Paddy Manu Jnr Memorial Basketball Tournament

Better late than never to announce our MVPs for the tournament!! 🏀

Men’s Masters Grade MVP – Jared Omelvena
Women’s Grade MVP – Molly Stevenson

Mertz tracked Jared down at work to present his award, while Molly received hers at prizegiving — unfortunately we didn’t manage to snap a photo! 📸

Both MVPs took home a grocery voucher. Congratulations again to you both and thank you for being part of another awesome tournament!

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬!

Thank you to everyone who travelled near and far to attend the Paddy Manu Basketball Tournament. It was awesome to see such great talent on display, along with so many familiar faces returning year after year.

A big thank you to our referees for leading the games — it is awesome to see the young talent coming through in this space.

To Justin, our MC — we always enjoy having you as part of our tournament, both on and off the court. Safe to say you’re officially part of the Hāwera whānau now.

Our committee will be taking a short break to reset, and we’ll be back on socials later in the year with updates for 2027 including return of the men’s grade — so keep an eye out!

Your PMJBB tournament team (HBA Sub Committee),
Mertz, Fraser, Sarah, Julie & Katie 😊

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬

White Electrical
Action Moto
Tommo’s Tyres
Ben Thomas Panel Beating
Dimocks Beds R Us
Evolution Autos
All Things Automotive
Supercheap Auto
Repco
Beta Electrical
Metcalfe Real Estate
South Taranaki Panel & Paint
Stihl Shop Hawera
Hawera Glass and Panel Ltd
Hipp Accounting
JTK OK Trust
System Decal

A big thank you to all of our amazing sponsors for your support — we couldn’t do it without you. Your contribution helps make this event possible, and we truly appreciate it! 🙌🏼

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 🏆

Congratulations to the Rebels for taking out our 2026 Women’s grade 🥇

The majority of these ladies come back year after year to support our tournament, and it’s always great to see their commitment and passion for the game. Well deserved! 🙌🏼

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 🥇🥇
Congratulations to Dunlop Insurance for taking out the Men’s Masters Final. These old boys have gone back to back - congratulations 🙌🏼