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Waka Kōrero

Waka Ama NZ Newsletter 
Haratua 2019


Tēnā koutou e te whānau ō Nga Kaihoe o Aotearoa!
Greetings to the family of the paddlers of New Zealand!

Welcome to the fourth edition of Waka Kōrero! We have been very busy since we last caught up!
What will be featured in this issue of Waka Kōrero?
This edition will include....
  • Mahi ō te Marama for our a Waka Ama NZ Office
  • Wrap up of events since our last kōrero
    • Takapuna Beach Cup
    • National Secondary School Waka Ama Champs
    • University of Auckland Great Waka Race
    • 2019 Ports of Auckland Waka Ama Long Distance Nationals
  • IVF Va'a World Distance Champs - Aotearoa Campaign updates!
  • Upcoming events
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Mahi ō te marama 
Where to start.... after the Sprint Nationals we hit the ground running. The Takapuna Beach Cup is a huge international race for us and we pride ourselves on delivering a great event to our international and local manuhiri. Special shout out to Michelle Mclean for all her awesome work leading up to and at the event!  Following  on from that we immersed ourselves in the lead up to the Secondary School Nationals which is always a highlight for us. Finally we wrapped up a busy four months with our fourth major event.. the 2019 Ports of Auckland Waka Ama Long Distance Nationals.

In amongst that we have been trucking through day to day activities. We have officially moved from our Alexandra Park office to a temporary office at the Hyundai Marine Sports Centre at Orakei Marina. A huge mihi to Sport Auckland and the staff at Alexandra Park - where the first ever Waka Ama NZ office started in 2012. After 7 years we are sad to say goodbye but excited for our next chapter for the Waka Ama NZ Team 😊
Wrap ups of events....
Takapuna Beach Cup
Another fantastic event, with the waters of Waitematā proving to be very challenging for the Saturday events. 21 international crews in 100 teams competed in the 18km, 35km and 42km races. Forty four teams competed in the juniors/novice and short course races on the Sunday. As always the relay race on Sunday provided much excitement for all those involved.

See you in February 2020
Click here for all 2019 results
Official Takapuna Beach Cup Website
Secondary School Waka Ama Nationals
More than 1950 students from 123 schools took to the water in Rotorua for the 2019 National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships. The number of students competing this year grew by 200. For the first time more than 120 schools took part. The racing was electric and as always a wicked atmosphere on the banks of Lake Tikitapu. 

Click here for all results
In December 2019 we said farewell to one of our Waka Ama Ohana - Lawrence “Uncle Bo” Campos. Many Aotearoa paddlers were deeply saddened to hear of Uncle Bo’s passing. At the Takapuna Beach Cup we paid our respects for Uncle Bo and held a small memorial with paddlers visiting from Hawaii. We will always remember a mountain of a man with an even bigger personality - Uncle Bo 💗 
University of Auckland Great Waka Event
Thank you to all who participated in the 2018 Great Waka Ama Race, a special mention to those clubs and coaches who supported each team in their journey leading up to the big event. It was a wet day at Takapuna and Rangitoto, but conditions on the water were perfect. The racing was exciting with the lead changing a number of times. The first team across the line was Kaipara College who are not eligible for the major prize but were acknowledged on the day and in the results. Congrats to FMHS (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences) for winning a full-expenses paid trip to compete in Hawaii!!! And to Engineering for placing second and Business for taking home third place out of the Faculty teams!
2019 Ports of Auckland Long Distance Nationals.
Auckland put on a perfect weekend of weather for the 2019 Ports of Auckland LDNs. The Waitematā harbour was brimming with waka, with a staggering number of entries for this National Championships. Over 1000 competitors from around Aotearoa representing 57 clubs will be competing over the 2 days of competition. A huge mihi to those who traveled from far and wide, to the volunteers and AROCA region for such great support and finally Ports of Auckland and Ngāti Whātua Orākei for your support.
As always head to our Waka Ama Facebook Page for all event photos
Looking forward to heading to Picton next year for the 2020 LDNs
IVF Va'a World Distance Champs - Aotearoa Campaign updates!
Congratulations to the following paddlers whom have been selected for the Premier Men and Womens teams representing Aotearoa at the IVF Va'a World Distance Championships 2019
 
New Zealand Premier Men
Coach: Myk Nuku
Manager: Ian Hosford
Narada Bury
Sean Herbert
Conan Herbert
Stephen Roulston
Joern Scherzer
Luke Wainui

New Zealand Premier Women
Coach: Corrina Gage
Manager: Yvonne Rogers
Madeline Dawe
Nicky Kingi
Ngaire Pehi
Roni Nuku
Rose Tahiata-King
Te Whaeoranga Smallman

More information and paddler profiles can be found here 

Para Va'a Team

Waka Ama NZ is proud to announce the coach and manager appointments for this team and announce the selection Intent process for the IVF Va'a World Distance Championships in Australia 2019

Richard Pehi, has been appointed as the coach of the New Zealand Para Va'a team that will compete at the IVF Va'a World Distance Championships in Australia 2019. Richard will be supported by Honoria Ropiha as the manager of the New Zealand Para Va'a team. Both Richard and Honoria bring a lot of waka ama experience and passion for Para Va'a in Aotearoa to their respective roles.

Intents close 12 May 2019 for this team - click here for all information and intent forms

World Distance Qualifiers for age division teams

Congratulations to those teams and paddlers who have qualified to represent Aotearoa at the IVF World Distance Championships in August. These age division teams and V1 paddlers will join the New Zealand Premier Elite teams in representing Aotearoa.

Click here for full list of teams

V1 Paddlers Representing Aotearoa
 
Kyra Mita V1 J19 Women
Kacey Ngataki V1 J19 Men
Marianna Hodges V1 Open Women
Tupu King V1 Open Men
Nicky Kingi V1 Master 40 Women
Bryce Irving V1 Master 40 Men
Yvonne Rogers V1 Master 50 Women
Greg Jones V1 Master 50 Men
Liz Tane V1 Master 60 Women
Skin Atkins V1 Master 60 Men
TBC   V1 Master 70 Women
Bunny Palmer V1 Master 70 Men
Upcoming events this Haratua (May)
Manukau Midget/Intermediate Ramp Series Race 3
Sunday 12th
Waka Ama NZ Foundation Coaching Course - TTPCA
Sunday 12th
Mauao Ocean Hoe Series – Race 1
Saturday 18th
Hoe Tonga W6 PADDLA Series 2019 - Race 1
Saturday 25th
Pakuranga OCC Hard n Fast Winter Blast - Race 1
Saturday 25th
 
Nō reira, ngā mihi nui ki ā koutou katoa

Catch you in few months for our next installment of Waka Kōrero!

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