Chair: President Katherine Dunstall
Apologies: Toby Nelson, Mark Nel, Wayne Dobson
Make Ups: No Make Ups
Guests No Guests.
Notices:
Andy:
Reminder of the cycle race 5th February 3, 2019, 10:15… Lunch at the Hastings Golf Club.
Paul Handley:
Called for more volunteers for the Puketapu Fair on the 22nd February… see Paul.
Also a new run of Manky maps that he is hoping everyone will take part in selling.
Adrienne:
Reminded everyone about the royal Society evening on the 30th January 2019.
Tony:
Wants volunteers for the trolley derby held on the 17th February… 7am start. Contact Tony.
Kathrine:
As next Wednesday is Waitangi day there will be no Rotary meeting.
Three Minute Speaker: Lucy Swinburne
Lucy gave us a three minute story of her car dying and the kindness of her friend supplying her with another…. Good Friends.
Sergeant Session: Sergeant Paul Handley
Tennis, tennis, and more tennis. You were fined if you did and fined if you did not.
Raffle: Won by Lucy.
Speaker: Simon Wenley introduced our guest speaker Kevin Tamati…
Raffle: Won by Lucy.
Speaker: Simon Wenley introduced our guest speaker Kevin Tamati…
Kevin Tamati…… Rugby League Player.
The meeting were enthralled with the half hour presentation of Kevin's Life. It was a great reminder of find your passion, follow your niche and follow through.
Kevin Ronald Tamati (born 23 September 1953) is a New Zealand former rugby league representative player and coach. He played at representative level for New Zealand, New Zealand Māori, Auckland, Central Districts and Wellington, and professionally at club level for Widnes, Warrington and Salford, Chorley Borough in the Forwards.[1] He has coached the New Zealand Māori, and professionally for Salford, Chorley Borough/Lancashire Lynx, British Army Rugby League and Whitehaven.
Born in 1953 of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Mutunga descent, Tamati was educated at Hastings Boys' High School.
After moving to Wellington in 1971 Tamati took up rugby league, joining the Petone Panthers club. He later played for the Upper Hutt Tigers and the Randwick Kingfishers. He made the Junior Kiwis in 1973. A Wellington representative, Tamati made a name for himself as a tough player.
He moved to England in 1982 and had success with both Widnes and Warrington. During the 1984 season Tamati played on Saturday for the Northcote Tigers in the Auckland Rugby League competition and then flew down to Wellington on Sundays to play for the Randwick Kingfishers. During this season Tamati also represented Auckland.
A Wellington representative and New Zealand international, Tamati played 52 times for Wellington and for the Kiwis from 1979 until 1985. He is perhaps best known for his fight with Australian prop Greg Dowling which continued on the sideline after both players had been sent to the sin-bin by French referee Julien Rascagneres. Tamati won caps for New Zealand in 1979 against Great Britain (3 matches), in 1980 against Australia (2 matches), and Great Britain (3 matches), and France (2 matches), in 1981 against France, while at Widnes in 1982 against Australia (2 matches), and Papua New Guinea, in 1984 against Great Britain, in 1985 against Australia (2 matches), in 1985 in the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, in 1985 against Great Britain (interchange/substitute), and in 1985 in the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup against Great Britain. In total Tamati playing in 37 games for the Kiwis, including 29 test matches.
Tamati coached the Salford from 1989 until 1993.
Tamati was employed as a rugby league development officer with Warrington Borough Council for nine years from 1989 to 1997 when he left in 1997 to take up a full-time position coaching the Lancashire Lynx. Tamati had previously been coaching Chorley Borough part-time, but the club's rebirth as the Lancashire Lynx prompted him to take up the roll full-time. Tamati was released by Lynx at end of the 1998 season, after failing to agree a new contract.
Tamati then began a two-year spell coaching the Whitehaven.
In 2006 Tamati was coach of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.
Tamati was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League Legends of League in 1995.He is an Auckland Rugby League Immortal.
Tamati is currently chairman and referee coordinator for Rugby League Hawkes Bay.
Kevin Ronald Tamati (born 23 September 1953) is a New Zealand former rugby league representative player and coach. He played at representative level for New Zealand, New Zealand Māori, Auckland, Central Districts and Wellington, and professionally at club level for Widnes, Warrington and Salford, Chorley Borough in the Forwards.[1] He has coached the New Zealand Māori, and professionally for Salford, Chorley Borough/Lancashire Lynx, British Army Rugby League and Whitehaven.
Born in 1953 of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Mutunga descent, Tamati was educated at Hastings Boys' High School.
After moving to Wellington in 1971 Tamati took up rugby league, joining the Petone Panthers club. He later played for the Upper Hutt Tigers and the Randwick Kingfishers. He made the Junior Kiwis in 1973. A Wellington representative, Tamati made a name for himself as a tough player.
He moved to England in 1982 and had success with both Widnes and Warrington. During the 1984 season Tamati played on Saturday for the Northcote Tigers in the Auckland Rugby League competition and then flew down to Wellington on Sundays to play for the Randwick Kingfishers. During this season Tamati also represented Auckland.
A Wellington representative and New Zealand international, Tamati played 52 times for Wellington and for the Kiwis from 1979 until 1985. He is perhaps best known for his fight with Australian prop Greg Dowling which continued on the sideline after both players had been sent to the sin-bin by French referee Julien Rascagneres. Tamati won caps for New Zealand in 1979 against Great Britain (3 matches), in 1980 against Australia (2 matches), and Great Britain (3 matches), and France (2 matches), in 1981 against France, while at Widnes in 1982 against Australia (2 matches), and Papua New Guinea, in 1984 against Great Britain, in 1985 against Australia (2 matches), in 1985 in the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, in 1985 against Great Britain (interchange/substitute), and in 1985 in the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup against Great Britain. In total Tamati playing in 37 games for the Kiwis, including 29 test matches.
Tamati coached the Salford from 1989 until 1993.
Tamati was employed as a rugby league development officer with Warrington Borough Council for nine years from 1989 to 1997 when he left in 1997 to take up a full-time position coaching the Lancashire Lynx. Tamati had previously been coaching Chorley Borough part-time, but the club's rebirth as the Lancashire Lynx prompted him to take up the roll full-time. Tamati was released by Lynx at end of the 1998 season, after failing to agree a new contract.
Tamati then began a two-year spell coaching the Whitehaven.
In 2006 Tamati was coach of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.
Tamati was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League Legends of League in 1995.He is an Auckland Rugby League Immortal.
Tamati is currently chairman and referee coordinator for Rugby League Hawkes Bay.
Andy Meyer thanked Kevin and presented him with a Rotary Pathway coin pack.
Katherine read next meetings duty list to close the meeting.
