Governor-General hosts WorldSkills team
The Governor-General recently hosted a reception for the New Zealand WorldSkills team the ‘Tool Blacks'.
Former Governor-General Right Hon. Anand Satyanand and Lady Satyanand held the reception to honour the team before their departure for London to represent New Zealand alongside 1200 young people from 52 nations who are competing in 45 skill areas.
Drew Avery, Curtis Hartley and Andre Prinsloo are representing New Zealand's motor industry in the ‘Tool Blacks' team.
Drew of Stokes Valley Collision Repair Centre will be gunning for gold in the vehicle refinishing category, while his teammates Andre from RJ Don Panelbeaters on the North Shore and Curtis from Archibald Motors in Kaitaia will take on the world's best young technicians in autobody repair and automobile technology respectively.
The reception at Government House gave the team members a chance to meet the other skills competitors, and talk to expert skill advisors, Rick Lunn, Roger Hiini and Simon Phelps. They also met MITO's new Board Chairman David O'Kane.
MITO sends it's best wishes to our NZ Tool Blacks in the upcoming International WorldSkills Competition in London in October.
Photo credits:
Front row: Rick Lunn, MITO CEO Janet Lane, Governor-General Right Hon. Anand Satyanand & Lady Satyanand, MITO Board Chairman David O'Kane and Drew Avery. Back row from left: Andre Prinsloo, Simon Phelps, Roger Hiini and Curtis Hartley.