Tenei te reo pari karangaranga o nga tihi maunga o Rotorua te paorooro atu ki a koutou kia tere Rauwa, kia tere Pipi whakao mai ki te tuawha o nga huinga waka Rotohoe i nga pariparinga o te moana o Rotorua-nui-a-Kahu, ara, ki Waikawau, takiwa o Otauira. Ruamata Waka Ama Club invites kaihoe to the fourth race of the Rotohoe series at Waikawau, Otauira (Hannahs Bay, Rotorua).

This is the penultimate race in the series, so there's still an opportunity to improve your standings in the points table. Otherwise if you are yet to attend, come and enjoy an exciting paddle, followed by a warm cup of soup and hot sausage, while being entertained by the inimitable and incorrigible DJ Pene Paora.

Given that Rotorua can really turn it on, when it chooses, our Race Director has asked that all waka be fitted with skirts and W1/W2 waka have a flare.