Stories
May 29, 2023
Enter Now! Mauao Ocean Hoe Race 2
Entries now open for Mauao Ocean Hoe Series 2023 - RACE 2 - 24 June. Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui. Entries open! Contact your club admin now to enter. Entries close 20 June. Hosted by Hoe Aroha Waka Ama Club. Event info & pānui online now. Please read for all event info.
May 25, 2023
Enter now! Parihaka Hoe Matariki
Entries now open for Parihaka Hoe Matariki - 14 & 15 July 2023. Parua Bay, Whangarei. Friday W6 racing, Saturday whānau day and have a go W12. Enter now! Contact your club admin. Entries close 26 June. Hosted by Parihaka Waka Ama. Pānui and full event info online!
May 23, 2023
Reminder! 2023 Race Rule Review Process
Any requests for race rule changes received during any given year are collected via an online form. The form submissions are kept on file until the time the formal process regarding race rule changes commences. Please submit proposals for race rule changes by June 1st. Each proposal must come from an affiliated club, region or Waka Ama NZ and must be accompanied by an explanation of the rationale for the change.
May 22, 2023
Survey Results! Rangatahi Engagement Survey
We recently conducted a Rangatahi Engagement in Waka Ama survey at the recent Secondary School Nationals. The survey received 100 responses and will further support the implementation of the Waka Ama NZ Rautaki Rangatahi. Click here to see the survey results.
May 19, 2023
Enter now! Hoe Tonga Paddler Race 2
Entries now open for Hoe Tonga Waka Ama Paddler Series 2023 RACE 2! Saturday 17 June. Ngāti Toa Sea Scout, Paremata, Porirua. Enter online now! Contact your club admin. Entries close 12 June. Hosted by TOA Waka Ama Inc. Pānui & event info online
May 19, 2023
Enter now! Rotohoe Race 3
Entries now open for Rotohoe Series 2023 - Race 3. Saturday 3 June. Lake Rotorua at Ōtauira (Hannah’s Bay). Enter now! Contact your club admin to enter. Entries close 29 May! Hosted by Ruamatā Waka Ama club. Full info and pānui online.
May 19, 2023
Misplaced at 2023 Secondary School Nationals
Kia ora - please see attached items that have been misplaced from the 2023 Secondary School Nationals. If you have picked any of these items up please contact Sara Williams - [email protected]
May 18, 2023
Enter now! Manukau Taitamariki Race 2
Entries now open for Manukau Taitamariki Intermediate Series - RACE 2 - 28 May 2023. Ian Shaw Park, Auckland. Entries open! Contact your club admin now to enter. Entries close 23 May. Hosted byManukau Outriggers Canoeing Club Inc. Event info & pānui online now. Please read for all event info.
May 18, 2023
Enter now! NHM Hard n Fast Race 4
Entries now open for Ngā Hau Maiangi Hard n Fast Series 2023 - RACE 4. Ian Shaw Park, Auckland, 27 May. Entries open! Contact your club admin now to enter. Entries close 24 May. Hosted by Ngā Hau Maiangi collective. Event info & pānui online now. Please read for all event info.
May 16, 2023
Enter now! Heretaunga Matariki Race
Entries are now open for Heretaunga Matariki Race, Clive River Saturday 22 July. Entries open! Contact your club admin now to enter. Entries close on 17 July. Hosted by Heretaunga Ararau O Ngati Kahungunu Waka Ama. Event info & pānui online now. Please read for all event info.
May 16, 2023
Race Results! Rotohoe Series - Race 2
Whiti-mai-te-rā certainly came to the party! Ngā mihi to all those paddlers who travelled from near and far. See you at Rotohoe 3 - Saturday 3 June at Lake Rotorua
May 12, 2023
🔥 AOTEAROA NZ PARA TEAM - SAMOA 2023
Congratulations to the following kaihoe on their selection for the 2023 IVF Va'a World Distance Event in the Elite Para Mixed team and Para V1! On behalf of Waka Ama NZ thank you to our Elite Para coaches and managers, the Para whānau and the many organisation and clubs from around the motu who continue to support this campaign - Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa 🙌 Karanga mai Samoa!
May 12, 2023
Race Results! Whaingaroa Hoe 2023
Results are now online for the 2023 Whaingaroa Hoe. Thank you to all the paddlers and clubs that supported this event!
May 11, 2023
Maitahi Snr Master Women - Queen Lili'oukalani Race
Our SMW ladies from Nelson are going to Queen Lili this year for the first time. We are looking to team up with another team for the OC12 event. We are also looking for a couple of paddlers to jump in our OC4 relay event. Please contact Mars Dempster at [email protected]
May 10, 2023
He Aituā - Mere Taylor-Tuiloma
On behalf of the Taylor-Tuiloma whānau this is a pānui to inform whānau of the passing of our wonderful mum, aunty, sister, cousin and dear friend Mere Taylor-Tuiloma. She passed surrounded by her loved ones, her tamariki Heremia Tuiloma, Ngāreta Teira-Tuiloma, Romana Tuiloma.
