Kei te tū pakari tētahi roopu waka ama ahakoa ō rātou mate ka tū māngai mō Aotearoa. Ko te aro pū te roopu waka ama hauā, ara ngā Black Adapts te ingoa pai ki a rātou, ki te haere ki te whakataetae o te ao.
He nui nga pēhitanga mate kei tenei hunga, engari ko te hoe waka te mea e whakakōtahi ana ia rātou.
“At the world champs they blindfold the, visually impaired paddlers to make us all even because some are blind some can see a bit so yeah they blindfold us all with visors,” hei tā tetahi o ngā kauhoe a AJ MacDonald.
Kua tapaina ratou ki nga Black Adapts, ko te nuinga he tauhou ki tenei hākina.
I whakamarama mai tetahi atu on ngā kauhoe a Ahuriri Houkamou, no hea a ratou ingoa, “Nāku tēnā he mea whakatoi noa iho engari kua mau i te tīma tērā ingoa he pai ki te ingoa te ingoa te Black Adapts.”
“They're a bunch of misfits, they're cheeky as hell, they give each other rib all the time and that's the comaraderie of being a team,” hei tā te kaiako o te tiima a Roni Nuku.
Inā noa nei he tūru wīra tō te mataamua o te tira a Valetine Irwin, engari i tēnei wā horekau tōna tūrū, , “It’s fantastic getting to nationals now twice and then from nationals they said let’s put a New Zealand team in.”
A, kei konei ia me tana roopu e ngākau titi kaha ana ki nga mahi whakangunu.
“They are amazing, despite all their ailments and challenges you never ever hear anyone complain,” hei tā Houkamou.
I whakaritea e rātou he whārangi ipurangi Give a Little hei kohi pūtea mō te haerenga nui ki te whakataetae o te ao hei tēnei Haratua.
