Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Tagata Pasifika

The Pacific voice on
New Zealand television
since 1987

Niuean woman is the 7th woman in NZ to complete 100 marathons

Running a marathon is not for the faint hearted it’s 42 kilometres to the finish line but to get takes endless hours of training and going through many pairs of running shoes. Niuean woman Mel Tuineau ran her first marathon 24 years ago with the intention of just doing one…In May this year, she clocked up her 100th marathon in Rotorua.

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