Tributes for Hawke's Bay teen Rhys Kawana after fatal Waipawa crash: ‘Outstanding young man'
'Tākaro Māori was also something that he was keen and interested in competing in.'
'Prayers and aroha are with Rhys' whānau and friends.'
Otāne Sports Club also acknowledged Kawana's death.
'It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the sudden and tragic loss of one of our own over the weekend, Rhys Kawana.'
The club said Kawana had recently joined their senior rugby team and was full of promise and pride wearing the Otāne jersey.
'In his short time with us, he showed enthusiasm, humility, and a deep love for the game — qualities that spoke to his character and the values of the community he came from.
'This loss is deeply felt not only by his teammates and coaches, but by our entire club and community. We extend our love, strength, and heartfelt condolences to his whānau during this incredibly difficult time.'
Waipawa Country United Men's Rugby also noted his talents.
'Rhys was a skilled sportsman and an exceptional young individual. An outstanding young man, he will be deeply missed by many.'
Central Hawke's Bay District Council postponed a planned community in Otāne on Tuesday out of respect for the family, with an alternative date set for Wednesday, June 11.
'Our deepest sympathies go out to whānau, friends and the wider community at this time.'
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
22 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Taron Johnson participating in Bills OTAs after shoulder surgery
Bills cornerback Taron Johnson closed out the 2024 season with a torn labrum in his shoulder and his recovery from surgery to repair appears to be progressing well. Johnson is taking part in the team's OTA practices this month and said that he feels like he's on track to be ready to go once the team gets to training camp this summer. Advertisement "Feels good, pretty much feels close to normal," Johnson said, via Katherine Fitzgerald of the Buffalo News. "So, that's all I can really ask for, being healthy before training camp, so I can fully train and get ready for the season." Johnson started 12 regular season games last year and had 65 tackles, two interceptions, an interception return for a touchdown, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. He also had 11 tackles in the playoffs.
Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Trump admin. cancels Moderna bird fu vaccine contract
The Trump administration has canceled a contract with Moderna (MRNA) worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The contract was supposed to help Moderna develop a vaccine for humans to defend against bird flu. Yahoo Finance Senior Health Care Reporter Anjalee Khemlani reports the details in the video above. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. Trump administration canceling more than $700 million awarded to drug maker Moderna to develop the vaccine against potential pandemic viruses. For more we're bringing in here Yahoo Finance Senior Health Reporter, Angeli Kamani. Ange. Yeah, like you mentioned, the NIH canceled more than $750, a million dollars, rather, in funding for Moderna. And this is something that the company found out just based on a notification to themselves, even though they were really expecting that to get into late stage development. They said in a statement, Moderna received notice that the Health and Human Services Department, remember led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will terminate the award for the late stage development and rights to purchase the pre-pandemic influenza vaccines. Now, we went out to HHS to understand what their rationale was behind this. And among other things they mentioned that the MRNA technology remains quote, "under tested" and we are not going to spend taxpayer dollars repeating the mistakes of the last administration which concealed legitimate safety concerns from the public. And in that they're referring to the myocarditis that was evident in some males and some younger individuals. So, this is really just the latest setback for the company. We know it's been pummeled, the stock is down more than 30% on the year. This is one of the latest. So, we know that they pulled their filing of a combination flu and COVID vaccine earlier last week. Then we've got the NIH funding that's cutting the pandemic and bird flu. And then we've also got missing the Q1 estimates earlier this year. So, just really telling a really hard story for this company. We know it's been under pressure because of the waning COVID revenues, and these are just some of those areas that were supposed to sort of plug that hole. And now, without those in the way, it's a question on what Moderna's viability is. Now, on the flip side, you do have some good news, right? The company's still working on a number of clinical trials with Merck on cancer vaccine. It also has a partnership with Vertex on cystic fibrosis. So, they do have a few other things going for them, but this is really a longer play for the company rather than any near term that they would have otherwise been able to take advantage of. All right. Thanks, Angeli. Appreciate it. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
23 minutes ago
- Yahoo
'Glass Is Broken' on Rare Earth Trade: Garnault's Tobin
Liza Tobin, Garnault Global managing director, says China has "broken the glass" when it comes to restricting the sale of rare earth minerals to the US. Tobin discusses the rising trade tensions impacting tech with Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology." Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
