He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi 2023 Final & Semi Final

Swamp City from Te Papaioea & Richter City from Pōneke home season tournament - He Whānau Reti Rapa Kotahi Final and Semi Final.

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 the last two 2023 games of the Richter City Roller Derby & Swamp City Roller Derby joint home season series! 

"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. 

Tickets $15, & kids are free!

Doors open at 4pm

Quad Bombers vs Trauma Queens - 5pm 

Smash Malice vs Brutal Pageant - 7pm 

Our Garage Project bar will be open with a great range of drinks including low and non-alcoholic options, and the Taco Addicts food truck will be serving up delicious kai!