A message from Paddy:

Kia Ora Tatou

Firstly congratulations on your selection into the Premier Men’s Regional 12 Team. What a great privilege to represent your clubs and region, with all the hard work you have put in over the last few months.

I personally look forward to representing our region with you.

A few things for race day… which is the last race on day 5

• Meet, Car park, in front of Don Rowland’s Centre
• Time, approx. 4.30pm or the first call
• Uniform, please wear your clubs race shirt

I wish you all the best of luck, with your crews

If you would like to be a volunteers at National Sprints in the Loading Bay.

and you are 16 or older

Please contact WANZ.

http://wakaama.co.nz/stories/read/1004708

As per rule 21.7 in the Waka Ama NZ race rules, W12 crews at Nationals can be made up of competitors from up to two clubs from the same region, but only in the following divisions:

This rule only applies where a club does not have sufficient paddlers to form their own, stand-alone, W12 crews in those age categories.  A W12 crew made up of two clubs may be a combination of any number of paddlers from those two clubs. They must satisfy all other rules as specified in the race rules.

If your club wishes to combine with another club in the above divisions, please take note of the following:

• The proposed entry will need to be sent to hoetonga@gmail.com by no later than 12 December. This will ensure that Hoe Tonga has sufficient time to make the entries to meet the Waka Ama NZ timeframes.
• Entries are to be submitted only by an executive officer of one of the clubs. In the email the relevant executive officer must provide confirmation that (i) both clubs agree on the entry and its name (copy in other relevant executive officers), and (ii) that the entry has been checked by both clubs to comply with relevant rules.
• Paddler names must be submitted to hoetonga@gmail.com no later than 31 December 2017. Hoe Tonga will not chase up unfilled rosters – relevant late fees will be passed on to clubs. It is the club’s responsibility to inform Hoe Tonga of the roster, or of any changes to the roster. Paddler names should not be submitted until all paddlers have been checked by the clubs as being on the Waka Ama NZ membership database for their club.

Please be aware

Kei aku rangatira a te hoe, tena koe.
From 23-28 February 2018, the New Zealand Festival with Te Āti Awa / Taranaki whānui iwi present AWaka Odyssey an extraordinary gathering of people from around the Pacific and Aotearoa.

Our nation of voyagers, discoverers, storytellers and innovators will be celebrated with a large-scale public performance on Wellington harbour to open the New Zealand Festival.of Arts

The Opening Event, Kupe will see six waka hourua from around New Zealand and the Pacific,accompanied by waka taua and waka ama, sail into the Wellington harbour to be met by our audience on the shore. Our lead performers will be supported by a mass choir and thousand strong haka made up of local schools, choirs and community groups.
We now need your help in making this special event and seek your registration of interest to be part of the Opening Event.
If you are an experienced W1/V1 paddler, with a desire to be part of this once in a lifetime opportunity
showcasing waka kaupapa to Aotearoa, please complete the online registration by Monday 11th
December 2017. We are looking for 30 volunteer  W1 paddlers. We will respond to all who register their interest by Monday 18th December

Waka Ama Recruitment Brief and EOI Form

Trailer for Hoe Tonga Waka Ama Regionals 2017 from Joern Scherzer on Vimeo.

More info can be found at http://wp.me/p7gD9I-1vy

More info can be found at http://wp.me/p7gD9I-1vy

• Race A (Junior, Novice, short course)
• Race B (Senior, long course)

Best viewing is on a large screen or an ipad. Large smart phones are still doable but not ideal.