Takaimaania Ngata-Henare is proving the tradition of table tennis is still alive in Northland.
Ngata-Henare, 10, represents the Northland Table Tennis Junior team.
She is the only Northland Junior female representative who plays tournaments throughout New Zealand.
She has been dominating multiple divisions, playing as a Northern regional rep and as a New Zealand Development Under-12 squad member and she has picked up the trophy for being the most improved junior in Northland.
Ngata-Henare's most recent exploits came at the Aotearoa Maori Table Tennis National Tournament.