One of Northland's brightest table tennis stars, Takaimaania Ngata-Henare, will be flying the New Zealand flag when she travels to Poland in October for the World Cadet Challenge competition.
It was announced last month that Ngata-Henare, 13, would be one of four girls to travel with another four boys from Oceania to compete at the world under-15 tournament in Cetniewo from October 23-31, organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Ngata-Henare's recent results back up her selection as she had earned 11 top three finishes from her last four tournaments in just a month's time.
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From August 7-10, Ngata-Henare travelled to Nuku'alofa, Tonga where she played in the ITTF Oceania Junior Championships. The young Northlander earned an impressive three silvers in the under-15 teams division, under-15 girls' doubles and the under-15 girls' individual, as well as a bronze in the under-15 mixed doubles.