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Home » Gumboot Day - This year's Winners

This years winners

This year saw a large variety of competitions and thus winners. Below they are all listed.

Gumboot Throwing Competition:

  • Men’s record : 1st Miki Martin (39.80 metres) NEW RECORD!!
  • Men’s record : 2nd Shane Willetts (34.50 metres)
  • Men’s record : 3rd Alan Troon (32 metres)
  • Masters : Rob White (26.5 metres)
  • Woman’s record : 1st Millie McNie (34 metres) NEW RECORD!!
  • Woman’s record : 2nd Kayla Hyland (26 metres)
  • Woman’s record : 3rd Janice Hawira (24 metres)
  • Masters : Jan Byford (15.25 metres)

Colouring Competition:

Each winner received a pair of Skellerup Gumboots and art supplies.

  • Pre school : Catherine Coogan
  • 5 - 6 : Joshua Devane
  • 7 - 9 : Poppy Munro
  • 10 - 12 : Shayleigh Horton

Gumboot Day Raffle:

  • 1st prize: A year worth of free shopping at the Taihape New World (max $100 per week) was won by Debbie Chase
  • 2nd prize: A 1-minute shopping grab at the Taihape New World (max $300) was won by Junior Mullins
  • 3rd prize: 4 pairs of Skellerup gumboots was won by Don Ford

Cake Baking Competition:

  • Under 10 : Kirston Brown
  • Over 20 : 1st – Beth Steedman
  • Over 20 : 2nd – Megan Gregory

Wearable Art Competition:

  • Pre-school : 1st Atawhai McDonnell from Taihape Kindy
  • Pre-school : 2nd Sophie Luoni from Taihape Kindy
  • Open : 1st Kendal O’Riley
  • Open : 2nd Abigail Spadotto
  • Open: 3rd Leroy O’Riley
  • Primary: 1st Doreen Bristol
  • Primary: 2nd Teresa Sumich
  • Special Prize : Tahuia Abraham (Wanganui)

O'Taihape Small Town Big Heart - Art Competition

  • Rangitikei Lifestyle - 1st: Robin Sage
  • Rangitikei Lifestyle - 2nd: Ainsley Munro
  • Landscape and Buildings - 1st: Robin Sage
  • Landscape and Buildings - 2nd: Ainsley Munro
  • People and Animals - 1st: Robin Sage
  • People and Animals - 2nd: Shonda Devante
  • Still Life - 1st: Pat Haitana
  • Still Life - 2nd: Kate Buckley
  • Ethnic Art - 1st: Christine Regan
  • Ethnic Art - 2nd: Kim Turner
  • Fibre Art - 1st: Pat Haitana
  • Fibre Art - 2nd: Pauline Baddeley
  • Colour Photography - 1st: Vicki Woodill
  • Colour Photography - 2nd: Rosalie Gilbert
  • Black and White Photography - 1st: Pat Haitana
  • Black and White Photography - 2nd: Vicki Woodill
  • Children / Secondary - 1st: Briar Peters
  • Children / Secondary - 2nd: Joseph Tull
  • Children / Primary Intermediate - 1st: Jonny Sage
  • Children / Primary Intermediate - 2nd: Corey Smith

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