Te Ana Reiri, a year 8 student at Masterton Intermediate School, is one of eight students selected for the school’s annual Japanese exchange to Osaka, Japan from 22 September-5 October.
Te Ana and her fellow students will spend 13 days in Japan and while there, they will experience and learn about the Japanese culture and way of life.
On 31 July, Te Ana and her whānau will host a Japanese student and then Te Ana will be
billeted to that student’s whānau during her stay in Japan.
The whānau have been raising funds to assist Te Ana ahead of her special opportunity.
Congratulations also, to Arianna Reiri, who has been selected to represent Waiarapa in the Under 18 Women’s Waiarapa Hockey tournament, which is being held in Dunedin on 6-11 July. This is the seventh year she has competed as a representative hockey player. She is fortunate this year to be playing for Waiarapa first XI girls hockey team.
Congratulations kōrua, all of us here at Moeraki are
proud of you both. Nā Koa Whitau-Kean.
Graduations
Congratulations to Justine Esposito who graduated with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education: Te Tohu Paetahi Whakaako Kōhungahunga.
Justine is the granddaughter of Erihapeti and Malcolm Murchie and the daughter of Oriwia Rehu Murchie. She would like to thank Te Rūnanga o Moeraki for their generous scholarship, which eased the pressure financially during her final year. She is pictured with her daughter, Maeva and son, Moana who is a junior BMX champion.
Justine with Maeva and Moana on her special day.
Congratulations also to Kelly Whitau who recently graduated from her tertiary studies. Nāia te tai o Mihi e rere atu ana ki a Kelly, kua whiwhi ia i te Bachelor of Science (ko te biological sciences tana kaupapa matua). E noho whakahīhī ana mātou ko tō whānau ki a koe Kelly, me tāu mahi autaia tonu. Ka mau kē te wehi.
Kelly with her mātua, Greg and Wendy and tuakana, Rose.
Wedding
Congratulations to Te Manava Esposito who married his bride, Genevieve in Fielding. Here he is pictured with his cousins. On the left is Te Ari Hunter-Ryan, head boy at Longburn Adventist College and Te Moana Ryan who is a prefect at Western Heights High School and a waka ama enthusiast.
Te Manava (centre) with his two cousins.
Golfing success
Gregory Hey has just started his first year at the New Zealand Institute of Sport. Gregory, who is the mokopuna of Pam Hey of Moeraki, would like a career in golf. He has a handicap of 4.8 and in November 2014 won the Templeton Golf Club junior cup. Early this year his father, John Hey was the club champion winner.
Gregory Hey.
John Hey.