Fish for JoshCome and fish to celebrate the life of Joshua Tingey. Josh always had space for one more. Even if you had never tried, you were welcome. He would spend his day helping to make sure that you had epic adventure with plenty of laughs along the way. This is the essence of the Memorial Competition. The money raised from this competition will go into the Acorn Joshua Tingey Memorial Fund to support the youth of Tauranga.
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Josh and his Dad, Graeme Tingey, fishing at Lottin Point.
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Joshua TingeyJoshua Tingey tragically lost his life on Mount Maunganui 17th February 2018, whilst enjoying one of his many passions, paragliding, at 28 years young. As well as being a man of many passions including motocross, fishing, paragliding, hockey, hunting, Josh was a loyal fiancé, son, brother and friend to many. He was kind, caring, intelligent, passionate and an excellent sportsman. Josh was a Licenced Cadastral surveyor in Tauranga and was a 4th generation Tauranga resident.
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Following the loss of Josh, a group from his university surveying class gave Josh's family some money. It became the seed to a fund which was established with the Acorn Foundation to create a legacy for Josh (www.acornfoundation.org.nz). The annual distribution goes to support youth in our community. The first distribution was used to support the Youth Encounter Charity (www.youthencounter.co.nz). Josh supported this charity before and had ridden at their fundraising events.
The inaugural Joshua Tingey Memorial Fishing Competition was informally run by and for friends and family in Feb 2019 in honour of the first anniversary of his passing.
The inaugural Joshua Tingey Memorial Fishing Competition was informally run by and for friends and family in Feb 2019 in honour of the first anniversary of his passing.
The Faces behind the Competition
Bex Tingey
Loving fiance of the late Joshua Tingey. Founder of the Joshua Tingey Memorial Fishing competition. "It was so important to celebrate Josh's life in a fun and inclusive way." |
Theresa Tingey
Mothership to Joshua Tingey. Chief Organiser (hence the Mothership title). |
Paige Marshall
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Ben Tingey
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Sam Tingey
Sam Tingey
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Matt Tingey
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Steph Kerscher
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Josh with Graeme Tingey
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