COMMUNITY STARS
MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE
Lee Te puia is realising a dream, running his own boxing gymnasium and helping people from all walks of life, especially young people, get their lives on track.
ANDREW DUNCAN - COMMUNITY HERO
Andrew Duncan’s contribution to sport and his community on and off the playing fields is the stuff legends are made of.
TURNING UNIMAGINABLE GRIEF INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE AND POWERFUL
October 11, 2016 is a date etched in the mind of Blenheim (New Zealand) dad Bary Neal.
It’s the day Police arrived at his work place and his world suddenly caved in when they told him his son Matt had taken his own life at the age of just 22.
BLUES BROTHER WARREN CAIRNS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE
When Warren Cairns allows himself to sit back and reflect on his contribution to Marlborough sport, he can do so with much pride.
DAVE WILLIAMSON - A COMMUNITY CHAMPION - A GREAT FRIEND
A few people make a real positive impression on our lives when you look back. Dave Williamson was one of those special people to me.
I will be forever grateful to Dave not only for what he did for me, but just having the honour of him being a friend.
This story is about the life and contribution to rowing and his community that Dave Williamson made and it was considerable on both counts.
BLIND-SIDED - BARBARA CHURCH’S AMAZING JOURNEY CONTINUES
BLIND-SIDED-BARBARA CHURCH’S AMAZING JOURNEY CONTINUES Barbara Church is 83, she’s a mum, a nana and a great nana, an extremely inspiring person and a much loved friend of family and all those who know her.Now there’s nothing too unusual about an 83 year-old travelling overseas accompanied by others but Barbara’s situation is anything but typical.
Blast From the Past - Champion Boxer, Champion Bloke.
Dean Calvert has long since hung up his boxing gloves but he can look back at a very successful career both as an amateur and in the pro ranks in a sport where fitness and bravery as well as technique are keys to success.
Jack Church - Heart Warming Inspiring Story of Survival
Jack Church is running the Hawke’s Bay half marathon this weekend. Nothing extra special about a healthy young 26 year-old having a crack at this 21.1km running event, except this is no ordinary story.