QLD Nga Hau e Wha Maori Rugby League

16/10/2026

🔴⚫⚪ TE WHENUA ARIKI 2026 – TOURNAMENT INFORMATION ⚪⚫🔴

Kia ora e te whanau! 🏉❤️

The countdown is on! We are excited to welcome all our participating Maori Rugby League teams, players, coaching staff, supporters and whānau to TE WHENUA ARIKI 2026!

We look forward to welcoming our teams travelling from across Australia and Aotearoa for two days of competitive rugby league, kotahitanga and whakawhanaungatanga.

📍 TOURNAMENT LOCATION

🏟️ Greenbank Raiders Rugby League Football Club
📍 720 Middle Road, Greenbank, QLD 4124

📅 Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October 2026

🔴 5:30AM ONWARDS – TEAM & WHANAU BUMP IN

All participating teams, coaching staff and whanau may begin arriving from 5:30AM to set up their designated team areas and gazebos.

We kindly ask everyone to:

* Follow the attached mud map for field locations, team setup areas and parking.
* Set up gazebos in the designated team setup areas only.
* Keep walkways, access points and emergency vehicle routes clear.
* Respect the venue facilities and surrounding areas.
* Allow enough time to settle in before our official powhiri.

🌿 7:00AM – POWHIRI

Our official powhiri will commence at 7:00AM sharp on Saturday morning.

We encourage all participating teams, players, coaching staff and whanau to be present as we come together to formally welcome our manuhiri and open Te Whenua Ariki 2026.

This is an important part of our kaupapa, and we ask everyone to show respect throughout the proceedings.

🏉 8:00AM – FIRST GAMES KICK OFF

Our round-robin matches will commence at 8:00AM across all three fields.

🏆 SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER – FINALS DAY

Sunday will see our teams return for the semifinals and grand finals, where our competing teams will give their all for the honour of representing their people.

First scheduled matches commence at 8:00AM.

📋 OFFICIAL GAME DRAWS & VENUE MAP ATTACHED

Please take the time to familiarise yourselves with the attached tournament draws and venue mud map before arriving.

Team managers and coaching staff, please ensure your players are aware of their allocated fields and kick-off times and are ready at least 10 minutes before their scheduled matches.

🚗 PARKING & VENUE ACCESS

Please refer to the signs for the designated parking area and venue access.

🍔 FOOD, STALLS & FACILITIES

Food and stall holders will be on-site throughout the tournament.

Please help us look after the grounds by using the rubbish bins provided and keeping your team areas clean and tidy.

❤️ A REMINDER TO ALL OUR WHANAU

As we come together for this special kaupapa, we encourage everyone to demonstrate good sportsmanship, manaakitanga and respect towards all players, referees, officials, volunteers and fellow supporters.

Remember, our tamariki and rangatahi are watching us. Let’s lead by example and create an environment where our culture, our people and our game can thrive.

A huge mihi to all our participating teams, volunteers, organisers and whanau ANO who have contributed to making this tournament possible.

Ki te eke ki te taumata
Kia kotahi te whakaaro
Kia kotahi te wairua
Kia kotahi ai te tangata

🔴⚫⚪ TE WHENUA ARIKI 2026 – ONE KAUPAPA, ONE WHĀNAU, UNITED THROUGH RUGBY LEAGUE! 🏉

Safe travels to all our visiting teams and whanau. We look forward to welcoming you all to Greenbank this weekend!

Nga mihi nui,

15/10/2026

🖤🤍❤️ QUEENSLAND MAORI REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS 2026 – JERSEY PRESENTATION ❤️🤍🖤

HE MANA, HE IHI, HE WEHI – MORE THAN JUST A JERSEY! 🏉

What an incredibly proud and special evening for our Queensland Maori Rugby League whanau! ❤️

Lastnight, we celebrated the official jersey presentation for our 2026 Queensland Maori Representative Teams, marking the beginning of an exciting representative journey.

Our players earned the honour of representing Queensland Maori through their participation in the Nga Hau e Wha (NHEW) Tournament 2026, where our four rohe came together:

🔴 Nga Toa o Te Raki – North
🔴 Te Hau Marangai – East
🔴 Te Hau Taitonga – South
🔴 Te Hauauru ki Tawhiti – West

Four rohe. Four identities. One shared whakapapa.

Now, we come together as ONE Queensland Maori whanau, united under one jersey.

🏉 OUR 2026 REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS

We proudly acknowledge and congratulate our selected players across:

❤️ U13 Kotiro
❤️ U13 Tama
❤️ U15 Kotiro
❤️ U15 Tama
❤️ U17 Kotiro
❤️ U17 Tama
❤️ U19 Tama
❤️ Open Wahine
❤️ Open Tane

TO OUR RANGATAHI – THIS IS BIGGER THAN RUGBY LEAGUE. 🌿

When you put on that Queensland Maori jersey, you carry your whakapapa, whanau, rohe and the sacrifices of everyone who helped you reach this moment.

You also carry the mana of your tupuna who walked before you.

This journey and many more to come is about discovering who you are whilst residing here in australia, understanding where you come from and standing proudly in your Maori identity.

Our jerseys are symbols of identity, belonging, responsibility and pride. Every time you take the field, remember that you represent more than yourselves, you represent the generations before you and those still to come.

Success is measured not only by tries, tackles or wins, but by your character, discipline, humility, respect and the way you uphold the mana of your jersey on and off the field.

TO OUR WHANAU – THIS MOMENT BELONGS TO YOU TOO. ❤️

Behind every player is a whanau who has made sacrifices through early starts, late-night training, long drives, fees, uniforms and endless encouragement.

To our parents, caregivers, grandparents, aunties, uncles and wider whanau, thank you. Your support makes opportunities like this possible.

OUR CULTURE IS OUR STRENGTH. 🌿

Queensland Maori Rugby League is about more than developing talented players. It is about keeping our culture alive, strengthening connections and creating opportunities for Maori communities in Queensland to come together.

Although we live away from our ancestral whenua in Aotearoa, our whakapapa, tikanga, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga remain at the heart of who we are.

Through rugby league, we are creating pathways for our rangatahi to grow as athletes, leaders and proud Maori.

What began as four rohe competing at Nga Hau e Wha has become something even more special: players standing shoulder to shoulder as ONE Queensland Maori representative whanau.

🏆 NEXT STOP – TE WHENUA ARIKI 2026!

Our first tournament together will be Te Whenua Ariki.

We look forward to seeing our teams take the field with passion, determination, humility and pride as they represent Queensland Maori.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & MIHI ❤️

A heartfelt mihi to our QMSI Executive Committee, four rohe, coaches, managers, trainers, selectors, volunteers and everyone who helped make this representative campaign possible.

To our players, congratulations on your selection. Wear your jersey with pride, support your teammates and always remember the people and whakapapa you represent.

You have already made your whanau and communities proud.

FOUR ROHE. ONE WHANAU. ONE JERSEY. ONE PURPOSE. 🖤🤍❤️

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.

My strength is not mine alone, but the strength of many.

Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui!

Join us in congratulating our 2026 Queensland Maori Representative Teams and show your support as they prepare for Te Whenua Ariki 2026.

Thank you FerrisFotos for the awesome photos of our teams.

NgA mihi nui ki a koutou katoa
Kriss

🖤🤍❤️ QUEENSLAND MAORI RUGBY LEAGUE 2026 ❤️🤍🖤

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09/10/2026

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06/10/2026

🇳🇿 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🇳🇿

Ngā mihi nui ki ngā kaitākaro me ngā kaimahi e whai ake nei kua tohua hei māngai mō QMSI.

Kua tū koutou katoa hei māngai mō Ngā Hau e Whā, ā, kua tae ki te wā kia whakakotahi tātou hei kotahi.

Congratulations to all selected!

TRAINING DETAILS:
▪️Thursday 8th October
▪️Waterford Rugby League Club, Noffke Park, Armstrong Rd, Meadowbrook.

▪️U13s & U15s - 5.30pm
▪️U17s, U19s & Opens - 6.30pm

All players will receive a confirmation email & further details.

Any negative comments about selections will be deleted. Do not take away this moment from these players.

*Denotes dispensation

Ka kite anō i a koutou katoa ākuanei!

04/10/2026

Thank you to all our players who proudly took the field and represented their rohe throughout the weekend.

A huge mihi to our coaches and team staff for the time, preparation and commitment that went into getting your teams ready to compete.

To our incredible medic team, thank you for working tirelessly throughout the tournament and ensuring our players received the care and support they needed.

To our duty officials, thank you for your time and commitment in monitoring the grounds and helping keep our tournament running safely and smoothly.

And a special thank you to BMSC for providing the grounds and space that allowed us to bring Ngā Hau E Whā 2026 together.

To everyone who contributed, whether on the field or behind the scenes — ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

Here are our 2026 winners 🏆

03/10/2026

📣IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR FINALS DAY📣

Kia Ora whanau 💜

A couple of important reminders as we head into our final day of NHEW 2026.

Please keep a close eye on your tamariki, stay within the designated spectator areas, and keep clear of the river/shrub area behind Fields 3 & 4.

We also ask everyone to respect our duty officials and field boundaries. If you are not a player or authorised coaching staff, please stay off the fields.

Coaching staff and trainers, please ensure you are following the dugout footwear and correct trainer shirt requirements.

Let’s finish our tournament safely, positively and together. ❤️

Nga mihi whanau, enjoy Finals Day! 🏉🏆

03/10/2026

🏆🔥 NGA HAU E WHA 2026 FINALS🔥🏆

📅 Sunday 4th October 2026
📍 Bill Norris Oval, Beenleigh

Whanau, we’ve made it to FINALS DAY! 💜❤️🧡🩵

After an awesome few days of rugby league, whanaungatanga, passion and rohe pride, tomorrow our teams take the field one last time for Nga Hau E Wha 2026! 🏉🏆

To every tamariki, rangatahi, player, coach, manager, trainer, volunteer, official, committee member and supporter, thank you for everything you have brought to this kaupapa.

Tomorrow is about finishing our tournament strong and celebrating all four rohe:

🧡 Nga Toa o Te Raki — North
❤️ Te Hau Marangai — East
🩵 Te Hau Taitonga — South
💚 Te Hauauru ki Tawhiti — West

Whether your team is playing in a final or you’re there supporting from the sideline, come down, wear your rohe colours proudly and get behind our players! 📣

We encourage all our Whanau and rohe to stay with us following the finals as we come together for our prize giving presentation to acknowledge and celebrate our players, teams and achievements across the tournament.

Let’s remember what this kaupapa is all about, whanau, whakapapa, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and our love of rugby league.

Please continue to show respect towards our players, referees, match officials, trainers, volunteers and one another. Let’s make our final day a positive and memorable one for everyone, especially our tamariki.

🔥 ONE MORE DAY. ONE MORE MAHI. ONE BIG FINISH. 🔥

Good luck to all teams taking the field tomorrow. Play hard, play fair, represent your rohe with pride and, most importantly, look after one another.

01/10/2026

🚨 PARKING REMINDER – NGA HAU E WHA 2026 🚨

Kia ora whanau, a quick parking reminder for everyone attending Nga Hau E Wha at Bill Norris Oval, Beenleigh this weekend.

🚗 ALL SPECTATOR PARKING IS AT SPANNS ROAD.

⛔ PLEASE DO NOT PARK ALONG BOUNDARY ROAD.
Parking restrictions will be enforced and you may receive a fine.

🎫 BILL NORRIS OVAL PARKING IS RESTRICTED ACCESS ONLY.
You must have an approved PARKING PASS to enter and park inside the Bill Norris Oval parking area.

❌ NO PARKING PASS = YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO SPANNS ROAD.

♿ DISABILITY PERMIT HOLDERS will also be permitted to park at Bill Norris Oval; however, please be aware that spaces are limited.

Please help our parking kaimahi and gate staff by following the parking directions when you arrive. We have a massive weekend ahead of us, and everyone’s cooperation will help keep traffic moving and make things easier and safer for everyone.

Nga mihi Whanau, travel safe, and we’ll see you at NGA HAU E WHA! 🏉❤️💛🖤