Wairarapa junior football stars Liam Hare and Emily Morison have made it back into the New Zealand National Talent Centre.
Hare, 14, and Morison, 13, are among a select few to have gained automatic reselection based on their performance at the last centre, meaning they do not have to go through the normal trials process.
Their achievement has been labelled a "great advertisement" for Wairarapa football by the region's development officer Juan Propato who says both players are on track to represent New Zealand within the next few years.
The success of Hare and Morison is due in large part to their willingness to work hard at enhancing their skill levels.
They train twice a week at a local academy as well as train and play with their respective college first XI squads - and they also play in the local futsal league.