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Where I Live

I wanted to be a writer when I was a child but I didn’t believe in myself because I thought writers were famous people from places like LA and New York. Not David Riley from Mangere! One of my goals now is to encourage young people that those kinds of thoughts aren’t true. This term…

Rugby League History Day 5: The artwork
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Rugby League History Day 5: The artwork

The Kiwis have designed a new jersey for this year’s Rugby League World Cup. The jersey reflects the team’s cultural heritage and has cultural patterns on the back and sleeves. The jersey was designed by the Kiwis’ cultural advisor, Ora Kihi. Some of the patterns come from the players’ tattoos. “It’s always special to wear the…

Rugby League History Day 3: How the Kiwis got their name
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Rugby League History Day 3: How the Kiwis got their name

The New Zealand rugby league team have been known by many names over the years: the Professional All Blacks and the All Golds were early names. Almost from the start, their uniforms featured a kiwi standing above a silver fern. But they weren’t known as the Kiwis yet. Before 1938, they were known officially as…

Rugby League History Day 2: Albert Baskerville – the father of Kiwi rugby league
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Rugby League History Day 2: Albert Baskerville – the father of Kiwi rugby league

Albert Baskerville was a young post office worker, living in Wellington with his mother and seven siblings in the early 1900s. His father had been killed in a work accident and Albert was the only income earner for the family. He also enjoyed playing rugby and even wrote a book about it. But there was one…

Cook Islands Heroes: The Untold Story
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Cook Islands Heroes: The Untold Story

Last week was so awesome celebrating Cook Islands Language Week with the launch of Cook Islands Heroes at Tupu Youth Library. Something happened at the launch that taught me so much about where achievement comes from. Michael Metuakore is one of the heroes featured in the book. His story is amazing. Michael (Mangaia, Rarotonga, Palmerston, Penrhyn)…

Cook Islands Heroes: Florence “Johnny” Frisbee
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Cook Islands Heroes: Florence “Johnny” Frisbee

Kia orana everyone! Kuki Airani Language Week is coming August 1st and I’ve got a new book to help celebrate the week. It’s a collection of achievers who have Cook Islands ancestry – from legends, through history and into the present. The aim of this book is to inspire Kuki Airani young people and anyone…