Gisborne Herald
  • Gisborne Herald Home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport

Locations

  • Gisborne
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Hawke's Bay

Media

  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Gisborne

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Gisborne Herald / Sport

Māhaki muster to feature Kiwi Ferns star

Gisborne Herald
21 Jul, 2023 09:22 AMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌

Subscriber benefit

The ability to gift paywall-free articles is a subscriber only benefit. See more offers by clicking the button below.

Already a subscriber?  Sign in here
Save

    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

New Zealand international Krystal Rota has been an inspiration to many over her rugby league career and will be at Ngatapa sports club tomorrow for a Mahaki Warriors rugby league age-group muster. 
Picture by Will Palmer/ 
www.photosport.nz
New Zealand international Krystal Rota has been an inspiration to many over her rugby league career and will be at Ngatapa sports club tomorrow for a Mahaki Warriors rugby league age-group muster. Picture by Will Palmer/ www.photosport.nz

New Zealand international Krystal Rota has been an inspiration to many over her rugby league career and will be at Ngatapa sports club tomorrow for a Mahaki Warriors rugby league age-group muster. Picture by Will Palmer/ www.photosport.nz

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Māhaki Warriors rugby league club is in revival mode and on Sunday it will have some star power to help its cause.

Kiwi Ferns international Krystal Rota will be in town for a Māhaki Warriors age-group muster at the Ngatapa sports club base in Patutahi.

Organisers are looking to create under-10, 11s and 12s boys’ and girls’ teams.

Gisborne Tairāwhiti Rugby League district coordinator Ally Tamihere and Jason Tuapawa share the same passion of rebirthing the Māhaki Warriors club that was established in 1989 and featured kids’ teams from 1991.

“Our ‘why’ is to revive an old-school club that has our whakapapa in it and to grow the game in our tamariki space,” Tamihere said.

Stay ahead of the game

Get the day's sports headlines straight to your inbox.
Please email me competitions, offers and other updates. You can stop these at any time.
By signing up for this newsletter, you agree to NZME’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“It’s been away for too long now. Rugby league is growing and more kids want to play it.

“It all starts with our kids and giving them the best opportunity we can before they get older.

“We want the Māhaki Warriors to continue on and thrive for years to come.”

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Interest among children and parents grew after Māhaki kids played in  a curtain-raiser to the New Zealand Warriors’ NRL clash with the Dolphins at GoMedia Stadium on King’s Birthday Weekend.

More game time is in the pipeline for the youngsters.

“I’m working on a mini competition with New Zealand Rugby League and Upper Central Rugby League Zone, which we’ll run leading into the Tamariki Tournament in September in Whakatāne,” Tamihere said.

Rota’s involvement this weekend came about at a three-day NZRL Wellbeing Hui the pair attended at the end of last month.

“We are blessed that with her busy schedule and whānau she is actually able to come down this Sunday (midday to 2pm),” Tamihere said.

“Women in sports is growing both in rugby and rugby league, so it’s also quite timely too.

“We’ve got a bouncy castle, we’re going to have a sausage sizzle, too, and Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti will be there running a few games. It will be a fun whānau environment — we’re looking forward to it.”

Rota, 37, debuted for the Kiwi Ferns in 2015 and has played 15 tests. She captained New Zealand at the 2021 (played in 2022) world cup where they were beaten by Australia in the final.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

She was part of the New Zealand Warriors’ historic first NRL Women’s campaign, co-captained the Māori All stars in their inaugural encounter with the Indigenous All Stars in 2019 — winning the Trish Hina Medal as player of the match — and played for Newcastle Knights in the 2022 NRLW.

Subscriber benefit

The ability to gift paywall-free articles is a subscriber only benefit. See more offers by clicking the button below.

Already a subscriber?  Sign in here
Save

    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

Latest from Sport

Gisborne Herald

'Angel riding with us': Teen jockey remembered for selfless act just before tragic death

10 Jul 05:00 PM
Sport

Final countdown: Poverty Bay and East Coast champions to be decided Saturday

10 Jul 05:00 AM
Sport

Traktion and Boys' High set to be game of the round

10 Jul 03:00 AM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
All Blacks put France to sword as Dave Gallaher Trophy returns to New Zealand
All Blacks

All Blacks put France to sword as Dave Gallaher Trophy returns to New Zealand

12 Jul 09:07 AM
All Blacks reclaim Dave Gallaher Trophy with dominant win over France
All Blacks

All Blacks reclaim Dave Gallaher Trophy with dominant win over France

12 Jul 08:53 AM
Lotto: Powerball not struck, one First Division player $1 million richer
New Zealand

Lotto: Powerball not struck, one First Division player $1 million richer

12 Jul 08:04 AM
Wall of water floods Kaiteriteri holday park
New Zealand

Wall of water floods Kaiteriteri holday park

12 Jul 07:55 AM
Landslides, flooding, fallen trees: Nelson-Tasman residents urged to stay home
New Zealand

Landslides, flooding, fallen trees: Nelson-Tasman residents urged to stay home

12 Jul 06:34 AM

Latest from Sport

'Angel riding with us': Teen jockey remembered for selfless act just before tragic death

'Angel riding with us': Teen jockey remembered for selfless act just before tragic death

10 Jul 05:00 PM

Ngakau Hailey is being praised for his quick thinking to help an injured rider.

Final countdown: Poverty Bay and East Coast champions to be decided Saturday

Final countdown: Poverty Bay and East Coast champions to be decided Saturday

10 Jul 05:00 AM
Traktion and Boys' High set to be game of the round

Traktion and Boys' High set to be game of the round

10 Jul 03:00 AM
Students ace Waikohu test: Beat champs by 10

Students ace Waikohu test: Beat champs by 10

10 Jul 12:01 AM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Gisborne Herald
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Gisborne Herald
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search