Harata Butler feels deep pride returning home for the NRLW Indigenous Round clash in Hamilton.
Come Saturday night it's doubtful any player will be more emotional than Harata Butler when she walks onto the field for the One New Zealand Warriors' historic NRLW Indigenous Round clash against Canberra in Hamilton (Kirikiriroa).
Fiercely proud and passionate about Waikato and her MΔori heritage, the 32-year-old had the honour of taking the One New Zealand Warriors onto Accor Stadium for last Saturday night's encounter with Canterbury Bankstown.
That meant so much to her but it will cut even deeper this week when she heads onto FMG Stadium Waikato to celebrate the second week of the Indigenous Round - and more special still with the Warriors debuting Te Kahu Here, the club's first-ever Indigenous Round jersey.