“This gives us the opportunity to stay connected to the New Zealand community,” Kesha said. The team began its well-being programme at Timaru South School on Thursday morning.
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Petrece Kesha speaks at Timaru South School on Thursday. With a mix of games, trivia and fun-based activities, Kesha along with National Rugby League (NRL) Women’s Warrior Kanyon Paul and Warrior Temple Kalepo interacted with students . “We will be visiting about 12 schools today [Thursday] and tomorrow [Friday] in Timaru, Ashburton, Geraldine and Temuka,” Kesha said.
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Kanyon Paul hands out goodies to the students at Timaru South School.
When Maturo ‘Matty’ Siaosi arrived in New Zealand from Samoa on a rugby scholarship he was just 17 and struggled to speak English. On Thursday he shared his first language with South Canterbury.