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This week’s event marks the seventh M9 fixture - a highly anticipated occasion following the cancellation of the previous show in May.

The series followed six individual players as they embraced te ao Māori in their own way, drawing strength from their taha Māori over the course of the tour.

Ropata will represent Aotearoa at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in South Africa.

Ko Dante Karangaroa o Te Ātihaunui a Pāpārangi nō te awa o Whanganui te tāne hohe rawa i Aotearoa.

E toru tau te roa o te kirmana a Marley Leuluai (Hāmoa/Māori) ki te kapa o Burnley i te whakataetae Premier League i Ingarangi.

Nā Ashleigh Hoeta o Te Ātiawa te 317.5 kirokaramu te taumaha i panatoro, e toru tau i muri mai i tōna pānga ki te roro ikura.

Dan Hooker (Ngāti Maniapoto) is set to venture where few UFC fighters have gone before him.

'The programme provides a unique opportunity,' says programme director Ben Hamilton.

Active NZ says rates of rangatahi taking part in active recreation has fallen by 6 per cent since Covid-19 and is trending down.