BETTY & TAUPO

SCHOOL TEACHER, COACH, PLAYER, ADMINISTRATOR, MENTOR 

BETTY WAS WIDELY LOVED AND RESPECTED IN TAUPO.

SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING NETBALL AND TENNIS AND ONE OR TWO OTHER SPORTS CODES IN TAUPO

Below is taken from a post in a Taupo community FB site from 2012

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Shane Maitland des Barres

I had pleasure years ago meeting Mrs Reid ,working in her garden ,she is an angel,one of those people that you rarely come across, they leave and impression on you though few words were spoken, my kindest regards to the Reid family.

Doreen Hepi

betty reid..xxx

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Wikitoria Baker

And still as beautiful today xx

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Wikitoria Baker

Mrs B Reid

Selector, Manager.

President, Taupo Netball Assoc

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Maraea Williams

This is my old school teacher. Mrs Reid.

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Ata Doyle

the most gracious, beautiful lady

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Stephanie Bilich

This is my teacher too from Tauhara Primary!An awesome lady...

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Anne T Valeli

A beautiful women and a role model.

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Hinemoa Ritete

I agrew aunty Anne n she was one of the beat teachers

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Adriana Fletcher

I always remember Mrs Reid, when she use to teach at Tauhara Primary, even though I was only there for bout a month. Nowadays I see her up at netball during prize giving etc giving out trophies 🙂

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Peter Latoa Snr

Author

She must be a awesome person, with those remarks, Tauhara was good school, I know league kids come there

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Wikitoria Baker

Betty is now a minister for the Anglican Church

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Hinemoa Ritete

That was i agree n she was one of the best teachers lol!

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Michelle Yates

Aunty Betty, beautiful lady xx

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Hua Rangi Bleh

She Plays the gat at church too LOL when my nan made me go

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Serena Jones

Gosh mama is young in this ...

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Serena Jones

Josh Reid hehe look at how young Mama is .. an she still look's the same ..

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Josh Reid

don't think I've seen this pic...... anyone know what year it's from?

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Ngawai Anderson

Mrs Reid was the best teacher when I went to school such a gentle person she would bring her husband and grandaughter to visit. Such a long time ago.

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Sam Pereira

wow mrs Reid the first teacher that spoke maori to me and I spoke back to her in tokelauan lmao she even understood me as well cause our lingos a similar...

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Chrissy Woodward

she is so beautiful, still is

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Josh Reid

Kararaina Reid

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Mersiyah Pouaka

Sh was such 1 of th nicest teachers out, my sis was n her class at one stage.🙂

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Thereza Clark

betty reid, last time i saw her was at the sista Pare's (Tui) tangi....still lookin good........

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Patsy Andersen

She no way looks like she in her 80,s

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Peter Latoa Snr

Author

Tauhars primary teacher

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Willie Wineera

betty reid beautiful person went 2 skool wit pat,guy,omg the girls name???? an dea dad frank reid use 2 go around dea place wit the boys afta skool!!!

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Kim Wall

one of the girls was Rona yea Betty was at Hilltop and was da netball coach she was awesome.Didnt know shes a minister tho wow dats cool

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Alison Morris

She did so much for netball. Coached our rep team to play at the Coronation of the Maori Queen (apologies I can't remember her name) also our Metro netball team. Lovely lady

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Susan Hohua

Betty Walters..she was our basketball coachin our days too.. awesome lady..netball was'nt known then..it was basketball!!

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Josh Reid

Loving all these comments about my grandmother, thanks 🙂

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Josh Reid

Nice to see how much she was appreciated by the community

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Karen Young

wow very beautiful! inside and out..

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Judi McGreevy

Maori Queen that I know of was Keren Reid way back

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Serena Jones

Mama was a Miss Walters Judi, she married Frank Reid maybe one of papas relatives ???

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Judi McGreevy

Yes I know Betty well and knew Frank, I knew her before she married Frank too, I know the whanau, which Papa are you talking about Serena?

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Judi McGreevy

Oh Serena sorry Keren is Franks sister

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Serena Jones

Wow you have known them for a long time !!! Frank an Betty are my nieces grandparents...I call them mama an papa

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Judi McGreevy

Well there you go, small world, my maiden name is Delany

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Stephen Bramley

Aunty Betty so beautiful humble lady

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R Meraania HekeChase-Perich

A very genuinely nice person and with a total committment to the Netball association...I remember her daughters Carol and Rona

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Serena Jones

Yes it is Judi McGreevy... I Believe you know my other brother Darrel Thompson

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Judi McGreevy

I most certainly do!

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Jocelyn Timperley

God Jude Betty taught us netball when we where only like 9 years old and she was a teacher. Lovely lady.

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Jocelyn Timperley

Sorry my maiden name is mercer.

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Judi McGreevy

She sure did and is still going strong