Tairāwhiti martial arts athlete Ishtar Mackey-Huriwai is following a well-trodden family path, and laying a few pavers of her own.
At 17, she will be New Zealand’s only representative in the demonstration sport of Muay Thai at the Paris Olympics.
She is the daughter of Mike Huriwai and Melissa Mackey-Huriwai, and is coached by her mother. When she began her martial arts journey ...
