Atuitui Māti

07/04/2026

This is your sign 💚

Senior team (17+)
No experience needed 🙌

📩 Msg or text 021 029 28102 or flick us a message!

Let’s grow our whānau 💚💛

I know the season has just finished… but we’re already excited to announce that we’re on the search for girls to come join our whānau in a senior team 💚💛💚

Whether you’ve marched before or have always wanted to give it a go, now’s your time. We’re building something pretty special and would love to have you be part of it 🤍

We’re also super lucky to be backed by the Atuitui Charitable Trust, who support us both behind the scenes and financially – helping keep our fees as affordable as possible 🙌

17+
All experience levels welcome

Come be part of a supportive, fun, and hardworking team – and step out onto the field with us this season 👏

Flick me a message or get in touch with Zoe – 02102928102 to register your interest!

Let’s grow our Atuitui whānau 🫶

26/03/2026

I know the season has just finished… but we’re already excited to announce that we’re on the search for girls to come join our whānau in a senior team 💚💛💚

Whether you’ve marched before or have always wanted to give it a go, now’s your time. We’re building something pretty special and would love to have you be part of it 🤍

We’re also super lucky to be backed by the Atuitui Charitable Trust, who support us both behind the scenes and financially – helping keep our fees as affordable as possible 🙌

17+
All experience levels welcome

Come be part of a supportive, fun, and hardworking team – and step out onto the field with us this season 👏

Flick me a message or get in touch with Zoe – 02102928102 to register your interest!

Let’s grow our Atuitui whānau 🫶

24/03/2026

To my girls 🤍

I don’t even know where to start with this one. This season has honestly meant so much to me. Watching you all grow – not just as marchers, but as people – has been something really special. Every training, every comp, every laugh, every tough moment… I’m just so proud of you all.

You girls have so much heart. You show up, you push through, you support each other, and you never give up – and that’s what makes this team what it is. It’s more than just marching, it’s our little whānau 🫶🏽

A really special mention to one of our girls moving up a grade… I am beyond proud of you. Watching your journey this season has been amazing and seeing you take this next step is such a proud moment. You’ve worked so hard for this. We are going to miss you so much, but we know you’re going to absolutely thrive 💫

I also want to take a moment for my co-coach Jayda Hibbs 🤍 Watching your growth this season has been so special. You started off so quiet and unsure, even though you have so much knowledge. Seeing you start to find your voice and back yourself has been such an awesome thing to watch. I’m so proud of you and everything you’re becoming as a coach.

And to our amazing chaperones Darnelle Hibbs and Melissa Rose – thank you doesn’t even feel like enough. We truly couldn’t have done this without you. The support, the time, everything you’ve given this team means so much.

A huge thank you as well to Atuitui Charitable Trust Alisha Brown Selina Tagomoa-Kaa Te Aroha Aratangi 🤍 Your support this season, both behind the scenes and with helping provide what we needed, has meant so much to our team. We are so grateful to have you in our corner.

A big thank you as well to Nadia Molloy for all your help in the recording room this season – we appreciate you more than you know 🤍

To the rest of my girls – don’t you dare forget how far you’ve come. This is only the beginning for you all, and I can’t wait to see what you do next.

And just quietly… we’ve got some pretty exciting things coming 👀 so keep an eye out, this is just the start.

Love you girls always 🤍

P. S there is two videos of their closing day item as they are both average quality 😂🤦🏽‍♀️👀 and sorry to the girls I forgot to grab their flags before they went out. 🤦🏽‍♀️

15/02/2026

BEST DAY EVER with our marching girls today!!! 💚✨

They were so well behaved and delivered a beautiful march – We are super proud coach's!

We were 1 second short for display so didn’t qualify for a placing 🤦🏽‍♀️ and yes… I’m still kicking myself for not picking that up at run through this morning 😅 BUT the growth, teamwork and performance today definitely shone through!

One of our girls only joined us THREE weeks ago and never marched before. She has slotted in perfectly – learnt all the counts for all three routines and absolutely smashed it today! So proud of you 👏🏽✨

A big thank you to Piper for coming back to help us finish off the season after losing two girls over the break – we appreciate you so much 💛

And a massive shout out to the Royal Southern Stars Marching for letting us borrow one of your beautiful girls today while Katianna recovers from her ankle injury. We’re hoping she’s okay and back with us next week 🤞🏽

So proud of this team. Two more weeks to go… bring it on!!! 💚🔥

08/12/2025

We had such an awesome day out in Bluff on Sunday for the Santa Parade! 🥰🎅
The girls made friends with the Royal Southern Stars and honestly had an absolute blast. After the parade we took some scratchy boards around and did a wee bit of fundraising too – go team! 💛💚
And to top it all off… we got spoilt with DONUTS 🤤🍩

Our last practice for the year is this Friday, then we’ll take a well-deserved break before getting back into it in the new year 💪✨

Good luck to all the teams heading to South Island Champs this weekend! We’ll be cheering you all on from down here! 💚🖤💛

30/11/2025

Big weekend vibes! 🤩🎄
Santa Parade ✔️
Training ✔️
Girls nailed it 💚🙌

Got our Atuitui Charitable Trust pic too 📸💛
And we even got early entry to the Christmas trees, so we could get a photo with the Marching Southland tree! 🎄💚✨ Marching Southland

24/11/2025

✨ What an amazing Sunday! ✨

We are so incredibly proud of our girls – first comp in full uniform, and they absolutely smashed it, bringing home 3rd place in display! 🥉💛💚
Your hard work, attitude, and teamwork are really starting to shine through, and we couldn’t be happier with how you represented Atuitui Māti.

We were really hoping to debut a brand-new uniform this season, but unfortunately that will now have to wait until next season. Even so, the girls looked incredible out there and wore their current uniforms with pride! 💚💛

A massive congratulations to all teams who competed – such awesome talent out on the field! 👏

Bring on the rest of the season! 💚💛🔥

19/10/2025

Opening Day ✅
We had a wee hiccup out there, but the girls recovered beautifully and made us so proud! ❤️ It’s only the start, and we’re so excited to watch them grow and shine this season.

A huge congratulations to our leader, Te Arikinui Karauria, who was named Marcher of the Day! You handled the challenges like a true leader — recovered quickly and guided your team with confidence when things got tricky. 💪✨

12/10/2025

FIELD DAY ✅🔥

What. A. Day!!! 🤩💛
These girls have come SUCH a long way — honestly, words can’t even describe how proud we are of them!! 🥹🙌🏽 The growth, the energy, the teamwork — just unreal!! 💪🏽💫

We are SOOO excited for this season and can’t wait to see how far they’ll go as they keep growing together as a team! 💛💚
Bring it on!!! LET’S GOOOO ATUITUI MĀTI!!! 🇨🇰🔥

10/10/2025

How exciting!! Most of our boots have now arrived and have already been blessed 🙌🏽✨ The girls are absolutely buzzing!
Unfortunately, a few pairs were held up at customs and have to head back to Australia before coming back to us 🤦🏽‍♀️

A massive shout-out to Sheree from Phoenix Marching Teams Supporters Page for swooping in and saving the day by lending us boots for the girls whose pairs haven’t arrived yet – we are so grateful! 💚💛

And the BIGGEST thank you to Atuitui Trust for making this all possible – we couldn’t have done it without you! 💚💛

Only TWO more sleeps until Field Day!!! 💂

05/10/2025

🔥💚 What a weekend! 💚🔥

Two epic days of training and these girls have absolutely blown us away! 🤯 The effort, the energy, the vibes - we are all so excited for comps to start! 🙌🏽

Saturday night was a vibe! The watched each other's polyfest, put on their own talent show, played the chocolate game, and finished with ice cream sundae, snacks and movies.🍿🍫🎥 The bonds they have built are unbreakable. 💚💛

And can we just say a huge shout out to our parents you smashed it at the mitre 10 BBQ fundraiser!

These girls, this team... So much love for you all!!! 💛💚 LET'S GO!!!