Rarawa vs Awanui

Awanui had a handy lead of 11 points to nil at the interval, playing with the wind at their backs, but had to withstand a pretty hectic second half recovery by Rarawa before they could hurry to town to see how their arch rivals Kaitaia had fared.

Awanui’s fast young winger, Mate Radich, dashed over for two tries, whilst Paul Reihana kicked two penalties and a conversion.

Buddy Nathan, in true captain’s style, led the revival during the second half with a fine try, and later the diminutive Duddie Robson slipped over to equalize the try-scoring. Nathan narrowly missed both conversions and a penalty goal that may have really had Awanui worried, but as Buddy Nathan said “We cannot even blame the referee, Graham Stanaway for our loss. He was very good really.”

— June 24, 1969

Valley folk extend their sympathies to the families of Mr. T. Maugham and the late Mr. J Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Johnson and son Mark returned from Auckland on Sunday.

Mrs. Roy Beazley Jnr. travelled to Auckland on Wednesday to visit friends at Blockhouse Bay.

We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Des Dangen is a patient in the Kaitaia Hospital, and wish her a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Owen White spent the weekend with friends in Whangarei.

Mr. Snow Williams and son Ronnie travelled to Auckland at the weekend to visit a relative in the Auckland Hospital.

— June 24, 1969