Stay informed with our latest news

Welcome to the heart of the Youth-led Fishing Competition! This is where we share all the exciting developments, progress, and important announcements. Whether you're a potential sponsor, a confirmed supporter, a community member, or whanau, this page is dedicated to keeping you in the loop about our journey and success. Join us in celebrating our progress.

A Massive Shout-Out to Hunting & Fishing!

A huge thank you to Tom and his team at Hunting & Fishing for coming in clutch with some awesome prizes for our competition! 🎣🦌

We really appreciate the support and generosity — these prizes are going to make the competition that much better.

Thanks for getting behind us, Hunting & Fishing!

Big shout-out to Bunnings Warehouse Feilding!

A massive thank you to the team at Bunnings Warehouse Feilding for getting behind our competition and hooking us up with some awesome prizes! 🙌

We really appreciate the support from local businesses helping us make this event even bigger and better.

Thanks for coming through for us, Bunnings Feilding — absolute legends!

Ngā mihi nui Supa Save Mini Mart Highbury!

Massive shout-out to the team at Supa Save Mini Mart Highbury for backing the boys and supporting our competition! 💪🔥

We really appreciate the tautoko and love seeing our local businesses get behind us.

Cheers Supa Save Highbury — legends!

Huge thank you to AFFCO Feilding! 🙌

Massive shout-out to the AFFCO Feilding team for taking the boys on an awesome 2-hour tour through the plant. It was a great opportunity to get behind the scenes, see how everything operates, and learn a bit along the way.

We really appreciate AFFCO supporting the boys, getting behind what we’re doing, and backing us with the goods! 💪🔥

Ngā mihi nui AFFCO Feilding — absolute legends!

🎣🔥 A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO HAMMOS FROM HAM & CHEESE FISHING ADVENTURES! 🔥🎣

What a privilege it was having Hammos come through and spend some time with our He Ngākau Rangatahi boys, sharing his knowledge, experience and passion for surfcasting.

You could see the boys were absolutely buzzing — the G.O.A.T of surfcasting stepping into the building!

But Hammos didn't just turn up with some incredible knowledge and kōrero… he came bearing gifts!

Tackle, gear and some awesome goodies for our rangatahi — and the boys are absolutely ecstatic to receive them!

For our young people, having someone they look up to take the time to come in, share knowledge and support what they're doing means a hell of a lot.

It's these moments that remind us why we're doing this kaupapa — rangatahi learning from those who've walked the path, building confidence, sharing knowledge and connecting through something they love.

Massive mihi to you bro for backing our rangatahi and our Youth-Led Fishing Competition. We genuinely appreciate the support, the generosity and the time you've given our boys.

Tight lines, bro! 🎣🤙

🏆👟 STEPPING INTO THE PRIZE POOL!

A massive ngā mihi to the awesome team at Kelly's Shoes Palmerston North for showing their support for our He Ngākau Rangatahi Youth-Led Fishing Competition with a wicked His & Hers sneaker prize! 🙌👟

We reckon these are going to be highly contested on the day! 😂🔥

It’s awesome seeing local businesses getting behind our rangatahi and helping us build a prize pool that rewards not just the catch, but the participation, effort and whānau support that makes this kaupapa what it is.

Every contribution helps us create a bigger and better experience for our rangatahi and whānau and we genuinely appreciate the Kelly’s Shoes team jumping on board.

Thank you Kelly’s Shoes for backing our kaupapa and helping us keep the prize pool growing! ❤️

SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM AT FEILDING WAREHOUSE!

We want to give a huge ngā mihi nui to Jessica and the amazing team at Feilding Warehouse for getting behind our He Ngākau Rangatahi Youth-Led Fishing Competition and generously donating prizes to support our rangatahi!

Your support means so much to this kaupapa. These prizes aren't just prizes they're a sign to our young people that their ideas matter, their efforts matter, and their community believes in them.

Having local businesses like Feilding Warehouse step up and support our kaupapa is exactly what community is about.

FEILDING WAREHOUSE

#HEREFORGOOD

Massive shout out to the SILKY OTTER TEAM

A huge mihi to the awesome team at Silky Otter for getting behind our He Ngākau Rangatahi Youth-Led Fishing Competition and supporting our Whānau Championship Prize Pool with family movie passes!

We love seeing local businesses backing our rangatahi and helping us create an event where the whole whānau can get involved, have some fun and be recognised for their participation.

thank you for backing our kaupapa and helping us make the day even more memorable!

Ngā mihi nui, Silky Otter!

For the Dads out there.....MAG & TURBO has come through with the goods

A huge ngā mihi to the awesome team at Mag & Turbo for getting behind our He Ngākau Rangatahi Youth-Led Fishing Competition and showing some serious support for our kaupapa!

The team have generously jumped on board with wheel and servicing vouchers to help boost our prize pool.

And let's be honest… there's no doubt the dads out there are going to be gunning for these ones!

Your support means more than just prizes. You're helping us create an event where our rangatahi can lead, whānau can get involved, and our community can come together and celebrate.

Mag & Turbo...... thank you for backing our rangatahi and helping us make this event happen!

Buckle up, this prize is next level

XKarts Palmerton North are backing the whanau prize pool

A huge ngā mihi to the awesome team at X Karts Palmerston North for hooking us up with some epic family passes to their incredible entertainment experiences! 🙌

The whānau prize pool just got a whole lot more exciting, with passes for the crew to enjoy:

🏎️ Go Karts🪓 Axe Throwing💥 Smash Room🔐 Escape Room

This is exactly the kind of support that makes our He Ngākau Rangatahi Youth-Led Fishing Competition special — giving our whānau the opportunity to have some fun together, create memories, and celebrate their rangatahi.

We seriously appreciate you getting behind our kaupapa and supporting our Whānau Championship Prize Pool. ❤️

X Karts — thank you for backing our rangatahi, our whānau, and our community!