Photos from the Mondiale Building Resilience Cure Kids Charity Dinner at Museum March 9th. ALEX MCKAY TWINS WHO LIVE WITH THE MONDIALE AND CURE BRYAN WILLIAMS AND SARAH FAIRMAID, IAN CYCTIC FIBROSIS WITH RICHIE MCCAW KIDS GODZONE TEAM STEVEN LUATUA JONES AND RICHIE MCCAW Photos by Carmen Bird Photography RICHIE MCCAW capable of and if I can handle it. PO: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE PO: WHY ARE YOU DOING THE This is a massive test of mental and TO SOMEONE DOING IT FOR THE RACE? physical limits. FIRST TIME? PLAYERS PERSPECTIVE RM: I have always been intrigued PO: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO BE IJ: The advice I would give is that by the physical and mental side of THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE it is achievable. Break it down, live PUSHING YOURSELF TO THE LIMITS adventure racing and I have always EVENT? in the now and enjoy the challenge. quizzed Rob Nichol about it. The RM: Those moments when you The rewards when you knock the entries came out and he said, ‘Are know you have 12 hours on the bike bugger off are unbelievable. you in’? It was a great opportunity after you have just been through a OUTSIDE OF RUGBY to do it with people that had done it gruelling transition and are going before and I wanted a challenge to without sleep. How you mentally OR THE SECOND YEAR IN A taking part in the Mondiale Building PO: WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED take my mind off rugby, to keep me and physically will cope in the ROW CURE KIDS WILL BE Resilience Charity Dinner held at the OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO GODZONE fit and get me out of my comfort times when you are battling real REPRESENTED AT THE GODZONE Auckland Museum in March. ADVENTURE RACES YOU COMPETED IN? zone. The Cure Kids fundraising lows and hallucinations because PURE ADVENTURE RACE IN WE CATCH UP WITH THE FORMER RUGBY BM: You must keep moving forward adds another great component, of the limits you are pushing your FAPRIL WHEN FORMER PLAYER PLAYERS BEN MEYER, RICHIE MCCAW and don’t look too far ahead in terms of making it doubly worthwhile. body to. How to just focus on BEN MEYER, FORMER ALL BLACKS AND IAN JONES TO GET THEIR TAKE ON how much further you need to go. Set PO: HOW DID YOU FIND THE keeping moving rather than how CAPTAIN RICHIE MCCAW, NEW ZEALAND THE ADVENTURE RACE AND ASK THE small targets and make decisions when TRAINING? fast you are getting to your next RUGBY PLAYERS ASSOCIATION CEO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRUTAL MIND you have to make them, not thinking RM: The great thing is the training destination. Other people who have ROB NICHOL AND WANAKA ADVENTURE AND BODY TEST. too far ahead…. The mind loves a bit of is fun. It is a variety of missions done it before know what they are RACER SARAH FAIRMAID JOINED uncertainty! And don’t let your head where you go to different places in for, but for me it is a bit scary as FORCES TO COMPETE IN ONE OF THE torch stop working paddling down and it is more endurance training I don’t. You hope that having the TOUGHEST ADVENTURE RACES ON THE rapids, gets a bit hairy navigating rapids than I am used to where you are experience of handling different PLANET. in the dark! Being hydrated is a concern required to get in the zone and just situations helps but the reality is IAN JONES GETS MEDICAL The event has unsupported teams as last year my body swelled up quite TREATMENT ON HIS HAND IN THE keep going. I have had to change until you are in a situation you really travelling approximately 550km across a lot from lack of fluid and the body 2015 GODZONE ADVENTURE RACE my outlook because it is not how just don’t know how you will cope, New Zealand’s wilderness for up to wanted to retain fluid. This year I need fast you can get there it is how long so that in itself is a challenge. PO: WHAT’S YOUR NEXT seven days representing the most to make this more of a priority. you can go for. CHALLENGE? technically challenging adventure race PO: WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST PO: HOW HAS YOUR BODY IAN JONES IJ: My next challenge is to bike the in the World. Teams navigate across CHALLENGES IN THE RACE? ADAPTED? PO: WHY DID YOU DO THE RACE? length of New Zealand, Bluff to some of the most spectacular scenery BM: Your feet and looking after them. RM: I was worried about how my IJ: I competed in the race because Cape Reinga to raise money and and wilderness New Zealand has to Basically if you are warm and getting body would adapt but it has. When of it’s iconic status in adventure awareness for Epilepsy Foundation offer to find a series of checkpoints enough food and drink in, you’ll be THE 2015 CURE KIDS TEAM I started training it was a push to racing, the challenge and to at the end of November during using only a map and a compass with surprised what you can accomplish with do an hour but now I have built up to raise money for Cure Kids. I had Epilepsy Awareness month. My son limited time to prepare their maps and BEN MEYER your body. Sleep needs to happen at the stage where I can do hours. My previously done 24 hour races and Noah was diagnosed with Epilepsy strategy. Each team member must stay PO: WHY ARE YOU DOING THE RACE? some stage, but it’s a bit like new years body shape has changed a bit, when multi-sport events before but I at 12 years old so it is great to within 100 meters of each other the BM: Because I love it. The physical in your late teens, early 20s…. you can I last weighed myself I had dropped had never done one of that length, be able to help raise money and entire time while covering a number of challenge is awesome, but it’s also the go for like a whole week on hardly any about 6 kg but I am conscious of so to go on an epic adventure was awareness. disciplines including tramping, climbing, mental challenge of breaking something sleep. making sure I eat enough. I was appealing and something cool to mountain biking, kayaking and rafting. massive like this down into small worried about how my knees would train for. The teams have up to seven days to chunks and chewing through them. In hold up with all the downhill work PO: HOW DID YOU FIND THE To follow the 2016 Cure Kids team complete the challenge. some ways, I’m attracted to hard work! but so far they are okay. TRAINING? and see how they went visit: Last year former All Black Ian Jones Added to this is the opportunity to help PO: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING IJ: I loved the training and getting www.facebook.com/godzoneadventure and experienced adventure racer Sia support an awesome organisation like FORWARD TO? outdoors but wished I had spent http://godzoneadventure.com/ Svendsen were part of the Cure Kids Cure Kids and help grow some mental RM: The finish! To be honest I am more time in Central Otago to train www.facebook.com/curekidscharity team alongside Ben Meyer and Rob resilience with our kids. curious if I can actually do it and in the mountains because of the Nichol that completed the race in five PO: HOW DID YOU FIND THE TRAINING? what my threshold is. I am looking terrific terrain down there and had and a half days. This year the 2016 BM: I’m no expert but I just try to smash forward to finding out what I am more time on my bike. team with two new faces will continue the legs at every opportunity. Often it’s to support Cure Kids which raises just getting up earlier than usual before money to fund the research to find work to train. It helps to train in the cures for serious health conditions that dark, given half the race will be in the affect many children. The team have dark. Basically I’m always feeling like I ROB NICHOL, SARAH FAIRMAID AND RICHIE MCCAW To donate: text GODZONE to 933 to donate $3 to Cure Kids. already helped with the fundraising by need to do more.

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CRUSADERS ACADEMY CPR DEMO AT THE CLASSICAL COOKING CLASS SPARKS EVENT AT HAGLEY PARK

AUCKLAND ACADEMY LEARNING HOW TO READ NUTRITIONAL CONTENT ON FOOD LABELS

HIGHLANDERS ON MT VICTORIA HIGHLANDERS PARTICIPATE IN A WITH IN HONG KONG CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL AT C2 CONSULTING THE RACES IN HONG KONG

HAWKES BAYS TOLU FAHAMOKIOA DOING WORK NURSING Business partners BLUES MASTERCHEF EXPERIENCE

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HAWKES BAYS TOM STANLEY GETTING SOME RETAIL EXPERIENCE PROVINCIAL UNION ACADEMY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

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HAWKES BAYS JONAH LOWE SOUTHLAND JACK FALLOON AND SOUTHLAND ACADMEY BAKERY EXPERIENCE MORGAN MITCHELL AT SOUTHPORT DOING BUDGETING

82 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | APRIL/MAY 2016 APRIL/MAY 2016 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | 83 qualifications, he has been a full He completed his Class 2 Heavy time sevens player and applying his Vehicle Licence and utilised work learnings into part time personal experience opportunities during PERSONAL training work. He has been running the Mitre 10 Cup to gain a first- group classes in a number of hand understanding about Rural environments for the past 12 Banking with BNZ. DEVELOPMENT months with great success. Lote Luke is a natural leader both is setting himself up well with an on and off the field and applied off field full time earning option the tools he learned during his while he has been transitioned out personal development sessions PROGRAMME AWARD FINALISTS of the All Black 7’s team. to his role within the team. Luke N AVERAGE RUGBY CAREER SPANS ONLY SEVEN YEARS SO PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER RUGBY FOR The time and direction that was awarded the Pat Vincent PLAYERS IS CRUCIAL. FROM ACADEMY THROUGH TO LEVEL, PLAYERS ARE ENCOURAGED Lote has put into his Personal Outstanding Off-field Achievement AND GIVEN THE ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE LIFE PLANS OUTSIDE Development and the success he award at the Crusaders and has had rivals most in the current Canterbury Rugby Awards at the OF RUGBY THROUGH THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME THAT IS RUN IN RUGBY ENVIRONMENTS LUKE WHITELOCK ATHROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND. HERE ARE THE FINALISTS FOR OUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. THE WINNER game. end of last year. He also took on the Commerce Degree from role of Player Representative with WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT ISSUE. LUKE WHITELOCK Canterbury University. Not the New Zealand Rugby Players’ content with that, Luke continually Association. JAMES BROADHURST MICHAEL LEITCH are based. He specialises in providing CANTERBURY & CRUSADERS Whilst playing rugby Luke seeks further opportunities to HURRICANES CHIEFS a taste of Kiwi to the Japanese. They development himself off the field. Chiefs player and Japanese captain serve the traditional kiwi big breakfast, Whitelock graduated with a Michael Leitch knows rugby won’t Allpress coffees and even Afghan last forever and that he had to start biscuits. While he is away he has some establishing a plan for life after rugby. very good staff running his café but THE ON FACEBOOK THE He had a dream to open up his own when he is back in Japan he likes to be HIGHLANDERS café in Japan. Through his Personal as hands on as possible and when he is Development Programme at the Chiefs, finished with his rugby he will step into ARE LISTENING TO HIGHLANDERS Michael was able to get the business the café full time. Alan Jackson support he needed through Deloitte ARE WATCHING Flume Newsfeed to learn the business side of owning a LOTE RAIKABULA Radio Top 50 café. ALL BLACK MEN’S SEVENS Humorous memes He met the boss at Momento Café Dicko’s gym playlist from Spotify Hunting discussions to get some advice about opening a Roses: Chainsmoker Fishing café and did some training at a local café. As part of his market research Friends’ activities JAMES BROADHURST he would use his Super Rugby travel as James Broadhurst is working his way an opportunity to visit different coffee through his forestry degree from houses around the globe and taste Canterbury University. different products. WHO IS REPRESENTING YOU AT THE He has recently purchased his first home which he and his partner have fully renovated in a short space of time with stunning results. In preparation for life after rugby NEW ZEALAND RUGBY James purchased a 20 acres Hass Avocado orchard in Kaitaia which produced its first crop for the market LOTE RAIKABULA in 2015. Lote has put a huge amount of PLAYERS ASSOCIATION? The orchard will produce its first full time and energy into his personal HE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD MADE UP BY PAST AND PRESENT crop next year and James is already development over the past two years. PLAYERS, AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER AND PRESIDENT DAVID KIRK. HERE WE PROFILE OUR INDEPENDENT developing plans to expand the He enrolled and completed an Exercise MEMBER KERRY STOTTER WHO HAS A STRONG PROVEN FINANCIAL BACKGROUND WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR operation. He planted it himself and Science paper at Massey University EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE. set up the business structures to before changing his mode of study T ensure the business runs smoothly to NetFit where he is on the verge of MICHAEL LEITCH Mr. Kerry Stotter was a Partner at Sea+City Projects Ltd a subsidiary of while he is away playing rugby. James completing a level 4 Personal Training KPMG. He retired from the firm in Auckland Regional Holdings, where he attributes his good planning for Michael started his own café named course. He is also in the process 1999 after 32 years, subsequently was also a director. He was a director life after rugby to his good support after the New Zealand international of completing his Level 3 Rugby working in directorships, governance at Waterfront Auckland from 2010 to network who encourage him about his dialling code ‘plus64’ late last year in certificate. advisory and in governance of NGOs. 2014. Mr. Stotter was a trustee and life outside of football. Fuchu the city where his team Toshiba Whilst completing these papers/ Mr. Stotter is currently a director and chairman of Presbyterian Support chairman of two Board committees Northern, a former trustee of Choirs at The Hobsonville Land Company of Aotearoa NZ and is currently a 0800 PLAYER w www.nzrpa.co.nz Ltd. He previously held directorships Board member of the New Zealand and was Chairman, at Waste Disposal Rugby Players Association. facebook.com/nzrpa twitter.com/nzrpa NewZealandRugbyPlayersAssoc KERRY STOTTER Services, Stracon Holdings Ltd and

84 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | APRIL/MAY 2016 APRIL/MAY 2016 | NZ RUGBY WORLD | 85 OPINION PIECE HUNTING DIARIES BY PAST PLAYER WITH WHOPPA IAN JONES the Highlanders props The LIVE experience – creating the memories.

AORI ALL BLACK, up on the other side of the gully uncontrollably down the bank. Attending live sporting events creates memories and provides aspirations for generations to come. With live HIGHLANDER AND HAWKES revealing its big stature and tusks. Much to his relief Josh finally sport you just never know when those magical sporting moments are going to happen, just like Brendon BAY PROP BRENDON Doogie had a crack at it with his rifle managed to stick the pig. It took the McCullum’s fastest world test century in or the All Blacks Sevens team beating South Africa EDMONDS CALLS HIMSELF from the other side of the gully and hunters 45 minutes to get the heavy twice in overtime to win the tournament in Wellington earlier this year. MTHE ‘APPRENTICE’ WITH HIGHLANDERS manged to get the boar in the thigh. boar from the gully up to the motorbike Those are just two of many exceptional sporting moments that make it special to be the fan in the stand. To AND MAORI ALL BLACKS TEAM MATE, Meanwhile the fourth dog raced over which was only 50m away. The boys be a part of history and experience those truly unique sporting moments first hand in the stands creates PROP JOSH HOHNECK THE ‘MASTER’ to the pig and bailed it up again. Upon decided that due to their impressive memories that you hold onto for life and share with others for years to come which is why the live experience WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTING. hearing the commotion the other three efforts of getting the pig out of the of sports can’t be beaten. Triple Super Rugby title winner dogs went to assist. gully that an upper body workout was I can still recall the first day my dad took me to a test match. It inspired me. By taking kids to live sports Josh Hohneck who plays his provincial Josh drove around to the other side not required in the gym the next day. we are fostering that enthusiasm and passion for sports for the next generation. rugby for Waikato, introduced Brendon with Brendon staying on the observing They took the pig back to the The Wellington Seven’s earlier in the year gained plenty of criticisms about low crowd numbers, however (known as ‘Doogie‘) to hunting last year side of the gully in case the boar hanging scales at the dog kennels and having been to the event for the past 12 years I want to point out that if you were actually there you didn’t and it has become almost a weekly headed back. it tipped the scales 215lb. focus on the crowd number but how enjoyable the occasion was. ritual for the two front rowers. Josh ran and tried to jump on the big The boys were pretty stoked with Organisers did an impressive job and in my experience, the changes they made were positive - the atmosphere The boys were in one of their local boar in a bid to tackle it. The comical that. They had nowhere to butcher was brilliant. They provided family zones with plenty of giveaways and things for the kids to do. They spots in (called spot x as they situation ended up with Josh straddling the pig so took great delight in doing it had the players warming up right in front of the zone. The kids were able to get autographs and able to don’t want to reveal the location) a the neck of the pig and sliding 10 at Highlanders HQ in front the boss’s interact with the players after the matches which the kids and athletes loved. Importantly those kids went day after returning from South Africa meters down the bank with the dogs offices the next day. away with special memories that they could share and be inspired by. Where else do you get this close to the last year. They went for a ‘cruisy hunt’ going down with him as part of the The pig had a visit to the taxidermist biggest stars in the game? opting to leave at 11am in the morning, ruckus. and now lives with Josh in pride of The rugby was next level and highly entertaining, the stadium was amazing and the weather was great. preferring the sleep-in over an early Doogie was closely watching the place on his lounge wall. Those in the party zone really enjoyed it, the rugby fans enjoyed it and there was a strong focus on the departure. performance through his binoculars people. Josh and Brendon shared a four hysterically laughing at the sight of Savage and Jason Kerrison and all the bands who provided the fantastic entertainment made it rock and the wheeler, which did struggle a bit under Josh, the pig and the dogs slipping fans truly made the atmosphere outstanding. The Fijian supporters were special and the New Zealand team the weight of the two forwards with really responded to the kiwi fans by digging deep and putting on some incredible performances. As with four dogs in tow. live events, the fans play a big part in a team’s success and players feed off the energy and atmosphere they Half-an-hour into the excursion, the Send a hunting or fishing photo and you create. dogs ended up getting onto a decent After big peaks in attendance at the Sevens if the numbers sit around where they are so be it. Don’t knock pig in what would become a two-hour could WIN $250 worth of Stoney Creek the numbers, embrace the atmosphere. The numbers were still good enough to create a great atmosphere and pursuit. gear of your choice! the people in that stadium had an awesome weekend. The chase began in the middle of the Obviously there is a focus on the people at events and making the most of the experience, so it is a balancing farm, with three dogs heading down the The good folk at Stoney Creek have given us a $250 credit for someone to spend on any Stoney act for the stadiums to deliver that with their functionality and performance. river about 4km away from where they Creek merchandise of your choice. We know you like things simple, so send us your best high resolution (that means we can print it, so needs to be 300kb in photo size) hunting or fishing In an age where we are dominated by social media just remember that social media gives you instant had initially picked up the pig scent. The gratification but it doesn’t give you the true elation of watching the match-winning try live, or the same photo to [email protected] and the best photo wins. Winner will be contacted by email boys followed the dogs using a GPS unit to arrange your shopping trip and the picture published in the next magazine. euphoria of sharing the thrill of winning with passionate fans beside you. and tracked them down to a bottom of So next time you think ‘I can’t be bothered going to a live match’, think about it - you could be about to miss a gully where the sound was silent. out on a truly magical sporting moment and the opportunity to create life-long memories for you your The fourth dog that the players had CONGRATULATIONS TO FORMER NEW ZEALAND MAORI PLAYER WAYNE MCENTEE. HERE IS mates and your kids. kept with them ended up jumping into WAYNE MCENTEE WITH KEITH ROBINSON AND TWO MATES WITH THEIR ‘GOOD PANNIES’. See you at the game, Ian Jones a bush and started bailing (trapping THE OTHER PHOTO IS OF WAYNE AND HIS 160LB PIG. WAYNE IS NOW A NATIONAL the pig). The boys thought it must be MANAGER FOR AGRIBUSINESS FOR HEARTLAND BANK. something decent as the dog in the action typically would go and hold the pig and not bark, but on this occasion the dog was barking tenaciously. “It’s always fun to play in front of your friends and family. But it’s pretty The two props’ adrenalin started special to play in something like the Sevens in Wellington with all the Kiwi picking up and the boys started fans supporting us. We would warm up right beside heaps of young Kiwi crashing their way through the bush in fans and that was a lot of fun.” the expected manner of forwards which All Blacks Sevens player consequently scared the pig off. Two minutes later the boar popped

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