Whāngarei Rohe Maori Rugby league

18/09/2026

🔥 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🔥

We’re officially one week out from tournament, and here’s our draw! 💙💛

It’s going to be a tough weekend with some quality teams lined up, but our Whangārei Rohe tamariki are ready for it! 💪🏽🏉

U12s – Day 1 First up, making their way from across the ditch 🇦🇺 — E Tu Hei Tia
➡️ Followed by Waiariki
➡️ Finishing the day against Kotahitanga

U11s – Day 1 Our U11s kick off their tournament against Hokianga Storm
➡️ Followed by Waiariki
➡️ Finishing Day 1 against South Auckland Māori

We’ve got a massive weekend ahead of us and we’re so excited to see our kids finally get out there and represent Whangārei Rohe. 💙💛

The countdown is on whānau — 7 DAYS TO GO! 🔥

17/09/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ZANE! 🎉
A massive congratulations to Coach Zane Rau on being named the final Pirtek New Zealand Volunteer of the Month by New Zealand Rugby League! 👏🏽🏉

Such a well-deserved recognition for the countless hours, hard mahi and commitment you continue to give to our tamariki, whānau and the wider rugby league community.

Your contribution both on and off the field does not go unnoticed, and it’s awesome to see your mahi recognised at a national level.
Ka rawe, Zane! We’re all proud of you! 💙💛
Keep doing what you do and making a difference for our tamariki. 🙌🏽🏉

Congratulations to our final Pirtek New Zealand Volunteer of the Month, coach Zane Rau from Northland's Portland Panthers! Ka rawe Zane 🙌🏽
Read about Zane's mahi | https://nzrl.co.nz/news/nzrls-pirtek-volunteer-of-the-month-august-zane-rau

02/09/2026

💙💛 A HUGE THANK YOU TO WHANGĀREI PAK’nSAVE 💛💙

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Whangārei PAK’nSAVE for your generous support and sponsorship.

Your contribution towards our tamariki is truly appreciated and helps make opportunities like these possible for them.
We are incredibly grateful to have local businesses supporting our tamariki, our whānau, and our kaupapa.

Ngā mihi nui, Whangārei PAK’nSAVE, for getting behind our tamariki! 💙💛
From all of us at Whangārei Rohe — thank you! 🙌🏽

22/07/2026

What a way to kick off the morning! 🌅

We had a 6:00am training session today, and honestly thought the kids might struggle to get out of bed… but we were proven wrong!

About 40 kids showed up ready to go, which was such an awesome turnout. 💪🏽

It was wicked seeing all the energy, enthusiasm, and effort from everyone.

We’re seriously proud of our tamariki and how much they keep putting in.

Big thanks to all the whānau who got the kids up and out the door that early — we really appreciate it.
Keep it up, kids! You’re all doing amazing. 💙💛

14/06/2026

Congratulations to all selected to represent Whāngarei Rohe at the upcoming Aotearoa NZ Maori RL nationals..

We want to thank everyone for the last couple months it has been an awesome journey to get our Rohe to this point..

Our development squad will be updated and posted Wednesday and everyone will recieve an email on how to get your Whangarei Rohe training kit and all upcoming session dates for you to attend!

Leeeets go🤘🏾

13/06/2026

What an amazing day of footy! 🏉

First we had our u11s take it out on the field show casing their amazing skills then our u12s smashed it followed by the men's country vs city
What a great evening for some great Rugby league 💪💪

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and supported our tamariki today. The atmosphere was incredible, and it was awesome to see so many whānau backing our kids.

To all of the trialists who took part, you were absolutely amazing. Congratulations to those who were selected for the next stage.

Moving forward, an email will be sent out to all trialists, so please keep an eye on your inbox and make sure to check your junk/spam folder as well.

For those who were not selected this time, please remember that this is not the end of your journey. There will be opportunities to be part of our Development Academy, and we encourage all of our tamariki to keep turning up, keep learning, and keep growing their game. Your time will come.

A special thank you to Mahi Pai for once again keeping our tamariki entertained throughout the day, and to the amazing crew at Semenoff Stadium for your support and for providing such a fantastic venue for our event.

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who helped make today such a success. The future of our game is looking bright! 💙💛

13/06/2026

Kia ora whānau,
All trialists, please make your way down to the changing rooms 5 & 6,near the end.

We ask that players wait at the doors of the changing rooms while coaches separate the teams.

No parents/guardians are permitted in the changing rooms.
Thank you.
See you all then🥳

12/06/2026

🏉 WHANGĀREI ROHE –
REMINDER FOR TOMORROW! 🏉
( Time change) u12s new kick off time 4.30pm.

The big day is almost here! Come along and support our tamariki as they take the field at Semenoff Stadium.

📍 FREE ENTRY
🚪 Enter via Gate A
⏰ Gates Open: 2.00pm

Game Schedule
🏉 3.00pm – Whangārei Rohe U11s
🏉 4.30pm – Whangārei Rohe U12s
🏆 6.00pm – City vs Country

🍔 Food, coffee and ice cream will be available in the Festival Zone.

💳 EFTPOS and cash accepted.
🍻 Bar facilities available in the concourse.

Bring your whānau, bring your voices, bring the vibes and let's get behind our rangatahi💪

🏉💙💛

09/06/2026

Kia ora whānau,

Due to teams not yet being finalised, haka/training will be postponed to a later date.

Once teams have been finalised, we will confirm a new date and time for everyone.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We will keep you updated.

Ngā mihi, Whangārei Rohe Māori Rugby League

07/06/2026

Trial,2 team lists are in

This week our trial teams will play against each other at Semenoff Stadium as curtain raiser to the WCDRL Men’s
City vs Country game

Following trial 2 the final squads will be chosen to represent Whangarei Rohe at the tamariki tournament in September!

Congratulations to all selected and for all that haven’t stay tuned for your development opportunities💪💪