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Tommi (Raewyn) grew up a staunch tomboy and at age three changed her name to Tommi which has stuck almost three decades later. Born on the Chatham Islands and raised on Pitt Island Tommi is 8^th generation raised there and like those before her, came to the mainland for secondary school attending St Kevins College in Oamaru. While at secondary school Tommi was involved in multiple sports but particularly excelled at rugby and hockey making the South Island Secondary school girls rugby three out of four years and representing South Canterbury and North Otago in rugby and hockey respectively. With school behind her Tommi moved to Palmerston North with the intention of becoming a vet nurse but instead completed Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Animal Science.  In Palmerston North Tommi played for the Manawatu women’s rugby team – Cyclones.  After finishing university Tommi returned to North Otago and worked for Cleland Shearing where she met her now fiancé Tim and played for Otago women’s rugby team – Spirit.  Over the last seven years Tommi & Tim have run TNT Contracting, the only local shearing gang on the Chatham Islands. Following the birth of their daughter Mikayla, Tommi took a job managing a local sheep and beef farm where she remained until transferring to Timaru for a time to follow her fathers’ footsteps into the stock agent role. Tommi plans on eventually taking over the family farm but has moved back to the Chatham's to take over from the now retired Martie. She knows she has big boots to fill but is looking forward to the challenge.