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The Ball meets Mayor of Wellington Tory Whanau

July 25 The Ball and its team of carriers arrive at 113 The Terrace, downtown Wellington, to meet Tory Whanau, the famous young mayor of New Zealand’s capital city Wellington. She has been in the news recently, and not for… [Read More]

Inclusion at its best: 2-day Workshop at Lynfield College

July 19 & 20: Background: The Ball has partnered with more than 80 organizations en route to New Zealand. Spirit of Football is a German-based education NGO. There have been plenty of connections to German football clubs (Borussia Dortmund, Werder… [Read More]

The Ball meets Football Ferns

I (Kristin) have a confession to make. I don’t follow football. It’s partly the fault of my adopted country. The sports I’ve loved playing and spectating — soccer (football), basketball, NFL football, and college (university) sports — are much less… [Read More]

Mulitcultural Matariki Tree Planting in Kirikiroa Hamilton

July 15th: On the occasion of the Maori New Year, Matariki, various multicultural organizations and friends came together to plant 4000 trees in the Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park in Kirikiriroa, where we had already enjoyed time at the Migrant Expo… [Read More]

Meet and greet with the All Blacks

July 14th Andrew, Kiwi and Spirit of Football Founder, deals with his past at meet and greet with the All Blacks Hi my name is Andrew Aris. I am a founder and director of Spirit of Football and am contributing… [Read More]

Migrant Expo Festival

July 8 Benched! Already? It’s true, I was out of the The Ball game when Andrew and Iris took the ball about an hour south of Tāmaki-makau-rau Auckland to Kirikiriroa Hamilton. (A growing number of the cities in Aotearoa New… [Read More]