Six-week summer rugby league programme for 5 to 10-year-olds.
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See below for English translation
Ko Ngawaea Taia me te rīki
E rere ana te pūehu ki te rangi mō te whakataetae rīki Māori o Aotearoa i Puketāwhero engari kai tāhaki a Ngawaea Taia e whakaporohīanga me ā māua pēpi.
Hai whakapakari ake i te hunga taiohi toki ki te pūrei rīki kai te whakarewangia e tēnei manuao me tōna mākau a Zane Roberts he kaupapa e ono wiki te roa ka tū hai te raumati motuhake mō te taiohi e rima ngā tau tae te kotahi ngāhuru ki Te Karapu o Te Whakarewarewa.
Hai te Oketopa te rua tekau mā rua o ngā rā tāti ai.
Nō Te Arawa me Te Whakatohea a Ngawaea, wheoi anō hai tāna ko te tāhūhū o tēnei kaupapa hai whakapakari i ngā pukenga omaoma, te oma me te pōro, te pupuri tika i te pōro me te rutu hoa riri.
Ko ngā poupou ake o te kēmu rīki hai tūāpapa mō te hunga takaro rīki haere ake nei. ‘Pai te wāhanga raumati he ahakoa ko te tikanga e whakanā ana ngā tangata, engari anō he wā tika ki te akiaki i ngā tamariki kia noho pūmau rātau ki tēnei kemu, e takaro ana engari e whakangungu tonu ana rātau. Kai te mōhio kē tātau mai i te itiitinga he ngawari noa te whakaako tamariki ki ngā pukenga me ngā nukurau huhua e kaha ai ia ā ngā rā kai te aroaro’.
Six-week summer rugby league programme for 5 to 10-year-olds.
Ehara i te mea nāna anake tēnei kaupapa i whakarewa, ka nui hoki tana whakamihi ki ōna hoa, ko tetehi he hoa tata nōna. Ki a ia hoki he kaupapa pēnei engari mō te rōpu haupoi kē, me te kapa rīki o Aotearoa, te kapa rīki o Te Waiariki hoki me ngā tamariki rahi kua ākona e rātou i ngā tau e rua kua hori.
' E ngangahu kau ana te pae tawhito mō ā tātou tamariki e hoa mā. Ko āku ake tamariki e kai ngakau nui ana ki te rīki te take i whakaarongia e ahau tēnei kaupapa, kāti he wāhi nui hoki ki te hunga e kai ngakau nui ana ki te whakaako rīki.
Ko te whāinga o te kaupapa nei, nā te mea he paku noa te taima ki a ia, wheoi anō he whakapiki i te mana o tēnei whakaaro kia tahuri mai te rau tangata ki tēnei kaupapa, ko te pae tawhiti kia piki ake ngā nama o te hunga pūrei rīki,whaihoki kia waia hoki ngā tamariki ki ngā mahi nui a tēnei kēmu, nā tae te wā ka kuhu atu ai rātou ki te papa tūtū puehu – kua mātau te tinana kua pakeke ngā whakaaro’. Hai tā Ngawaea.
Hohoro e hoa mā kia tae atu ai kotou ki Te Karapu o Te Whakarewarewa ā te wiki nei mō te whakaterenga o tēnei kaupapa whakahirahira.
Ka wāwāhingia ngā rōpū kia noho tika ngā tamariki ki te kāhui tika ā tau nei. Hai te kotahi tekau o ngā hāora tae ki te koatatanga ki te kotahi ngāhuru mā rua ko te wāhanga ki ngā rangatira e rima tau tae te whitu o ngā tau te pakeke, ā, hai te kotahi ngāhuru mā rima mai i te kotahi ngāhuru mā rua tae te kotahi o ngā hāora ā te ahiahi ko te wāhanga ki ngā rangatira e waru tau tae te kotahi ngāhuru o ngā tau.
English Translation
While the men are taking the field at the annual Aotearoa NZ Māori Rugby League Tournament at Puketawhero Park over the long weekend (21- 22 October), Ngawaea Taia is playing ball with our babes.
In an effort to cultivate the budding talent of young rugby league enthusiasts the registered nurse and her partner Zane Roberts are introducing a six-week summer rugby league programme for 5 to 10-year-olds on Sunday (22 October) at Whakarewarewa Rugby Club.
Ngawaea (Te Arawa, Te Whakatohea) says the curriculum is designed to be both instructive and engaging and encompasses the fundamental aspects of rugby league including running, ball handling, and tackling techniques.
“Having an off-season summer league development programme keeps the tamariki engaged with league and helps to develop their skills and confidence for the oncoming season.
“With early development, you can teach the tamariki good sports morals, and standards and build good character from a young age,” she says.
Zane and Ngawaea going over tackle technique in 2023 season.
The foundation of this programme is not an isolated effort.
Ngawaea acknowledged the support of a friend who had previously organised a similar programme for Hockey, New Zealand Rugby League, BOP District Rugby League, and the children they have coached over past two years.
“The future looks bright for our tamariki. My motivation behind this initiative was my son who loves league, along with passionate coaches who love coaching league and developing the tamariki.
“The programme’s short-term aim is to increase its popularity and participation, but the long-term is to see a surge in rugby league’s growth and to ensure that the tamariki are well-prepared and confident ahead of the forthcoming season,” says Ngawaea.
The six-week rugby league programme will take place at Whakarewarewa Rugby Club from this Sunday, with sessions split based on age groups: 10 am to 11:45 am for the 5–7-year-olds and 12:15 pm to 1 pm for those between 8-10 years.
