Tanifans on Tour

Tanifans on Tour Tripping around the New Zealand to follow the Northland Taniwha and Kauri teams. William and Arriane follow their favourite team around Aotearoa.

Not our night tonight. But we won the second half AND last try wins!Big games next weekend with the double header!
06/09/2026

Not our night tonight. But we won the second half AND last try wins!
Big games next weekend with the double header!

What a great day in Ahipara watching the Kauri beat Otago. Such a cool community vibe, sunshine, good food and awesome s...
05/09/2026

What a great day in Ahipara watching the Kauri beat Otago. Such a cool community vibe, sunshine, good food and awesome supporters.
Games in the local clubs should happen more often!

Hello Tanifans!! 🩵📷
31/08/2026

Hello Tanifans!! 🩵📷

We defended it!!A huge grind of a game for our Taniwha, but we did it! An epic, intense battle but the Ranfurly Shield i...
30/08/2026

We defended it!!
A huge grind of a game for our Taniwha, but we did it! An epic, intense battle but the Ranfurly Shield is defended ✅
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Amazing to see the massive crowd at the game today. That is what it is all about. 🫶
Also great to see a few former Tanis, and do the coin toss today. Very grateful for that opportunity.
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Huge shoutout to the Northland Rugby & Semenoff Stadium staff who've been working hard all week too.

30/08/2026

🩵🩵SHIELD FEVER 🩵🩵
The last week has been something else.
Being a Taniwha fan has come with plenty of heartache over the years, which is exactly why this feels SO BIG.
Watching Northland take the Ranfurly Shield off Canterbury with that much passion, belief and bloody-minded determination was something special. You could see how much it meant to every player. They didn't just win a rugby game. They fought for that Shield.
And then came Shield Fever.
I don't think I truly understood what that meant until this week.
The tears. The haka. The celebrations. The people lining the streets. The flags. The stories. The absolute joy.
From Kaitaia to Wellsford, Northlanders have been celebrating this together. People who have followed the Taniwha forever, the new Tanifans, and everyone in betweem, you can feel it.
There's this buoyant, positive energy everywhere. People are smiling. Talking rugby. Wearing Taniwha colours. Turning up to support the team. Proud to be Northland.
That's what makes this Shield so much more than a piece of silverware.
It has given our region something to rally around. Something to celebrate together. Something to be proud of.
This isn't just about rugby. It's about what happens when a whole region gets something to believe in.
Up the Tanis! BLUUUE 🩵

Growing up in Kaikohe was cool and today it was so awesome to go home again and watch the Northland Taniwha roll up with...
25/08/2026

Growing up in Kaikohe was cool and today it was so awesome to go home again and watch the Northland Taniwha roll up with the ranfurly shield.

It was extra cool because i got to catch up with mum and dad before hand. Then seeing some old faces from the rugby club from when i was a little kid and teenager growing up was also a pleasure.

I took the Chris Corlett trophy as well as Chris played multiple seasons for Kaikohe so it was a cool experience combining the two coolest trophies together.

Also pretty cool to catch a photo of David 'Hurricane' Haynes with the shield as well....

Love home....

He Tangata He Tangata He Tangata.... Now things have settled in the household from 2 exceptional rugby games over the pa...
23/08/2026

He Tangata He Tangata He Tangata.... Now things have settled in the household from 2 exceptional rugby games over the past 72 hours.... we just want to reflect on the people we get to meet on our journey from old friends, to new friends, current and past NRU representitives, family from all walks of life.

We appreciate meeting and cheering along side each and everyone of you. We even love a bit of banter with opposition supporters.

It makes it more fun we you share the time with others. Do as much as you can whanau because one day our time is up so live life too the fullest!!

What a weekend... the Ranfurly Shield is ours baby!!! BLUE!!!

Just gonna leave this here for now....
20/08/2026

Just gonna leave this here for now....

The game we look forward to most every year. NORTHLAND vs TARANAKI for the Chris Corlett Trophy.... Chris was one of my ...
13/08/2026

The game we look forward to most every year. NORTHLAND vs TARANAKI for the Chris Corlett Trophy.... Chris was one of my best friends and he tragically passed in 2015 but will continue to live through his beautiful girls. The man lived in Taranaki jerseys no matter where he lived in NZ. We will never forget you bro and the trophy continues the legacy and keeps us all together... All the best to the Corlett and Stockman families because we aint goin easy tonight.....

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