I was devastated to hear that you weren’t feeling well my MF🤦🏻‍♀️ Even today as I remember all of our great memories back in the days😍❤️😘 You were one of my best friends just like a brother to me and I loved it when you called me ‘Night Ryder’ Well I hope your whanau look after Esther for you my Bro cause I know how fussy you were about her taking her tablets on time🤔❤️🥰 So how does Heaven look like Bro 💁🏻‍♀️cause I’m assuming that’s where you are🤷🏻‍♀️ I see your paddlers Te Waka are going strong without you beside them all but I know that they will be taking your photo to all the events they will attend👍🏽🎉 Well that’s about it from me my ‘Mother Fucka’ I love and miss you every day😘💞😪💞😍

KIA ORA BRO [SKIP] THANKYOU FOR ALL THE UNSELFISH TIMES, YOU SPENT WITH ME AT THE WORKSHOP IN MAROOCHYDORE. THE MANY CHATS WE HAD TALKING SHIT, BUT WE ALWAYS WOULD SAY GOOD SHIT. TO THIS DAY WE BOTH LOVED THE ALLBLACKS, BUT NOT BECAUSE THEY ONLY PLAYED RUGBY. THE ALLBLACKS TAUGHT US ABOUT LIVING LIFE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THAT POLISH OF PERFECTION. HEY I STILL REMEMBER THE XMAS DAY WE WENT TO THE WORKSHOP AND CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER AND HAVING A LAUGH CRACKING JOKES. THAT BLACK UTE WAS A TREASURE ALRIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE DONATED IT TO TE-WAKA BY NOW. THANKYOU FOR THE MEMORIES. P.S IF YOU CAN UP THERE. ESTHER WILL BE OK.

HEY BRO ,SAD TIMES INDEED HEARING OF YOUR PASSING BUT HILARIOUS TIMES REMEMBERED OF MY EARLY DAYS OF PADDLING UNDER YOURSELF ....LIKE TO SAY MY LAST IMPRESSION OF YOU CRACKING THE WHIP DURING HARD MID WEEK TRAINNING SESSION AND I GAVE OUT A LOUD HAAAA THEN GIDDY UP!!!!( CERTAINLY WAKE UP THE CREW ) EITHER WAY IT CAME FROM NOWHERE WITH ME BUT YOU HALTED AND COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING ....ALL YOU ASK FOR WAS MORE POWER NO DIFFERENT TO THE ENERGY YOU HAD FOR KAPA HAKA AS I SAW THROUGH YOUR COUSIN TRACY (THE MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN) , WONDERFUL VOCALS HEARD AND EVEN MORE HILARIOUS BANTER OF YOUR COASTIE SIDE WITH T....KOE KIA (FAREWELL NIUEAN) SKIP

Awh Skip, this is so sad.. thank you for all you kind and encouraging words.. you will be sadly missed but never forgotten 😞 give paulette a big hug from me xx

It's been a day since we laid you to rest with your Mum Dad Aunty Paulette and your gran niece, nd to leave you behind it's still so surreal, we will miss you Koro - Uncle -Kore ears, wishing we are going to get those weekly novels, (and we still waiting for the table to come next from Temu) 😂 Keep watching over Aunty Est, we will do our best to do you proud "Up The Creek" Always our Head Coach, Uncle, and Koro 🖤💛

Skip you will be fondly remembered and dearly missed. Thank you for guidance while we the Harris of 3 were out there with Te Waka. Paddle high, start your Waka again in the heavenly realm, you got the engine room with Wayne & Colin. Rest in peace, Tina

Love you forever Skip. Thanks for everything. No words or tears left. Sleep well.

Haere ra Uncle; a legend whose left an incredible legacy behind for all to enjoy and remember you by. Rest easy, guide us continuously and our whanau will come visit you soon. Love from our whanau 😘🖤💛

Your legacy is fulfilled your place in Dragon Boat History throughout the lands will be magnified by those you unselfishly gave so much time and energy too. Te Waka Dragons membership will always speak of you with fondness and great diligence and respect. All of the funny crazy antics will be fondly remembered too because you never took yourself too seriously and Skip you always gave with both hands a mark of a true leader. Scratch will be happy to see his daddy again and so will all the whanau beyond the veil so haere ra e hika travel well.PS I still cannot find the key to my black holden ute and my watch is no where to be found...and do you want me to notify the 'Temu' mob to stop sending silly stuff to your address. Ok just thought I'd ask? Love you always and thanks for the hilarious memories. Haere ngahau. D n H the kids the mokos the cats the dogs the crow the kookaburra and shittybum bird XXX