04/09/2026
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E tokoono kā uri o Huikai, o Tūhaitara, o Tautahi ka eke ki te papa mekemeke
🥊 Tia Reriti
Mokopuna of our Kahuraki, Taua Aroha who could whirl, twirl and catch her poi it seems Tia inherited her grandmother’s hand-eye coordination. She just chose a different taonga to throw. Instead of throwing poi, Tia throws hands her opponent won't want to catch.
🥊 Meikura Arahanga
The Silent Assassin, Powerlifter, IronMāori Competitor, Taua and a wahine who literally makes a living identifying threats, containing them and making sure they don’t come back. Across from her stands , forged on the windswept shores of Araiteuru and the boulders of Moeraki. But Meikura has spent enough time around heavy things to know how to shoulder boulders.
🥊 Dan Buchanan & Marewa Pitama-Hoeta
Two of our pā kapa kids join forces for something a little different. Dan has stood with Koukourarata kapa and performed for Te Pao a Tahu; Marewa a dancer for Summer Studios, so rhythm, timing and performing under pressure aren't exactly foreign concepts. Together they take on and of Poutini in the Tag Team showdown.
🔥🥊 Elishia Manihera 🔥🥊
Elishia steps through the ropes in the penultimate fight of the night. For our whānau, there’s something particularly special about seeing one of our own governance leaders put herself quite literally behind the kaupapa. Elishia doesn’t just have whakapapa to Koukourarata she and her whānau contribute to and serve home. Whether it’s in the kitchen, inheriting her mother René Manihera's infamous tea-towel-taka, or around the board table as a Director of Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata. She too is no stranger to the stage, standing as a kaihaka of itself a pounamu her Poutini contender, Toihi Mahuika-Wright, will know well.
East✌️☝️🥉 vs West
Who will obtain the bragging rights?
🥊Te Rakiamoa Brennan 🥊
Son of Nicole Manawatu-Brennan Heamana of our investment company Te Rakiamoa is following his mothers footsteps developing in governance in a futures leaders program as we speak. He has also transformed himself from 165 to 105kg already demonstrating what commitment, discipline and sheer determination look like long before the opening bell. Meanwhile with a last min change to the fight card neph is no longer fighting his uncle. Waiting across the ring instead is whom stepped into the ring last year. The Kāti Kurī replacement lost to Te Wheke and is coming back this year with unfinished business. Can the Kōura handle the Kūtai of Te Horomaka?
- If you are registered with TROK, support our contenders and would like to be in the draw to win seats on a Gold Table tag you and a member in the post and be in to win. Draw closes 14 Sep 5pm.
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🥊 PROUDLY KOUKOURARATA. 💙❤️💚
