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Children’s charity work ensures sport gear gets another life  Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School held a donation day where they supported the Replay charity, which recycles used sports equipment and gives it a second life with children who may have difficulty affording or accessing sports gear. The school collected 530 pieces of equipment or clothing, ranging from bike helmets, roller skates, moon hoppers, shoes, balls and a fencing mask. There were 61 pairs of rugby boots and 51 hockey sticks. The school’s sports leaders, including Julia Hutchinson, 12, and Joseph Steer,...

Replay is an initiative to pass on sports gear for young people, with local businesses coming on board to support the concept. “Do you have old or unused sports gear you would like to see passed on to children and young people who will put it to good use?” asks a statement from Sport Whanganui. Replay was established in 2017, by the McLean family in Palmerston North. It is a charity that helps communities redistribute good-quality used sports gear by passing it on to tamariki or rangatahi who need a helping hand to participate in their chosen sport or activity. Anyone in the community can...

REPLAY: a charity passing on pre-loved sports equipment to children in need 8′06″Afternoons