Muriwai Tournament

‘Mai ngā Kuri ā whārei ki Tihirau’

Nau mai haere mai, welcome…

To the official website page of the Muriwai Tournament Opotiki.  The Muriwai tournament has been operating now  approximately 40 years.  A special mention to the founder, Puhuka (Bubu) Biddle Huriwaka who started the tournament all those years ago.  A humble wahine toa and yet a visionary ahead of her  time, her main aspiration was to  have whanau, hapu, iwi connect, re-connect via a sporting platform.  Slowly but surely the Muriwai tournament evolved and continues to evolve welcoming all hapu and iwi living along the coastline as well as inland.

The tournament is named after Muriwai our Tipuna, a chieftain in her own right, a voyager from Hawaiki.

The Muriwai tournament has offered and continues to offer various sporting codes and activities including: 

• Ripper Rugby
• Basketball
• Rugby - Mens and Womens
• Sevens Rugby
• Netball
• Mixed Netball
• Kapa Haka 
• Pool
• Darts
• Stalls

A special acknowledgement and utmost appreciation to past, present and future whanau/hapu/iwi who have supported and continue to support the Muriwai Tournament. 

Kia ora mai tātou,  Ngā mihi ki a tātou.

Tēnei te mihi nui ki ngā kaikōrero, mō rātou whakaaro, moemoea, wawata.  Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou katoa, mo to koutou tautoko.

He whārangi tēnei hei whakapāho atu ki te tī ki te tā - rarau mai!