Tumai Cassidy

Congratulations to Tumai Cassidy (son of Paulette Tamati-Elliffe and Komene Cassidy) in winning the Rāwhiti Ihaka – Junior te reo Māori section of the Otago/Southland Ngā Manu Kōrero contest last month, hosted in Invercargill.

We wish him all the best when he represents our region for the second time, at the National event in Whangarei, in September.

Oliver Dawson

We also congratulate 15- year-old Oliver Dawson for his achievement in reaching the under 17 South Island Volleyball team. Oliver started following his dream in Year 9 and was very excited and proud to be named in the South Island representative team. [Read more…]