A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Secondary School Regional Waka Ama event this weekend. There was plenty of quality racing on display and we were pleased with the really positive vibe across the race site.

As our biggest Secondary event so far, there were some complications that happened during the day and I, Andy Hanara would like to sincerely apologise to those that were affected, we aim to do our very best we can for our paddlers and their schools. We appreciated the patience and understanding from everyone though.

We are very grateful to all the race day volunteers who gave their time and energy supporting the running of this event, without you all the day wouldn’t have been possible. It is not an easy job and we would love more help from our clubs in the future. We will do a better job to ask for assistance earlier next time.

Huge gratitude goes out to all the parents, coaches, teachers, managers and schools for your support of waka ama with your young people. We know it isn’t always easy getting the trainings, equipment and travel arranged and we really do appreciate your efforts.

Lastly, well done to all the competitors. We hope that you enjoyed the competition and look forward to seeing many of you again next year.

Congratulations to Manukura, third year in a row, winning the Excellence Award!!! and a huge well done to Wellington High School for taking home the School Sport Spirit Award.

All the best at the 2024 Secondary School Nationals.

Also please we would love to hear your feedback on the event, we can only learn and grow from it.

Ngā mihi nui

• Results
• Medalist
• Feedback

It’s looking like it is going to be bigger than last year. How good!! Our Secondary Schools Regional Champs has become a big hit over the past few years, Thanks to Henley Lake for always providing the goods. We look forward to another amazing day of racing. Our event is a great opportunity for the experience paddlers to test themselves against one another and also for our new paddlers/teams to be fearless and courageous and have a go and for teams to get a gauge, where they’re at amongst other schools. Nothing to lose, Everything to gain!!!

• Race Schedule
• Lane Draw
• Pānui (Important Read)
• Waiver Form

There will also only be Gold and Silver Medals handed out this year and the team that places 3rd, one Bronze ribbon will be given for the whole team.

In the Pānui it states what time your school is Volunteering in the loading bay, which will be in the water, marshaling waka to their designated area and helping paddlers get in their waka. You will need a spare change of clothes to change into, appropriate footwear, water bottle and sunscreen. Also a reminder to bring your waiver form with you, hand it to Registration first thing in the morning and get signed off.

Any questions email through to Hoetonga@gmail.com

Ki te hoe!!

It’s that time again whānau, Ko wai ka hua, ko wai ka tohu, ko wai ka toa!!

Last year’s event was such a success, our biggest ever Hoe Tonga event and we are definitely looking to replicate it. 🙂 We love seeing all of our rangatahi enjoying Waka Ama, enjoying paddling with their friends, creating new experiences whilst representing their school and their whānau.

Notices

• Information Pack
• Waiver Form

All schools MUST fill out there Wavier forms before the event and hand into registration. There will be no waiver forms printed off at the event. No Wavier, your team will not be racing.

College entries are through CSW link https://enternow.co.nz/csw

Year 7&8’s entries to be sent to hoetonga@gmail.com

Ngā mihi

Kia ora tātou 

All of our W1 and W12 entries have been entered for Nationals. If there are any other ones that your club has noticed are not there, please let me know. 

Also we would love some feedback from you all on our Club Regionals. Please click the link below or highlight the link, right click, then click “go to………”

Very much appreciated 🙂 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfC5bBO_YxUY_v46ve5jgyRFbeUeBJPAGPERxE6GeEHSzCyhw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Ngā mihi nui 

Andy 

Kia ora tātou

What an AWESOME day of W6 racing today e te whānau.
Blessed with such beautiful weather. Thank you Wairarapa Waka Ama Club.
Thank you so much for all the volunteers who helped and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa for all the resources.

In terms of tomorrow’s W1 races.
Please read the IMPORTANT PĀNUI below

– You MUST supply your own number holder
– You MUST bring your own weights if you know your waka is UNDER 14kgs. Also weights MUST be taped down in the waka. Hoe Tonga won’t have any weights available. If you place in your race, your waka could be randomly checked to make sure your weight is still in it.
– Our printer is not functioning so you will need to print off your own waiver form and bring it with you tomorrow. (I have emailed your clubs the waiver forms, but here they are as well)

Individual Waiver

7am – 8am – WEIGHT INS
8am – RACE BRIEFING
8.30am – First race
1pm – LUNCH BREAK & INTIES and J16’s Medal Presentation
4pm Snr’s Medal Presentation

Mihi Nui
Andy

There have been quite a few changes to the previous Lane Draw and Race Schedule so please take the time to look over the changes and familiarise your teams with them.

Final Race Schedule

Final Lane Draw

See you all there 🙂

Once again thank you all for your patience and allowing us to provide the best Regional Sprint Champs we can. We will grow and become better and stronger from it.

Lane Draw

Race Schedule

Looking forward to an awesome day of racing. Email hoetonga@gmail.com if you have any enquires

Matariki Hunga Nui, Matariki Ahunga Nui, Matariki Manako Nui

Those of the past, those of the future and those that gather today, tēnei te mihi atu

Not long to go for our next race. Attached is the Pānui and the waiver form. Be good to get the waivers done before you get to the race venue to save time and make sure to read the pānui properly. Click the words to open the document

• Pānui
• Waiver

Mihi nui

Not long till race number 2 e te whānau. Get your entries in as early as you can.

Click the “Race Pānui” to check out the pānui

• Race Pānui