Transcript for video Iron Māori - Why Waiora competes
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Waiora Rogers walking towards a traditional monument.
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Waiora – “Our people sometimes don’t realise their potential.”
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Man working out in the gym
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Waiora– “They don’t realise what they are capable of. “
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Waiora working out in the gym
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
Text appear: “Waiora Rogers, 73” – “Ngati Kahunguna”
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Waiora – “you start link post to link post. And then it grows and then you might be able to do half a block.”
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Waiora with her bicycle helmet and gear on with other people
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Waiora – “And then an extra block.”
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
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Waiora – “And that’s why I just love Iron Maori.”
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Waiora at the Iron Maori event, interacting and smiling with other people
English subtitles appear
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Louise – “She’s our treasure, and in my eyes she’s the true champion of Iron Maori.”
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Louise Hawea in an outdoor setting
Text appear: “Louise Hawea” – “Ngati Kurukuru, Ngati Whakaiti”
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Louise – “She is a strong woman with a pure heart.”
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Waiora at the Iron Maori event, participating in the race
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Louise – “If she sets herself to do something, it will be achieved.”
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Louise Hawea in an outdoor setting
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ACC SportSmart air barrier and clips of people running and embracing by the beach
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Waiora – “That is what these kind of events do. You are growing yourself and you become quite confident. It makes you realise three things.”
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
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Waiora – “The wairua,”
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Waiora running
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Wairoa – “the capability physically and the mental.”
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
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Waiora – “And to me that’s what I do why I do.”
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Waiora running and then showing her medal
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Wairoa – “It’s the mental that can get you through anything in life.”
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
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Waiora – “It’s a wonderful, wonderful kaupapa.”
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Albie Hawea getting ready and then going into the sea
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Albie – “15 years ago, I wouldn’t have dreamt of doing a triathlon. Aunty Waioras pretty inspiring. When she talks everyone respects her.”
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Albie Hawea sitting in the garden
Text appear: “Albie Hawea” – “Ngati Kahunguna, Whakatohea”
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Albie – “She puts it in a nice way where “you can do this” and we have got a training plan.”
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Waiora and others interacting in a room as they eat and pass food around
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Albie – “She inspires people. We call it Whanaungatanga, bringing everyone together.”
Wairoa – “We want our people to be vibrant. That’s important for me to keep healthy. To live as long as I can.”
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Waiora sitting in the kitchen
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Waiora – “Because I owe it to them.”
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Wairoa standing in the middle of two ladies outside the Marae
ACC logo appear at bottom right
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Waiora – “To our people.”