The 31st Annual Waka Ama National competition is well-underway at Lake Karāpiro. 68 clubs from across the country will be competing in this year's event and it's believed to be the biggest one yet.
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Recognised nationally and internationally, but not locally
Despite being named as the top waka ama club at both the national and world waka ama competitions, Horouta Waka Hoe missed out on being named as a finalist for club of year at the Gisborne Sports Awards.
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Stamina and endurance sees Hinetoa take honours
The Aotearoa U19 women's waka ama crew 'Hinetoa' have been crowned world champions at the 2019 IVF Va'a World Distance Champs.
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J19 Women's take world title at IVF Distance champs
The 2019 IVF World Distance Championships has kicked off on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
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Hawai'ians strengthen links with hosts of the 2019 Tribal Canoe Journeys
Waka paddlers from the Hawaiian island of Maui are participating in the 2019 Tribal Canoe Journeys, paddling the Salish coasts of the Pacific North West.
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Chasing gold in the distance
With the 2019 World Distance waka ama championships on the horizon, the two J19 W6 crews from Horouta Waka Hoe in Gisborne who will represent Aotearoa are gaining momentum on the water, preparing for a race up to 27km in length.
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Whānau support drives Wainohu to succeed
Champion Waka Ama paddler Gaibreill Wainohu has been named as a finalist in the 2019 Matariki Awards for the Te Whetū Maiangi Award for Young Achievers category.
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NewsRotorua waka ama club to receive 30k for new waka
Ruamata Waka Ama Club has around 300 members who are all expected to benefit from the two new six-man waka.
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A new wero for Tūrangawaewae Waka Ama
The J19s crew from Ngāruawāhia train on the Waikato River and the teenage girls found it challenging when it came to paddling on the open sea.
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"Like fish out of water”- at-risk rangatahi embrace waka ama
The National Secondary Schools Waka Ama competition has come to an end but for a school of struggling Rotorua rangatahi, the journey has only just begun.
