General Comment from all Meets 2004

stTri Series Tour – Masterton/Taupo/Wanganui 25-31 January The Tri Series Tour is a unique event for the Youth and Age Programme, and we wanted a trophy that would symbolise all of what this tour and our programme are about. The eyes in the main face are the eyes and face of Trevor Nicholls who is constantly watching his Youth and Age Group swimmers progress, while mentoring them on their journey. The overall sense of presence and strength is evident in the main face. This is indicative of the “Mana” and respect that Trevor has within swimming in New Zealand. The Style or shape of the carving is from the Horowhenua-Manawatu-Palmerston North region. This is significant in that this is the area where the birth of the concept of the Tri Series began with Trevor. The name of the trophy is Ta Tama meaning “Young Generation”. There are 2 surface patterns, Una-unahi – meaning fish scale and Puhuro – meaning shaded area. The three faces represent the palisade post with Tamaki Makaurau-Manawatu-Ngati Raukawa. The palisade post or the poutokomanawa is a representation of the challenge. Every Marae has its own palisade post where the challenging off other tribes. Tamaki Makaurau goes from up above Auckland down to Taranaki and towards Manawatu. Manawatu covers this area down to Wellington. Ngati Raukawa goes right down to the bottom of South Island. The three faces also represent the three teams with the victorious one on top. The trophy is made out ...