To our school community, “Kua hinga he tōtara i te wao nui a Tane.” “A…
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Wiremu Godfrey competed in Secondary Schools Judo competition on Saturday 16 September. In his weight category (under 81kg) he won BRONZE & in the open weight he also won a BRONZE. An awesome achievement as he was fighting much heavier opponents.
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In the NZ Nationals he received GOLD in Cadet under 81kg, BRONZE in Cadet Open weight & SILVER in Junior men under 81kg. This is his first year competing in the Cadet men which is 14-17 years and Junior men which is 15-20 years.
Wiremu has finished this year ranked in the top 3 in NZ for:
Cadet men under 73kg-3rd
Cadet men under 81kg-2nd
Junior men under 81kg-3rd