Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

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 / Rotorua Daily Post

Warriors a big hit in Rotorua (+ video)

Rotorua Daily Post
13 Feb, 2015 08:00 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

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

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
PHOTO TIME: Warriors Glen Fisiiahi (left), former player, now NRL community ambassador, Jerome Ropati and Charlie Gubb take a selfie with St Mary's School students. PHOTOS/STEPHEN PARKER
PHOTO TIME: Warriors Glen Fisiiahi (left), former player, now NRL community ambassador, Jerome Ropati and Charlie Gubb take a selfie with St Mary's School students. PHOTOS/STEPHEN PARKER

PHOTO TIME: Warriors Glen Fisiiahi (left), former player, now NRL community ambassador, Jerome Ropati and Charlie Gubb take a selfie with St Mary's School students. PHOTOS/STEPHEN PARKER

St Mary's School students were keen to find out what Warriors ate for breakfast, how old they were and how hungry they get after a game during yesterday's school visit.

Two groups of past and present team members went to 12 Rotorua schools this week as part of community engagement events leading up to today's game against the Penrith Panthers.

NRL community ambassador Jerome Ropati and current players Glen Fisiiahi and Charlie Gubb visited St Mary's School to talk about the importance of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.


Click for video

All Access. All in one subscription. From $2 per week
Subscribe now

All Access Weekly

From $2 per week
Pay just
$15.75
$2
per week ongoing
Subscribe now
BEST VALUE

All Access Annual

Pay just
$449
$49
per year ongoing
Subscribe now
Learn more
30
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Also touring the schools were rehabilitation coach and former player Ruben Wiki and player Siliva Havili.

St Mary's students watched a video of the Warriors before having a chance to win a team logo pen if they answered a health quiz question correctly. They also had the opportunity to quiz the players.

"Do you always wake up hungry?" one student asked Gubb.

"I don't always wake up hungry but I always make sure I have breakfast," Gubb said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

St Mary's School teacher in charge of sports, Sheryl Todd, said the visit was enjoyed by the entire school.

"The kids really loved it. They were enthusiastic and there were really positive comments in the classroom," she said. "It's great to have positive role models of young men, fit and healthy doing something worthwhile and encouraging young people to achieve.

"There's a lot of support for the team amongst the older boys and there was a lot of discussion heading back to the class about who their favourite players were."

Visiting schools was a highlight of being a Warrior, Gubb said.

Discover more

Ultimate Warriors fans travel in style

15 Feb 09:00 PM

Locals urged to repeat support for Chiefs

17 Feb 11:03 PM

"It's awesome just being able to talk to the kids and see their reaction when we come. Being in Rotorua for a few days is going well. We're appreciating the support and have had people toot and wave to us around town."

-Today's game will be held at the Rotorua International Stadium. Kick-off is at 3pm. Tickets can be bought at the gate, or at the Ticketmaster office at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre, or online at www.ticketmaster.co.nz.

Save
    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Kiwi pride: Riders poised for BMX World Championship challenge

Rotorua Daily Post

'Ever-growing' list of patients, 12-hour days: Why nurses are going on strike

Rotorua Daily Post

Where there's smoke: 'Firefighter Cody' praised for quick actions


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Recommended for you

Tactix break ANZ Premiership drought, defeat Mystics in grand final
Netball

Tactix break ANZ Premiership drought, defeat Mystics in grand final

'Vile, degrading': Predator contends teen victim wouldn't have visited if he was unhappy
New Zealand

'Vile, degrading': Predator contends teen victim wouldn't have visited if he was unhappy

Eight of the cheapest Asian city break destinations
Travel

Eight of the cheapest Asian city break destinations

Police hunt for car involved in Whangārei bar robbery
New Zealand

Police hunt for car involved in Whangārei bar robbery

Auckland woman horrified council tried to take rough sleepers' tents, sleeping bags
New Zealand

Auckland woman horrified council tried to take rough sleepers' tents, sleeping bags

Lucy Lawless demands justice for 'brutish' shooting of cat co-star
Entertainment

Lucy Lawless demands justice for 'brutish' shooting of cat co-star



Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Kiwi pride: Riders poised for BMX World Championship challenge
Rotorua Daily Post

Kiwi pride: Riders poised for BMX World Championship challenge

The elite racing features 11 Kiwis, following the Challenge competition.

27 Jul 12:00 AM
'Ever-growing' list of patients, 12-hour days: Why nurses are going on strike
Rotorua Daily Post

'Ever-growing' list of patients, 12-hour days: Why nurses are going on strike

26 Jul 07:00 PM
Where there's smoke: 'Firefighter Cody' praised for quick actions
Rotorua Daily Post

Where there's smoke: 'Firefighter Cody' praised for quick actions

26 Jul 12:00 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM

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
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
All Access. All in one subscription. From $2 per week
Subscribe now

All Access Weekly

From $2 per week
Pay just
$15.75
$2
per week ongoing
Subscribe now
BEST VALUE

All Access Annual

Pay just
$449
$49
per year ongoing
Subscribe now
Learn more
30
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search