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Rugby league player Henry Perenara

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Rugby league player Henry Perenara

Like many others before him, rugby league player Henry Perenara went to Australia in search of sporting success. In 2001, when this photograph was taken, Henry was playing for the Melbourne Storm. He had previously represented Auckland, the Junior Kiwis and Aotearoa Māori. Many Māori players are to be found in top-level rugby league teams in Australia and the United Kingdom.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 9 May 2001

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Carl Walrond, Māori overseas – Settling in Australia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4166/rugby-league-player-henry-perenara (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009.