NZIS Sports Roll of Honour
NZIS students, graduates and staff have been picking up Representative sporting and other honours all over New Zealand – see the list below by region. Well done NZIS Reps!!!
Auckland
Hazel Tubic – NZ Black Ferns
Renee Whitecliffe – NZ Rugby League and Touch, Auckland Rugby NPC Champions
Lisa Campbell – NZ Women’s Rugby League
Sio Setefano – NZ U18 Rugby League
Trent Bishop – NZ U18 Rugby League & Auckland Sharman Cup Rugby League Player of the year
James Taylor – NZ U18 Rugby League & Auckland Under 18’s Player of the year
Christian Talaimanu – NZ U20 Volleyball
Hope Talapule – NZ Tag Open Mixed
Bill Muipu – NZ Tag Open Mixed
Aaron Biddle – NZ U19 Touch
Aiesha Smalley – Samoa Women’s Rugby League
Viggo Rassmussen – Rugby League Samoa U20
Jordan Papua – Rugby League Samoa U18
Jack Elliot – Rugby League Samoa U18
Safatauafoi Savea – Auckland U20 Rugby
Siaosi Lelenoa – Counties Manukau U20 Rugby
Matthew Tuatagaloa – Counties Manukau U20 Rugby
Sanchez Amato – Counties Manukau Basketball
Shane Tanner – North Harbour U21 Basketball
Wellington
Ruby Finau – Wellington Women’s Rugby NPC Runner Up, try scorer
Terisa Maulolo – Volleyball Club Nationals Best Spiker Nominee
Shelley Addison – Volleyball NZ Lifetime Member
Hollace Palelei – NZ Women’s Volleyball Coach (succeeds Shelley Addison)
Christchurch
Jade Hoy – Canterbury Rugby League
Nick Burrow (Staff – Supervisory Tutor) – Highly Commended Award, NZ Association of Private Education Providers (NZAPEP)
More Student Honours
Alapati Leiua – Wellington Hurricanes
Billy-Jean Ale – Touch NZ Mix & Women’s NZRL World Cup squad 2008
Kane Baigent – Taekwondo Oceania Champion
Olivia Baker -Weightlifter NZ Olympic team
Susan Blundell – Volleyball NZ Women’s & Beach Volleyball Team
Lewis Brown – Rugby League Auckland Warriors
Adam Church – Football NZ U20 Team
Nicholas Daly – Wrestling NZ Commonwealth Team
Josh Davies – Rugby League Parramatta Eels,
Vilimaina Davu – Netball NZ Silver Fern
Courtney Durr – Softball NZ Junior Whitesox
James Eade – Karate NZ Champion
Coral Easton – Touch Rugby NZ
Daniel Farani – Rugby Manu Samoa Super 14 Sharks
Janelle Fraser – Volleyball NZ Women’s Team
Matt Fuller -Speed Skating NZ
Jimmy Gopperth – Rugby Hurricanes/Junior ALL BLACKS
Cushla Hume-Merry – Sailing ISAF World Youth Championship Bronze Medallist 2008
Francesca Jackson -Speed Skating NZ
Ashley Johnston – Softball NZ Whitesox
Lesa Laga – Volleyball NZ Women’s Team
Alapati Leiua – Rugby Wellington Lions
Johnny Leo’o – Rugby Crusaders, NZ Junior ALL BLACK
Serge Lilo – Rugby NZ U19, U21 Representative, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Blues
Cameron Mcintyre – Rugby NZ U21, NZ Junior ALL BLACK
Ma’a Nonu – Rugby ALL BLACK
Mike Peters – Beach Volleyball NZ Team
Aaron Persico – Six Nations Rugby – Italy
Brendan Polybank – Basketball NZ Tall Blacks
Taraia Robin – Wellington Firebirds Cricket
John Schwalger – NZ Rugby ALL BLACK
Elvis Seveali’i-Siolo – Rugby Manu Samoa
Keisha-Dean Soffe – Common Wealth Games – Bronze Medalist, Melbourne 2006
Rodney So’oialo – NZ Rugby ALL BLACK
Nicole Swain – NZ Mountain Biking
Rebecca To’omaga – Volleyball, NZ Women’s Team
Aaron Tuckerman – NZ Mountain Biking
John Vui – Rugby Manu Samoa 2008
