Northland teen granted scholarship to play volleyball in US

A Northland teenager with a passion for volleyball is smashing it with her pick of scholarships from several US universities. Kerikeri year 13 student, Kaia Derbyshire has chosen Butte College in California and will head there next year to study and compete at indoor and beach volleyball. Kaia has had to travel hours to training in Auckland and Tauranga with the aim of going international. Kaia Derbyshire spoke to Lisa Owen.

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