Rebecca Chaplow

Rebecca Chaplow (née Faulkner; born 19 August 1942), also known as Ripeka Chaplow, is a New Zealand mental health nurse and former netball player. She played four international matches for the New Zealand team at the 1963 World Netball Championships, where they finished second to . She was inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Early life Chaplow was born Rebecca Faulkner on 19 August 1942. Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa, Tainui, and Ngāi Tūhoe, and came from Matapihi, a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region. In 1963, she was photographed by Gregory Riethmaier for a book titled Rebecca and the Maoris, in which she is seen going about her daily life in the Māori community. Judged against modern criteria, the book has been criticised for its patronising approach.

Netball career A mid-court player,

In the 1970s, Chaplow was a coach for the Eastern Bay of Plenty netball team. David Chaplow went on to serve as the director of mental health for 10 years to 2011, and was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services, in the 2001 New Year Honours.

Rebecca Chaplow worked in psychiatric court liaison, before completing a diploma in mental health and a diploma in management.