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
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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