E whakaharatau ana ngā toa whakaihu waka o te whakataetae pā whutupaoro o Whakatāne i mua tonu i tō rātou hākari nui mo te Kirihimete.
Hei tā te mema o te tīma a Maahia Nathan, ehara i te mea māmā kia kapo anō i te taitara toa.
Hei tā Nathan, "Pau kaha o a matou parakatihi mō tēnei whakataetae no te mea he mea, me ki i runga i te wahanga o te raumati, koinei te whakataetae nui ka aru matou ia tau ia tau."
I tērā tau ka pīti ngā toa o te whakataetae i te tīmā Lock'N nō Rotorua, e whitu tarai ki te rua.
Hei tā Nathan, "Ki te kore koe e wikitoria me kī kua puta koe i te whakataetae na reira ko ngā tima katoa he taumaha."
Ka timata te whakataetae pā whutupāoro o Whakatāne a te tuawaru o Kohitātea.
