TOUCH RUGBY

Overview | tirohanga whanui

Maori Touch NZ is a Maori Sport Organisation growing Maori participation in the game of Touch in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Established in 1998,

Maori Touch NZ has held national tournaments for the past eight years where representative teams are selected to represent

Maori in international competition.

Maori Touch NZ consists of an executive charged with achieving the Trusts outcomes. These include,

– Holding an annual Maori Touch NZ National Touch Tournament.

– Selecting national teams to represent Maori Touch NZ at international competition, support the development of Maori touch organisations that represent iwi, hapu, waka and takiwa throughout Aotearoa. – Support the participation and development of Maori in the sport of touch.

Contact | whakapa

PO Box 40457

Glenfield

North Shore

Auckland

Phone (09) 482 3913

Email: maoritouchnz@xtra.co.nz

Web: www.maoritouch.maori.nz

Administration | mana whakahaere

EXECUTIVE

Gerard Ngawati (Chairperson), Carol Ngawati (Vice President), Susan Rose (Treasurer), Finney Davis (Referee Director), Richard Anderson (Tournament Director), Sue Panapa (Administrator)

TRUSTEES

The National Maori Touch Trust consists of,

President: Gerard Ngawati (Trustee),  Vice President: Carol Ngawati, Secretary: Te Rama Winterburn (Trustee), Treasurer: Tui Waruhia (Trustee), Trustee: Joanne Tarau,  Trustee: Noel Horlock,  Trustee: Darkie Reedy