Today was a great day for 3 Maori hockey rohe, hosts Tamaki Makaurau, Taitokerau, and Waikato-Maniapoto. The event was held at Kolmar Park in Papatoetoe which is right in the middle of all 3 rohe. The intent of the Tri-Series was to give players who may not be playing at next weeks tournament a taste of Maori Hockey in 2019. We had all “walks of life” today, young, oldish, and plenty in the middle. The age range was 13 to 55, so a great effort by all.
Each rohe had a mix of their A and B team players where possible with the focus on developing the B players and integrate them with the more experienced A players. There were no trophies today. No winners or losers. Just experience, fun, hockey, and growth in our game.
This initiative is driven by a handful of keen administrators for the 3 rohe, Tracey Edmonds, Boss Edmonds, Gail Ambler, Margi Kay, Scott Woolf, Phil McConnell, and Ethan Hohneck. Passion and determination at the heart of every organisation, ka pai whanau.
Planet Hockey Photos
Tamaki-Makaurau Wahine vs Taitokerau Wahine
Waikato-Maniapoto Tane vs Taitokerau Tane
Senior Wahine AoteaGracen Keyes-KumeroaRachel Peck TairawhitiAwhina RickardMaia RickardMaika Akroyd TaitokerauBrodie CochraneChenae PhillipsGabrielle (Garby) SmithJade Litchfield TakitimuTeegan Geary Tamaki MakaurauAimee MitchellClaudia HanhamKelsey TenetiNikayla BradleyTayla WeatherlyTyla Goodsell-Matthews Te WaipounamuHayley CoxRuby BakerTyla Toheriri
NZ Maori Hockey would like to acknowledge and thank One Foundation for their continuous support and grant funding. Year after year One Foundation supports NZ Maori Hockey with tournament funding
2x teams per Rohe (1x Tane, 1x Wahine) Max. 10 players per team 2x pools of 4 (total of 5 games per team – pool play, crossovers, finals) 25min games
