Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei, Ben Henry and Nathaniel Roache spearhead a blitz of 12 schools in the Wellington area on Thursday and Friday.
They arrive in the Capital tonight with the Harvey Norman Community Warriors team to front the ACC Everyday Athlete and KidsCan ‘Raincoats for Kids’ programmes ahead of the Vodafone Warriors’ seventh-round NRL clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Westpac Stadium on Saturday (7.30pm kick-off).
Vatuvei, Henry and Roache join forces with Vodafone Warriors legend Ruben Wiki, NRL community ambassadors Jerome Ropati and Georgia Hale and Vodafone Warriors community relations manager Petrece Kesha for the intensive community campaign. Vatuvei will attend schools only on Friday as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury.
As well as visiting schools around Wellington and Lower Hutt, the Vodafone Warriors attend a sports festival and will make appearances at Harvey Norman’s store in Porirua and Vodafone’s head office. On Saturday they’ll be out watching junior rugby league games and will also do a Weta Workshop tour before watching the club’s NYC and NRL teams battle with the Bulldogs at Westpac Stadium.
Taking Harvey Norman Community Warriors programmes to Wellington follows visits to more than 30 schools in Whangarei, Nelson and Auckland in February.
This week’s trip to the Capital will be followed by community visits to provincial New Zealand next month ahead of the Vodafone Warriors’ games against Penrith in Christchurch on May 14 (5.00pm) and Canberra in New Plymouth on May 21 (7.30pm).
HARVEY NORMAN COMMUNITY WARRIORS | WELLINGTON
April 14-16
Thursday, April 14
10.00-10.45
Holy Cross School
2-6 Athens Street
Miramar
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
10.00-10.45
Kilbirnie School
72 Hamilton Road
Hataitai
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
11.30-12.15
Brooklyn Primary School
58 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
11.30-12.15
Newtown School
Mein Street
Newtown
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
1.15-1.45
Sports Taster Tournament (Primary Schools)
Wellington Rugby League
Pelorus Trust Sports House
Hutt Park
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Ruben Wiki, Jerome Ropati, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
2.00-2.45
Te Ara Whanui Kaupapa Maori
11 Victoria Street
Alicetown
Programmes: ACC Everyday Athlete and KidsCan ‘Raincoats for Kids’
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
2.00-2.45
Holy Family School
169 Mungavin Road
Porirua
Programmes: ACC Everyday Athlete and KidsCan ‘Raincoats for Kids’
Attending: Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
6.30-7.30
Harvey Norman
19 Parumoana Street
Porirua
Programme: Signing session, photographs, ticket giveaways
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati, Georgia Hale
Friday, April 15
10.00-10.45
Titahi Bay Intermediate School
Kahutea Terrace
Titahi Bay
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Manu Vatuvei, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
10.00-10.45
Wainuiomata Intermediate School
66 Konini Street
Wainuiomata
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ben Henry, Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
11.30-12.15
Tawa Intermediate School
Ranui Terrace
Tawa
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Manu Vatuvei, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
11.30-12.15
Hutt Central School
6 Railway Avenue
Lower Hutt
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Ben Henry, Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
2.00-2.45
Avalon Primary School
10 Gordon Street
Avalon
Programmes: ACC Everyday Athlete and KidsCan ‘Raincoats for Kids’
Attending: Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati
2.00-2.45
Pomare School
Partridge Street
Porirua
Programme: ACC Everyday Athlete
Attending: Manu Vatuvei, Ruben Wiki, Georgia Hale, Petrece Kesha
3.30-4.30
Vodafone
Head Office
Queens Wharf
Saturday, April 16
10.30-11.30
Junior rugby league
Wise Park
Wainuiomata
Attending: Manu Vatuvei, Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache, Jerome Ropati,
Georgia Hale
1.45
Weta Workshop tour
Cnr Camperdown Road and Weka Street
Miramar
Attending: Manu Vatuvei, Ben Henry, Nathaniel Roache
