The voting closed on Friday 5th January and the successful Nominee elected by our member clubs to the Board of Waka Ama New Zealand is Frances Piacun.

We would like to acknowledge and thank Irene Cooper for also standing for the Board election on this occasion.

Frances official term on the Board commenced at our AGM in January 2023.

The Board of Waka Ama New Zealand is excited to welcome Frances as a Board member and looks forward to working with her to achieve the vision and outcomes of Waka Ama in Aotearoa