Date: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Time: 7pm
Venue: Foxton Rugby Clubrooms
We are looking forward to meeting with those in Foxton or the surrounding areas interested in establishing a waka ama club in this community. Information will be given on what is needed to form a club, how we can support you in the process and what funding etc is available.
Come along, meet our regional development officer and others that are passionate about seeing this happen.
| Kia ora whānau Below is an opportunity to take part in a Day Skipper + Waka Ama safety course. Only 4 spaces available and costs $50. This is less than half of what it is normally for he day skipper course!! Don’t miss out, further details below; Waka Ama Safety Course WHAT: Day Skipper course, VHF Course, Waka Ama Safety Course WHEN: 6:00pm – 8:30 pm Friday 30th April , 9:00am – 5:30pm Saturday 1st May. WHERE: Staff Room Plimmerton School. Bring Kai Saturday for lunch. COST: $50 PP. payable at course RSVP: Sunday 18th April to mroxnam@gmail.com At the conclusion, participant’s will be able to successfully complete;Day Skippers assessment.VHF course assessment Additionally, participants will have a greater knowledge of Waka Ama safety and racing. See the following links for more detail: Day Skipper Course Information and VHF Course Information Nga Mihi Hawaikinui Waka Ama Committee |
Hoe Tonga’s Board is pleased to announce our new Regional Development Officer:
Megan Qaranivalu.
Megan is based in Otaki, and is also an active member of Otaki Waka Hoe. She says: “Over the last six years I have fallen in love with waka ama and its lifestyle. I am enthusiastic, passionate and excited about the potential of Waka Ama in the region and the possibility of further growth.”
She is looking forward to working with existing clubs, school co-ordinators and the different communities throughout the Hoe Tonga region to see how we as a collective can work together to achieve access to more programmes, development opportunities and the formations of new clubs in underserviced areas.
Get ready for this year’s Hoe Tonga Paddler Series 2021, designed to attract new paddlers to our sport, and to enable paddlers and teams to race during the winter season. The Series is overseen by Hoe Tonga, but each individual race is hosted and organised by member clubs or event organisers.
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As in previous years, the series is big on participation and we will have again a range of spot prizes, including a brand new paddle.
Click here to download the information package for the Series.
Please note that race details are subject to change. Please keep an eye on updates regarding any of the races.
Race 1 (Host: Hawaikinui): 29 May (Sat), Ngati Toa Domain
Race 2 (Host: Hoe Tonga): 10 July (Sat), Manawatu Boating Club, Foxton Beach
Race 3 (Host: PCKC): 7 August (Sat), Onepoto, Porirua
Race 4 (Host:Te Ringa Miti Tai Heke): 25 September (Sat), Whanganui River
Click on the photo below to view a selection of photos, courtesy of Terry Harkin, from our Regionals last weekend:
In addition, College Sport Wellington also had photographers on site, you can view and download those photos at https://collegesport.org.nz/envira/2021-waka-ama-sprint-champs/.
Congratulations to all the schools and paddlers that competed this year.
Last year, we had 45 teams competing across the various divisions, a record since we started this event. We easily surpassed this in this year’s event, with 59 teams competing, from across 22 schools. We had over 350 paddlers on the water!
A massive thank you to all the volunteers that helped run this event, to College Sport Wellington and David Fatatafa for collaborating with us to deliver this event, and our many supporters and sponsors, such as Porirua City Council (rubbish collection), Hutt City Council (hydration station), and Terry Harkin (photography).
We again also had two awards up for grabs.
Our School Excellence Award recognises the school that accumulates the most points across all races, with 4 points for each first place in Championship Finals, 3 points for a second place, 2 points for a third place, and 1 point for a fourth place. Unfortunately, due to a computer mishap, we announced the wrong winner on the day. We apologise for this. The winner this year was Te Kura Maori o Porirua, with 31 points, followed by Manukura (from Palmerston North) with 27 points, and in third place was Te Kura a iwi Whakatupuranga Rua Mano (from Otaki) with 24 points.
Our School Spirit Award is given to the school that contributes the most towards the atmosphere and event delivery, and key volunteers are judging schools on their contribution. This year’s winner of this award was Wellington East Girls College.
Check out the the full results here. Good luck to all teams that are heading to the Secondary School Waka Ama Nationals in Rotorua next week.
Finally, look out for awesome event photos to be made available over the next few days on this site.
A finalised schedule and lane draw has now been made available. For more information, please go to our race notice.
At this stage, the weather forecast is for a light south-easterly, about 12 knots, so race conditions are looking good at this stage.
On race day, please ensure that all paddlers and supporters sign in via the COVID-19 QR code available at the admin tent.
Finally, all race results will be available live at www.liveresults.co.nz. This will be the fastest way for paddlers and supporters to find out their results and relevant progressions. Printed results will also be available near the admin tent.
The Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Certificate in Waka Level 4 programme is delivered within the Hoe Tonga region in Masterton under the leadership of our very own Paddy Rimene.
Join in the “Waka, a way of life” and commence your journey today!
You will learn about:
All guided by the expertise of an Elite Waka Ama Paddler.
To secure your seat in the Waka for March 2021, contact Paddy today on 0800-355553 or email Patrick.rimene@twoa.ac.nz.
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Questions? Email hoetonga@gmail.com.
This event is brought to you by Hoe Tonga and College Sport Wellington.
