of freedoms.

Unlike the first confinement this time we are in spring and the best time to sow and plant as daylight hours are extending and the soil is warming also.

The first confinement happened in autumn heading to winter which was the worst time to start gardening.

Once again nurseries and plant shops are having problems keeping up with the new demands for plants and seeds so you may have to grow your own from seeds (it’s better to do so).

Plant shops and mail order seed companies such as Egmont and Kings give you a choice of vegetables far greater than what you can find in a Supermarket.

So let’s start from a basic situation, you have a backyard and likely an area that is in lawn and gets sunlight for a good part of the day.

Ideally this should be a bit beyond the drip line of trees, shrubs and vines because if the area is too close to established trees etc, then their roots will invade into the area you want to grow and steal the goodness you put there.

In front of a sunny fence is ideal as you can use the fence to help support tall growing plants. Facing North is the best profile also as north facing gets the most sun for longest hours.

Sunlight is the energy source for the plants which coverts sunlight into carbohydrates and makes them grow. The more sun the more and faster growth.

So you could dig up the lawn and start a garden or you could just mow the lawn down short and then place cardboard over the mowed area.

Failing using cardboard, use several thickness of newspaper. Covering the area does two things, suppresses weeds from growing and encourages earthworms.

Before laying the cardboard/newspaper over the area give it a liberal dusting of garden lime.

On top of the covering you can place all the grass clippings you have just mowed.

These are good food for the plants you are going to grow and they will, as they break down, produce heat which will warm the compost you are going to apply.

Over the grass clippings you are going to

spread a purchased compost to the depth of about 3cm.

The compost you buy I would suggest Daltons compost as they do not use green waste in their compost which means no danger of introducing herbicides that may harm the plants you grow.

Now you want to apply some natural foods to the compost layer. If you have access to chicken manure spread than over the compost. Chicken manure has the best NPK and more importantly it will be weed free.

Otherwise any other animal manure is good but may introduce some weeds.

Blood & Bone is always great value to use and a traditional one. Sheep manure pellets, BioBoost (from Farmlands or PGG Wrightson which is an inexpensive slow release natural fertiliser ).

Then you place another 5cm of your purchased compost over these goodies.

So we have a slightly raised garden starting with our old lawn, cardboard or newspapers, a layer of compost, natural plant foods and then a top layer of compost that we can either plant seeds into or seedlings.

If we are against a fence you might like to buy two or three tall growing tomato plants, do different types so you have a range like sweet one hundred, money maker and grosse lissa.

That gives you small, medium and large fruit on plants spaced about 30 cm apart. You might also like to grow some climbing beans alongside against the fence.

To do this place some netting along the part of the fence you intend to grow beans and directly under place your bean seeds about 3cm apart.

We now need to leave a bit of room to

walk along to tend to the tomatoes and beans and harvest. So about 20cm out from the fence place some lengths of old wood, bricks, stepping stones about 15cm wide for you to walk on.

Next out from this path we can plant brassicas such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower either by seed or seedlings.

Don’t plant too many it is better to plant two of each then in about three weeks plant another two of each. And so on along this row by the walkway where you have allowed for access to the beans and tomatoes.

Now we have an area in front of the brassicas to plant salad crops such as lettuce, radish, spring onions, dwarf butter beans, PakChoy, spinach, onions and celery.

If you want to plant a zucchini or two do so at the ends of the garden so they can spread and grow over the remaining lawn.

Likewise if you want to grow a pumpkin do so at an end where it can trail away from the garden. A cucumber or two can be planted against the fence next to the beans and supported upwards with stakes.

Only plant a few of plants such as brassica, lettuce, radish and then a few weeks later do another planting.

With tomatoes, beans, cucumber, zucchini and pumpkins only one planting unless failure and need a replacement.

In January you will have been harvesting some of your vegetables and likely planted replacements.

Also to ensure your plants grow good and healthy and have an abundance of goodness when you eat them, you spray them with Magic Botanic Liquid (MBL) every two weeks.

Happy gardening.

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Home sick barber Nitish By: Gerald Rillstone

When Auckland went into lock-down earlier in the year Nitish Sabharwal’s ability to make a living cutting hair was over and he took up security work to make a living, but a call from a friend who owns the barbers in Queen Street Wainuiomata has bought him south and back to a job he loves.

Originally from New Delhi Nitish has been in New Zealand for around six years arriving here after visiting his sister who lives in Nelson.

“I never went to Nelson but visited Auckland and really liked it,” he says.

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He says he trained in hairdressing in Delhi and a friend of his trained him further on the finer techniques of barbering.

“In New Zealand there are different cuts and styles than what we have in Delhi,” Nitish says.

“During the lock-down I worked in security at the Onehunga Countdown and it was quite good but not as good as barbering,” he says.

Wainuiomata has been quite a change for him he says he misses the variety of food available in Auckland and most of all his friends.

For now he is happy to be part of life in Wainuiomata and will wait and see what happens after the coming election and the Nitish Sabharwal keen on barbering in Wainuiomata. latest outbreak of Covid.

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Trophies and one-off games in the spotlight Good to see people are slowly calming down about the Crusaders damaging the Super Rugby Aotearoa Trophy.

Was it a silly thing to let happen? Absolutely but it’s not a matter of cultural insensitivity even for those who thirst for such controversies.

The trophy has zero sporting history and while I’m sure it was lovingly carved, a level of perspective must be maintained.

Sports trophies have always had questionable roles in celebrations, the Ranfurly Shield has been left in taxis and spooned by grown

men in their beds for many years.

Safe to say it’s seen its share of amber liquid poured on it over time as well.

In one province I worked in, their senior rugby trophy was rumoured to have been urinated in during a post-match celebration.

How one celebrates like that I do not know.

In European football, trophies have been run over by buses as over-enthusiastic players, likely still suffering the effects of the previous nights’ antics, made poor choices during victory parades.

The trophy will be repaired,

cultural advice sort and life will go on.

The Crusaders have won 11 trophies, an accident is bound to happen at some point.

Of course with the sold out game against The Blues cancelled, there was no Scott Robertson breakdance to enjoy either.

Though, I often wonder if the rest of the country enjoys seeing that as much as the one-eyed Cantabs do?

Hopefully, the North versus South game can go ahead, if not in Auckland, then somewhere.

Not only is it a potentially good

money spinner for the New Zealand Rugby Union but it may provide the public with the best level of players on the field at one time.

Test rugby seems a long way off at this point with the Coronavirus so an enticing game amongst ourselves might be the next best thing.

If the game cannot be hosted in Auckland, then I’m sure Wellington becomes an early favourite to host it because their Cake Tin is the next biggest stadium.

The contest is largely meaningless if played in front of no fans

with the prospect of test rugby unlikely for this year.

It will be a money loser and will not be considered an All Blacks trial.

In that case, there’s little point playing the match.

All it will do is raise the risk of potential Covid-19 and pose the hazard of a player picking up a serious injury which takes months to recover from.

So the match is in a tough spot and short of the wait-and-see approach that we are all getting used to, there is not much more that can be done.

Samoan International helps in Ulalei’s win By: Toli Sagaga With NZ (bar Auckland) moving to Alert Level 2 on Wednesday 12 August 2020, Netball Hutt Valley placed Level 2 restrictions for games held on Saturday 15 August 2020. The restrictions only allowed 14 people per team to attend the games. Fortunately, that is where the restrictions stopped as the Ulalei teams displayed some wonderful netball winning against Upper Hutt Maidstone United teams.

Ulalei Pua v UHMU 3 The Level 2 restrictions left Ulalei Pua with a shortage of players. The call-up of Ulalei Fuesina players Sina Tamaalii, Angela Milovale, and Cerie Milovale, as well as enlisting the services of Samoa Netball International Gerardine Solia-Gibb, was a welcome relief to coach Alicia Colledge.

Ulalei Pua took off like a rocket taking a massive lead at the end of the first quarter 21-8. The fill-ins slotted in seamlessly with former team mates Tamaalii and Sarah McLeod-Venu taking care of the shooting end, while Solia-Gibb directed and controlled the defence.

McLeod-Venu was performing at her usual high-level, securing the long bomb passes from the midcourt and converting with ease.

Ulalei Pua continued their efforts in the second quarter, with the defence pressure causing turnover after turnover. The midcourters Alicia Hina, Lace Tangianau and Maryanne Tomokino, would transition the ball through court with ease and into the safe hands of shooters McLeod-Venu and Tamaalii to convert. By half time, Ulalei Pua had an unassailable 48-16 lead.

In the third quarter, Colledge

appeased to midcourter Brittany Antipas’ request to play her favoured GD position alongside Solia-Gibb. Antipas showed off her elevation with some wonderful tips for Solia-Gibb to collect and clear down court. By the end of the third quarter, Ulalei Pua had increased their lead to 69-28. For the final quarter, Colledge put on the young guns to have a run with the Samoa International. The young line-up consisted of Wainuiomata High Schoolers Sarah McLeod-Venu, Maryanne Tomokino, Angela Milovale, and Alicia Tomokino, together with Lace Tangianau (St Mary’s College) and Cerie Milovale (1st year Victoria University). This young side excelled with a wonderful display of skills and natural flair, finishing with an emphatic 95-43 victory.

Ulalei Fuesina v UHMU 6 Despite a slow start in the first half, Ulalei Fuesina hit their straps in the second half and finished with a comfortable 41-30 win.

The win was credited to a solid defensive game by the whole team throughout the court. They placed pressure on the opposition with their first and second phase defence resulting in held balls or intercepts.

The turnovers were aplenty and converted into some beautiful straight-line play into shooters GA Bree Itula and GS Sina Tamaalii to score. Memory Hopoi-Timo had an all-round performance, working well with GD Cerie Milovale in the defence circle snatching some cheeky intercepts before shifting to the attacking end as WA creating space and giving good feeds into the shooters. Ulalei Fuesina finish the Round Robin unbeaten making them Senior 1 Minor Champions.

To top off their wins, Ulalei were

GD Doris Tagaloa defends pass while GK Cerie Milovale sets up for a tip against UHMU 6.

Photo: Lahraine Sagaga.

Samoa International Gerardine Solia-Gibb shows off her magic against UHMU 3. Photo: Lahraine Sagaga. awarded an ANZ Good Sports Net- the club. The gear has set us up for Semi-Finals Draw on Saturday 22 ball Grant. The gear grant consists the 2021 season and we are grate- August 2020 (at Walter Nash Cenof an array of much needed netball ful to ANZ for their community tre, Taita) – times to be confirmed: equipment for the Club – balls, support of our sport, the beautiful Premier 1: Ulalei Pua v NNCU 1 bibs, gear bags, training gear. “This game of netball,” says Ulalei Club Senior 1: Ulalei Fuesina v Rams ANZ grant is wonderful news for President, Alannah Laban.

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