Born and bread in the rural area of Te Whanau a Apanui (Paripari), our backgrounds are steeped in Te Ao Maori. We grew up respecting and practising the arts of hunting, fishing, diving and gathering wild kai. As young as we can remember we were learning about the importance of keeping it real, which to us means treating people well and using kai to sustain our family and friends. We understand the importance of our environment and how it should be protected and respected so it can in return, provide for us all.

We later went on to have professional rugby careers in NZ and overseas. Join us on our journey.