Penrhyn Sports Club Incorporated

Treasurers:

Turua Ataria Ford - 16/01/2014 (Present)

John Taia

1st April 2013 - 16th Jan 2014

John Taia’s previous experience as all-rounder office administration / sales and marketing person will put him in good stead in taking up the Treasurer’s role (as of 1st April 2013) and he looks forward to the challenges moving forward.

Initiating the creation of an official website for the Penrhyn Sports Club, is just one of the many stages that John believes in bringing us to embrace the technology of today, whether by texting or the updating of new information for the website (e.g. Event listings) and at present, concentrating on the Club’s Newsletter, moving through each code to aquire information that would help him eliminate problems.

Networking and utilising the skills of others within the club – John will not be shy to ask them for assistance.
John truly believes communication is crucial within any club. However, he will need “everyone’s” assistance so that we can continue and maintain to improve the overall experience for all of our kid’s future.

Kuraiteaea Tereora

01/01/2010 – 31/03/2013

Soon after being elected and accepting the role of Treasurer, Kuraiteaea took up a personal challenge to introduce a financial structure for Penrhyn Sports Club. Budgets for individual sports codes and an overall club were some financial structures introduced along with monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting, however a need to cater more for the future of our children and youth directed the focus of the 2010 and 2011 committee towards being incorporated.

Kuraiteaea often says ‘There is no greater emotion than the emotion of personal achievement however there is none greater than seeing our children, our youth, our members excel in sporting excellence, especially selection in National and International teams, this is the reward that makes all the commitment, hard work and stress well worth while’.

Vice-Treasurers:

2014-01-16 John Taia - (Present)
2012-11-10 Teremoana Samuel (16-01-2014)

Past Treasurers:

2014-01-16 Turua Ford (Present)
2013-04-01 John Taia (2014-01-16)
2010-01-01 Kuraiteaea Tereora (2013-03-31)

People from the island of Penrhyn (an atoll in the most Northern part of the Cook Islands) left their island in search of a better life and future for their families, where a migration to Auckland, New Zealand started in the early 1900's. In 1981 the Penrhyn people came together with an interest to play cricket. This humble beginning would ignite the dream and vision for a brighter future for generations to come. The original name of the club was Tongareva/Hararanga (other names associated with Penrhyn) and from these diminutive beginnings in 1982 our club took on a new name given by founders, Penrhyn Sports Club.