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Zoe Lisha Pukekura ~God first
~U63 Weightlifter
~Australian C&J record holder
~Creator

14/06/2026

My heart is bursting! I loved documenting my journey in this way and I hope the message comes through 🤍

I haven’t achieved my dream yet but my first attempt was a hell of a ride and you bet I’ll be ready to run it back 👀

Thank you Ben Crowe for changing my life, Jubilee Church | Sydney for preaching Jesus in a way that lights me up!
Thank you to my incredible husband for being my everything! For my beautiful family that supports the absolute hell out of me and last but goodness gracious not least, Brandon Accardi COACH!
You poured yourself into this journey and I am forever grateful! We also set some Australian records and went to the world championships along the way - worth all the highs and lows if you ask me 📈
therapy

12/06/2026

This is an important piece of the puzzle - how I ended up in Canada for the last chance qualifier, and what actually went down leading into the event and during the competition!!!

I love a good story time - this episode is fun but holy moly I drop some good sheeeit in part three and I can’t wait to get this whole miniseries out!

If you are here for the I wear size M in both bras, size S short length in the flare bottoms and size S regular length (their shortest length) in the tights!

10/06/2026

Mental health is where I wanted to begin unpacking this incredible 5 year journey to the Commonwealth Games - a journey that ended unexpectedly yet so beautifully.

A journey might I add that is far from over as I set my heart on representing Australia at a games in the future!

This three part series will hopefully give you an insight into what actually happened throughout the final qualifying event and what it took mentally to even get there!

I am really excited to share this part of my heart and my life with you!!

If this resonates at all please let me know in the comments or shoot me a message 🤍

16/05/2026

Posting before a competition feels a bit backwards, but I have something to say!

I have been training with a goal in mind for the past 5 years - to compete at the Commonwealth Games. I am now in Canada, about to compete at the last-chance qualifying event!!

I’m here to say that I have already won (in my heart), because the person I have become on this journey is someone I hardly recognise most days. My perspective on life and my sport couldn’t have changed more

I feel called to weightlifting, and for years I thought it was to achieve something great. Little did I know that weightlifting was simply a vessel God would use to teach me deep truths about myself and the world

My desire to change stemmed from an international competition breakdown in 2024. Ever since then, I have been working to rewire my brain, and question every “not enough”, “I can’t”, story that I tell myself (it’s an ongoing journey)

The truth is, the stories we tell ourselves are just stories, not reality. Our reality is defined by our beliefs, and our entire lives are shaped by our perspective. These might sound like familiar concepts, but what could life look like if we actually applied these principles?

Regardless of the outcome this evening, I am a champion, I am proud of myself, beyond proud of my body, and am looking forward to whatever God has in store 💛

That’s all I wanted to say, but I will finish with a quote by Ben Crowe, my mentor (who doesn’t know he’s my mentor)

‘I am enough, but I’m not done yet’

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