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Discovered he could converse with Māori
- After fleeing conflict on his home island of Ra’iātea for Tahiti, he befriended botanist Joseph Banks, and joined the onward voyage of James Cook’s Endeavour. Arriving in New Zealand in 1769, Tupaia discovered he could converse with Māori. He became an interpreter, cultural advisor and bringer of news from islands that Māori had left long ago.
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He comes from a boxing family of four generations on his father's side and three generations on his mother's side, [7] as well as sharing notable relations to Australia's greatest ever football goal scorer Tim Cahill and former New Zealand international rugby league player Ben Roberts. [8]
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Oct 10, 2024 · Where is Jai Opetaia from? Jai Opetaia hails from Australia, born to a Samoan father and an Australian mother. Boxing runs deep in his family, with both sides having strong ties to the sport.
Opetaia was born in a small village in Samoa, to parents from Tokelau and Tuvalu, and immigrated to New Zealand at the age of 9. Growing up, he was always surrounded by the beautiful Island rhythms, voices, sounds and dances which remain firmly as his foundation to this day.
Oct 10, 2024 · Speaking to Sporting News Australia in 2023, Opetaia revealed he started fighting at eight, taking up boxing full-time in the ensuing years. Born in Sydney, the Samoan-Australian fighter showed...
Dec 18, 2023 · Jai Opetaia fought through the pain of a broken jaw to claim his IBF world title. Now he's made the difficult decision to give it up.
In the early 90s, frustrated playing covers in bands and having heard his father's stories of island life and myth, Opetaia put aside a promising career in martial arts and, inspired by a...
