He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi & Richter City A vs Swamp City A

Swamp City from Te Papaioea & Richter City from Pōneke are excited to present our joint home season tournament - He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi.

Mānawatia a Matariki! Ngā mihi o te wā e te iwi. Nau mai whakatau mai ki te kaupapa reti rapa hou nei.

Come along and enjoy round 4 of the Richter City Roller Derby joint home season series with Swamp City Roller Derby from Palmerston North! "He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi" is a series of games between the Trauma Queens (Papaioea/Palmerston North), Quad Bombers (Papaioea/Palmerston North), Smash Malice (Pōneke/Wellington) and Brutal Pageant (Pōneke/Wellington). 

A little bit more about "He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi":

Ko wai mātou? Who are we?

We are two tīma reti rapa (roller derby teams) from Pōneke (Wellington) and Te Papaioea (Palmerston North) and we have joint forces to create our own interleague tonamana whakangahau (fun tournament) to whakanuia (celebrate) not only our awesome sport, but to whakatairanga (promote) and whakaatu ki te hapori (demonstrate) to the rest of the roller derby community in Aotearoa, the importance of encompassing mātāpono māori (māori principles) such as whanaungatanga, kotahitanga and manaakitanga within your organisation. We all should be active in working towards decolonising our leagues and making our spaces inclusive for all. Tīhei mauri ora!

Thank you to Karangawai Marsh for designing the amazing tohu for this event. 

Doors open at 4pm

Game 1 - 5pm -Richter City A vs Swamp City A

Game 2 - 7pm - Brutal Pagaent Vs Smash Malice

Come along and enjoy the exciting games, food from Janeens Feel Good Food truck, sausage sizzle , and a cold beverage from our Garage Project bar.

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He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi 2023 Season Final

4th November in Pōneke- Season Final playoffs for 1st & 2nd, and 3rd & 4th places.

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He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi 2023 Results

8th July in Pōneke (Wellington) 

Smash Malice 195 - Trauma Queens 98

Brutal Pagaent 236 - Quad Bombers 126

13th August in Te Papaioea (Palmerston North) 

Trauma Queens 169 - Quad Bombers  166

19th August in Te Papaioea

 Smash Malice 238 - Quad Bombers 126

 Brutal Pagaent 229 - Trauma Queens 144