Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Ingarangi, Kōtirana me Hāmoa te whakapaparanga mai Ēngari, ko Waitakere te whenua tupu Nō Tamaki Makaurau ahau Kei Whangārei ahau e noho ana E mihi ana ki ngā tohu o nehe, o Whangārei e noho nei ahau Ko Roimata Macfarlane tōku hoa rangatira Tokotoru āku tamariki Ko Javahn, ko Mateio, ko Riley o rātou ingoa Ko Tama Jones tōku ingoa Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa | Greetings to you all England, Scotland and Samoa is my ancestry However, Waitakere is where I grew up I am from Auckland I am living in Whangārei I recognise the ancestral and spiritual landmarks of Whangārei where I live Roimata Macfarlane is my partner I have three children Javahn, Mateio and Riley are their names Tama Jones is my name Thus, my acknowledgement to you all |
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I have been fortunate to work within the sport sector for over 15 years, all of those based in Te Tai Tokerau and when the CEO role came up, I jumped at the chance. I am very proud to be part of Hockey Northland and the community of which I am very passionate about.
I have long held the belief that sport, particularly team sport, provides meaningful impact for people and communities. This has been true for my experience where I owe so much to those wonderful people who have contributed to the person I am today.
Being actively involved for the last 15 seasons, I am excited to bring my passion and experience to this role where I aim to build on the rich legacy of hockey in Northland and see HN reach its full potential. I believe bringing people together through collaboration, active communication, transparency, shared values, founded on a drive for excellence, will be critical in delivering our vision to provide the best hockey experience in New Zealand!
With the support of my wonderful family, our hard-working HN staff, the generous partners and sponsors, and most importantly our dedicated volunteers and hockey community, I genuinely believe we can create something that we can all be proud of and where everyone has a sense of belonging.
I sincerely look forward to meeting and connecting with our entire community. My door is always open, so please feel free to reach out to me anytime.
Ngā mihi nui,
Tama Jones