Day 9 – From the Couch
Day 9 Wales vs Wallabies WOW. The Rugby World Cup is well and truly alive! Wales set out to keep the scoreboard ticking over whether it were to be […]
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Joe has had an extensive career thus far working in the New Zealand Radio Industry early on after graduating from Victoria University and then moving into entrepreneurship by starting, owning and operating a successful company in the fitness industry before selling up late in 2016. At the moment he has been working in Coaching Education and Development with the Wellington Rugby Football Union (WRFU), heling coaches upskill, develop and essentially grow the game of rugby at a community level. Joe’s own coaching experiences at a rugby representative level has been with the Wellington Under 16s Side which won the Hurricanes Regional Tournament in 2016, and as of late assisting the current Wellington Lions programme as a resource skills coach.
Director
I have been very fortunate to have played over ten years of professional rugby in both New Zealand and Japan, and represent my country playing for the NZ A’s and NZ Maori All Blacks. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to travel and play in many different countries. These trips for me have taught me some of the most valuable skills in both rugby and life, and lead to some of my greatest memories. Whether it be the ‘had to be there’ stories I am forever trying to re-tell, or the life long friends I have made from each place I have played in… this is what I want Toki Services to create for others. Personally, I am passionate about the development of the younger generations, up-skilling players at all levels of the game, and providing unforgettable experiences within different cultures and countries. Together with my business partner Joey, we are excited to see Toki Services assist individuals and teams, shaping their skills and creating opportunities. Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou kaora ai te iwi.
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The key to a successful business will always be people, not matter how much technology advances and how far we progress it will always come down to how well you can put people first. Our priority is to make sure we help them gain knowledge and experience in other parts of the world.
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Day 9 Wales vs Wallabies WOW. The Rugby World Cup is well and truly alive! Wales set out to keep the scoreboard ticking over whether it were to be […]
Day 8 Argentina vs Tonga The 10-game losing streak has been broken! Argentina will be relieved to finally get across the line after a long win drought, even if it […]
Day 7 Canada vs Italy Italy played the first 10 minutes of the game like a team that was a class above, Italian Head Coach Conor O’Shea mentioned before […]
Day 6 Fiji vs Uruguay Upset of the RWC – TICK ! If you put Uruguay to win in your TAB multi you’re a very happy person right now. Uruguay […]
Day 5 Manu Samoa vs Russia The Russians started the match much like they did agains the Cherry Blossoms on opening night, they almost shocked the Samoans by scoring first […]
Day 4 Georgia vs Wales “Nothing to see here, move along, move along….” Out of all the games in the last few days I was actually expecting Georgia to put […]
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My name is Semesa Manulevu, one of the trainers at Bay Fit Training out of Titahi Bay, Porirua. We’re proud to be working alongside TOKI Services to bring ZUU to […]
Kia Ora! Longtemps rêvé, la Nouvelle Zélande a toujours été un pays qui m’a fasciné aussi bien pour ses paysages, sa culture, sa civilisation et bien évidemment […]
Konichiwa! I’m Yasufumi Komukai. I’m from Japan. I finished work last year and came to New Zealand in February. I have been in New Zealand for 5 months.At the beginning […]
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Try this simple body position exercise for front row training. You can develop this exercise even further as the players technique improves and add progressions like try to move the […]
As we left Santiago yesterday we flew over one of the worlds most extraordinary natural borders “The Andes”, which separates Chile and Argentina. […]
It’s been one helluva week here in Chile, I didn’t know what it was going to be like over here with rugby but after this week I’ve learnt that there […]
What to do after life as a professional athlete? It is a question that a lot of professional athletes ponder over and I am no exception. As I started to […]
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The first blog, the first overseas business trip, the first time in South America. For every company there’s a first for everything from making your first dollar to running into […]