Taumarunui Youth and Community Trust

11/02/2026

BASKETBALL - Sundays at the Athletic

🏀 Community Adult Basketball 🏀

We’d like to welcome everyone to Adult Community Basketball, which runs on Sundays from 5.00–7.00pm.

This is a relaxed, social space for anyone keen to get active, have a run, and enjoy the game. All skill levels are welcome.

💰 Cost: Gold coin donation
Please pop your donation into the money tin on arrival if you can — this helps us keep the sessions running for the community.

Bring a mate, bring your whānau, and come along for a fun, social hoop session.
Positive vibes only ✨
Pete

10/02/2026

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08/02/2026

🌿 Introducing NUiFit – Moving Together 🌿

NUiFit is a community-driven physical activity programme designed to bring families, friends, collegues and whānau together through fun, inclusive, and accessible movement.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Create a whānau team
🏀⚽🏃‍♀️ Try a different activity each week
🙌 No scores. No pressure. No winners.

Instead of competition, NUiFit celebrates:
✨ Fair play
✨ Sportsmanship
✨ Encouraging and supporting others
✨ Fun, laughter, and positive vibes

Each week, one whānau team will be awarded the NUiFit Shield for being awesome humans — not for winning games.

Designed for all ages and abilities (5–65+), NUiFit is about moving together, building confidence, strengthening whanaungatanga, and supporting hauora across our community.

📍 Open to any family teams, work teams, mates teams across Taumarunui
💚 Participation over performance
🤝 Connection over competition

Bring your whānau. Create a team. Have fun together.
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26/01/2026

NUIfit, a new initiative starting.......
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22/01/2026

Twilight Sports kicks off again starting 9th February. Get your teams together. More information and registration links will be posted soon.

24/12/2025

23/12/2025

💚 Thank You from Taumarunui Youth & Community Trust 💚

As the year comes to a close, we, the Board of the Taumarunui Youth & Community Trust, want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year.

It has been a big year, and at times a challenging one. Like many in our community, we have felt the impact of loss, change, and uncertainty. Our most significant heartbreak was the passing of our Chairperson, co-founder, and dear friend, Kyra Leatuafi.

Kyra wasn’t just our Chairperson, she was the co-founder of TYCT. What many don’t realise is that the vision for TYCT began 17 years ago, long before the trust officially existed. For more than eight of those years, Kyra and Amy led the groundwork before officially establishing the trust in 2016, spending countless hours planning, shaping, and building the vision for a kaupapa that would uplift rangatahi and strengthen our community. This wasn’t a quick or easy journey. It was eight years of groundwork, conversations, planning sessions, paperwork, and perseverance, all driven by the belief that Taumarunui deserved a youth-focused trust that truly served its people.

TYCT stands today because of her leadership, her passion, and her unwavering commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for our young people. Her legacy continues to guide every decision we make and every programme we deliver.

Despite the challenges, we are incredibly grateful for the support we have received from our volunteers, schools, coaches, officials, whānau, funders, and community partners. Every event run, every activity delivered, and every young person supported has been a team effort.

Looking ahead to 2026, we are excited for what’s to come. It will be another action-packed year, with new projects and opportunities on the horizon, and a continued focus on supporting rangatahi and strengthening our community through sport, recreation, and connection.

To everyone who has taken part in activities, supported someone in sport, volunteered their time, or backed our kaupapa in any way, thank you. Your support keeps TYCT moving forward.

We hope you all have a safe and restful break with your whānau and loved ones. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Ngā mihi nui,
Taumarunui Youth & Community Trust Board

23/12/2025

Kyra Leatuafi Award - Interschool Athletics
Donated by Tui McKenzie and the Taumarunui Youth and Community Trust, this award honours Kyra’s legacy and the lasting impact she continues to have on our athletics community.
This award is named in honour of Kyra Leatuafi and recognises the incredible time, energy, and heart she gave to athletics within Taumarunui.

The award recognises the All-Round Athlete of the Taumarunui Interschool Athletics. This award honours Kyra’s passion, service, and the legacy she leaves for future generations.

The recipient of this award for 2026 is "Bailey Blaney", who gained the most points at the Interschool Athletics, well done!

23/12/2025

Congrats on another round of basketball.
Thanks to the Event Manager, Hutia Edwards, for running the Basketball.

23/12/2025

Well done, everyone!
Thanks to the Event Manager, Frankie Austin, for running the Touch.

23/12/2025

Another great season!
Thanks to the Event Manager, Caitlin Walker, for running the Soccer.