Dylan Kennett (Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāti Tumatakokiri), will be participating in the 2016 Olympic cycling events in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Dylan was born 8 December 1994 and is the second son of Craig and Caryl Kennett and mokopuna of Ash and Kath Mattison. He was born and raised early on at Tuahiwi, having lived at Pōua Len and Taua Whitu’s home.

Dylan’s family now lives in Waimate where his father and his elder brother Josh train standard breeds.
His whakapapa line is:
Hohepa Huria — Mary Jane Drabble
Puneke Huria — Te Rahuru Russell
Whitu Huria — Len Cox
Karolyn Cox — Kelvin Kennett [Read more…]