Chafing the Dream NZ

32| Tara Wilson - Sport Northland Events Coordinator.

Chafing the Dream NZ

Show Notes

Haere mai Welcome to a fun episode with Tara Wilson from Sport Northland. Dwayne and Mal ask details of how Tara ended up at Sport Northland, history of Sport Northland, what position she started (hint she was a barista at the local cafe), and details of our upcoming favourite local race, Parihaka Half Marathon. We talk about previous years where this poor race has been cursed from slips to cyclones. Tara shares with us the history and meaning of the Parihaka pōwhiri at the start of the race. Here is a link to check out the video. Finally please enter our giveaway or enter your friend for a giveaway to Parihaka it can be any of the distances, the half marathon, the 12k or the 6k. It is such a beautiful event and Sport Northland always does a fantastic job bringing the community together. You can enter by commenting below on Spotify OR commenting on our most recent instagram post. Don't forget to use our code "chafingthedream" for 20% off the Parihaka race. Keep chafing your dreams <3 Mal and Dwayne

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