His innovative Bros for Change Timatanga Hou alternative education programme is now in its 10th year of changing the life direction of at-risk rangatahi. In 2020, Ihi Research found Timatanga Hou had had a 82.5% success rate over five years.
Its founder who once served time after 15 armed robberies is proud to say he’s now an accredited police vetting agent – “I’ve still got that framed on the wall’’.
“Every time something happens like that, it feels like I’ve gone full circle. Got a firearms licence – full circle, now I’m on a Firearms Authority [Māori] forum. I told them, you know what I’ve been [in prison], and they said ‘yeah, we know, it’s good to have a perspective like that amongst everyone else’. I thought that was pretty cool. I don’t think anyone else in the firearms forum can talk about armed robberies the way I can, or firearm safety.
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The founder, who once served time after 15 armed robberies, is proud to say he’s now an accredited police vetting agent.
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The 223kg bar he cleanly raised above his head was swiftly slammed to the mat in celebration for New Zealand’s fourth gold in Glasgow.
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John was an exceptionally fine gentleman who enjoyed sharing his knowledge at Antique Arms meetings every month. Such was his vast knowledge of naval matters, we used to joke he started his naval career as ship’s boy for Noah and was a close advisor to Vice-Admiral Nelson. Navy
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In record-breaking fashion, Zoe Hobbs had herself a medal for the 100m at a major athletics championships. It was gold and New Zealand’s first ever medal in the event in Games history.
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