WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Wairarapa’s locally owned community newspaper
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Welcome to Blue Country PHOTO/ SUPPLIED
Erin Kavanagh-Hall
erin.kavanagh-hall@age.co.nz
It’s official: Wairarapa is now “Blue Country”. These were the words of Seven Sharp journalist Michael Holland, as he made his way to Memorial Park in Masterton – to present two “absolute legends” with $10,000. The legends in question are Daryl and Ang Hansen,
affectionately dubbed “Mr and Mrs Blue” by their legions of fans – and renowned by rugby lovers for their tireless service to the Wairarapa Bush Rugby Union and club sport throughout the region. The Blues were nominated by their fellow Wai-Bush members for the ASB Good As Gold award, presented by TVNZ’s Seven Sharp to New Zealanders who are “making a real difference in their community”. Winners receive a $10,000 cash prize – which Mr and Mrs Blue [a caretaker and teacher aide at Douglas Park School] have decided to put towards some long-awaited home renovations. The couple have been volunteers for Wai-Bush and its associated clubs for the past 18 years: Taking care of everything from laundering rugby kits, to transporting gear across the Cook Strait, to decking out fences in red and green before each game. Not to mention Mrs Blue’s knitting prowess, and the 40-plus beanies she makes for her “rugby boys” each year.
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