Minister George Maggie Support Office

A historic day today, Thursday 15th December 2022 as the Tupapa Maraerenga Netball court dome is officially opened.
A formal ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of "Rangi Marumaru", the new name for the dome.
This project has been a personal project for the Minister who has spent a lot of time planning & putting the construction work together, all with zero funding.
Guest speakers included the Minister himself, the Prime Minister Hon. Mark Brown, Kings Representative Sir Tom Marsters, President for Tupapa Maraerenga Sports Association Tere Strickland & President for Tupapa Netball Marama Kamana.
Meitaki maata to all those involved in making this a reality.

Work on the Tupapa Netball court dome is nearing completion. The dome has become a personal project for the Minister who has spent considerable time, resources & his own personal funds to finish this project. It is earmarked for a formal opening in December.

Dome to wear village colours - Cook Islands News The netball dome at the Tupapa Maraerenga courts donated by China only needs a lick of black and white paint, says Minister George ‘Maggie’ Angene.

The Minister is happy with the progress of work to date at the Tupapa Maraerenga Netball court dome. The dome cover is up & work is ongoing.

We are making progress at the newly constructed Tupapa netball court dome. Today the Minister & his team set up & installed the steel frame that holds the dome together.
At its highest point, the dome stands at 11 meters in height sloping to 5 meters on each side. The Minister intends to add a covered grandstand on each side with completion of the project by the end of October.
A formal grand opening is planned for sometime in December.
As reported previously, there's been no budget allocated towards this project & the Minister has spent thousands of dollars out of his own pocket as well as the generosity of individuals who have assisted to see this project completed. Contact the Minister's office or the Minister directly if you'd like to help in any way.

Tupapa Dome Progress
The profiles are done & work is underway on the footing & base for posts. The Minister was joined by Vice President for the Tupapa Maraerenga Sports Association Maru Willie to check out the work completed. We also had some volunteers from the village helping out, thank you all.

As reported in our last post, work has started on the construction of the Tupapa Maraerenga Netball court dome. The Minister was on-site to set up the profile for the foundation, posts will support an oval shaped dome designed by the Minister. The dome area is 35m x 21m, tiered seating will be set up on both sides & the dome will have some solar capacity.
While the materials was a gift from China, no funds were earmarked for building it but the Minister is determined to build it by Christmas even if out of his own pocket.
By late this afternoon we can report that two local business owners have pledged small donations to assist with the building work. Meitaki gentlemen. We would like to acknowledge the Tupapa Maraerenga Sports Association for their funding support & as the major stakeholder. The work will go on.

And that's a wrap for the wrap up. What started off as a quiet affair of formal speeches later turned into a party with a huge turnout of supporters & partygoers with no seating space.
The highlight was the show by the Tupapa Cultural Arts dance group & an impromptu stringband of supporters.
The Minister would like to thank all those who came along to enjoy themselves

TUPAPA MARAERENGA
Our wrap up party will be held today Saturday 20th August from 5pm - 9pm at the Umu Experience, Ooa, Tupapa.
Our recently re-elected Member of Parliament Hon. George Maggie Angene cordially invites all our supporters, residents, family & friends to come together for an informal celebration.
Special performance by the Tupapa Maraerenga Cultural Arts dance group. Thank you all for your support. See you there.

Monday morning 15th August, 2022, is now four years since our Tupapa MP became a Cabinet Minister. And now becoming an elder statesman among his peers in Parliament. Still goes out in the morning with his Stihl blower