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Results and photos for LDN 2012

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Fantastic conditions and some tight racing made it an exciting LDN 2012. Only 5 seconds separated the 1st and 2nd place in the W6 Men race. The women had to battle some challenging conditions on Saturday, with a couple of capsizes as well.

In the W1 race on Sunday, the last 500m coming up the channel proved decisive in a number of cases depending on what paddlers took, due to the strong outgoing tide.

Hoe Tonga and Waka Ama NZ would like to thank all paddlers, volunteers, supporters and sponsors who made the LDN 2012 a great success. A special thanks to Chris Fox who led the organisation of the event for Hoe Tonga.

Click here to download the race results.

While we have your attention, Hoe Tonga and Waka Ama NZ are keen to hear your feedback about this event. Click here to fill in a short survey (now closed). If you have any other feedback, please contact us at hoetonga@gmail.com.

We would love to welcome you all again at any of our upcoming events, for details please go to http://www.wakaama.co.nz or www.hoetonga.co.nz.

Photography thanks to Michael Martin. Please note that photos are for personal and non-profit use only (copyright applies). (You can also download the full size quality photos.) There are some more photos to come from the prize giving and the races on Sunday, keep an eye out over the next three weeks.

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NZ Post National Long Distance Champs 2012: 21/22 April

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On behalf of Waka Ama New Zealand, it is our privilege to host the New Zealand Post National Waka Ama Long Distance Championships 2012.

What you need to know

Key information

Supporters

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Daylight saving – Be seen on the water!

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If you’re training on the water or training from 5pm onwards in the evening you need to be taking out with you your white night light so you can be seen.    Already I’ve seen this is not happening on the harbour.

To promote and ensure others have the opportunity I’m keen to coordinate an order of these lights, I’ve mounted mine for W6 use on an old sun umbrella stalk and lash it to the kiato, works great.

Please feel free to circulate to clubs / club members – I strongly urge you to.   I’ll look to place an order in a week’s time but will be looking for payment prior.   If interested let me know and I’ll place provide you with the necessary info to deposit monies to secure an order.

Marinna Millanta-Lowrey email: marinna@paradise.net.nz

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Volunteer of the month – Congratulations Roimata Tauroa

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Roimata has supported Tunui a Te Ika Outrigger Canoe Club based at Oriental Bay as a member, paddler, secretary, coach and is always first to put her hand up to coordinate and assist with all club activities.
Recently Roimata trained two NZ Post corporate teams, attended and volunteered at Waka Ama NZ National Sprint competition at Karapiro,  facilitated overseas Dragon Boat team experience and has coordinated open days for the club in collaboration with the Ocean Water Sports Programme at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.

Sport Wellington’s Sport Development Advisor Jamie Milne says “inspirational people like Roimata are why we have the Logan Brown Volunteer of the Month award to recognize them. Roimata does all this activity without reimbursement and takes annual leave to ensure Waka Ama is promoted and developed – what an inspirational volunteer and person for our region!”

Roimata will receive a voucher for Logan Brown Restaurant for a tasting options. Logan Brown Restaurant is synonymous with excellence and service; values which align closely with the positive aspects of volunteering and coaching.

Well done Roimata (pictured below at Waitangi Day celebrations)

RESULTS Regional Secondary Schools

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What a stunner! Hoe Tonga couldn’t have had a better day for the Wellington Secondary Schools Waka Ama Championships. Please find attached the results of the Championship Finals for all divisions W1 250m/W6 500m and W6 250m.

College Sport Wellington will be in touch with all those Schools whose teams won their respective divisions to arrange medal presentations.  As Race Director and on behalf of our organising committee I wish to thank you for your patience, contribution and participation and wish teams well at the Nationals Secondary School Championships in Rotorua 27-30 March 2012.

A special acknowledgement goes to those coaches, managers and clubs who continue to provide this opportunity for our rangatahi by contributing their time, energy and valuable resources and to our tauira that gave us some fantastic racing.

Thanks to our many volunteers including (apologies if I have missed anyone):
Marinna Millanta-Lowrey
Paula Dixon
Alaena Dixon
Roimata Tauroa – did I mention Recipient Sport Wellington Volunteer of the Month:)
Doug Omeri
Turi & John Hodges
Titahi Bay Boat Club
Laurence Hynes
Chris Parata
Willis Katene – Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Karena Efaraimo/Marama Butler and Kalani Butler-Hare
Daniel and Keith Paenga
Holden Hohaia

Nga mihi nui, Chris Fox