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 Howie Tamati MBE

(1953-)

National​​​​​​​

1979 - 1985 New Zealand Kiwi (50 games 24 tests)

1980-1981 New Zealand Maori

1983  - Test Captain vs Papua New Guinea

1983 - NZRL Player of the Year

1986  - New Zealand Universities Captain, winners of the Universities World Cup

1990-1991 - NZRL President's 13 Coach 

1992 - 1993 - NZRL Kiwi Coach

1985 - 1993 - NZRL Assistant Coaching Director 

1994 - NZRL Universities Coach

2006-2012 - Convenor of Selectors for Kiwi

​​​​​​​2004-2012 NZ Maori RL Chairman

2010 - NZRL Life Membership

2013 - NZRL President

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Regional

1972-1985 - Taranaki Rugby League Representative

1979-1985 - Central Districts Rugby League Representative 

1985  - Coach, Central Districts Rugby League Representative  

1984 - Wigan Rugby League Club, Challenge Cup Finalist

1986 - 1981 Wellington Rugby League Representative Coach/Coaching Director

1990 - Coached Wellington to win over Great Britain

1994 - Awarded MBE for Services to Rugby League 

1995-1997 - Taranaki Rockets Coach

1998 - 2012 - Taranaki Rugby League Board Member

2008 - Life Member Waitara Rugby League Club

2009 - Life Member Taranaki Rugby League

Chairman Taranaki Elite Athletes Foundation

Halberg Awards Judging Panel Member

NZ Universities Sporting Blues Panel Member​​​​​​​

Taranaki hooker Howie Tamati was a vital component of New Zealand’s international rugby league renaissance, playing the last 19 of his 24 Tests for the Kiwis in succession and featuring prominently in watershed triumphs over Australia and Great Britain during the 1983-85 golden era.

Tamati, one of the game’s great servants, later coached the Kiwis in 1992-93 and began a long tenure as NZRL President in 2013.

Tough and skilful, Tamati bridged the gap between the old-school hookers whose fast-striking ability was invaluable when scrums were still a contest and the subsequent evolution of the position, which placed greater importance on slick dummy-half service and attacking vision.  Biography from NZRL: Read more  

Tamati has also served the Taranaki community as Sport Taranaki CEO and as a New Plymouth District Councillor.