Canterbury surf lifesaving championships
Siblings Mihiroa and Meihana Pauling have both received medals at the Canterbury Surf Lifesaving Championships held at New Brighton Beach on 12 March. Mihiroa won the gold in the U12 Womens Beach Flags (making it a clean sweep with wins of the provincial, regional and national beach flag titles for her age). She also won the gold in the U12 Mixed Beach Relay for her Waimairi Club and a silver in the U12 Beach Sprints.
Meihana won the bronze in the U10 Men’s Beach Sprint, to go with the two silvers he won at the South Island Champs in February for beach flags and the Cameron Relay.
Meihana was also recently part of the Halswell School ‘Rangers’ team that won the Canterbury Schools Year 5/6 Rugby League Tournament held at Hagley Park on 22 March. They played seven games and went through unbeaten, beating the defending champions Elmwood School in the grand final 16-4.
Mihiroa Pauling receiving her gold medal.
Meihana Pauling holding the trophy.