Hoe Tonga has commenced the process for developing a new strategic plan, which will guide our work over the next few years.
A first step is to identify all strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. Please click to download a draft document (2 pages with a table) that sets out the ones we have identified so far.
Let us know if you can identifiy any others. If so, please send us an email at hoetonga@gmail.com (subject line: SWOT), by no later than 15 November.
Congratulations to all those schools who have participated in Hikoikoi waka ama Secondary school programme supported by KiwiSport, Wellington Tenths Trust and Palmerston North Maori Reserve for Y9 & 10 students from:
Thanks to all our fabulous assistants, coaches, volunteers, teachers, parents and managers who have supported you over the past 4 weeks.
Please find attached information regarding our event on Saturday 2 November 2013.
Draft Programme HSS – 2 November 2013
Teams – Panui Event HSS
Lane Draw – Waka Ama – Hutt Junior Sprints
Venue: Hikoikoi Reserve, Petone Foreshore, Petone
Alternate Venue: Oriental Bay, Freyberg Beach, Wellington.
Please contact hikoikoiwakaama@gmail.com for additional information.
Tunui a te Ika Outrigger Canoe Club are looking for a home for 2 x 1990 Outrigger Canoes. If your club is interested in purchase please submit a tender to tunuiwakaama@gmail.com by 31 October 2013 5pm. Read more here…Tender Process Info
Both waka are in reasonable condition and were purchased by Tunui in 2003. Tunui have recently purchased new mahi and are therefore looking to have these icons of Wellington go to a good home. There is plenty of paddling left in these two canoes.
Panui 2 now available.
19 October 2013 ( reserve date 20 October)
This will be the only CBES Coastal Medic course we run for the year. It’s perfect for all sailors, Club volunteers and rescue boat drivers etc.
Be great if you could send details to your members.
If you like to know what Hoe Tonga has been up to, click here to download the annual report for 2012/13.
A big thank you to the executive officers and committee members for their work over the last year. We now look ahead to the new season.
The following officers were elected to form the Executive for 2013/14:
For any questions and administrative matters, please contact Gaylene Sciascia on 021 620 408 or hoetonga@gmail.com.
Note that the position of Secretary will remain empty this year as the tasks of this role have now been taken over by our administrator Gaylene. Note also that the tasks formally assigned to the Treasurer are shared between the executive members and our administrator Gaylene.
Waka Ama NZ in collaboration with NZ Water Safety Council
present another in their series of safety tips and tricks
click on here
‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series 2013 – Registrations open now!
It’s back! Porirua Canoe Kayak Club (PCKC) warmly invites waka ama clubs in the Hoe Tonga region to register their junior waka ama crews for the ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series 2013. Registrations will be open from 13 September – 1 November 2013.
The ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series will be made up of two regattas that will be held on the following dates:
· Regatta 1 – Saturday 9 November 2013
· Regatta 2 – Saturday 23 November 2013
Both regattas will be held at the Onepoto end of Porirua Harbour and are open to Midget, Intermediate, J16 and J19 crews and paddlers from the Hoe Tonga region.
See the race information sheet and registration form for more information. Otherwise contact
Pania Tahau-Hodges on 021 645 625
poriruacanoekayakclub@gmail.com
‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series_Race information
‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series_Registration Form
Active Post Waka Ama Water Safety Video Ep1
bought to you by Active Post, Water Safety New Zealand, and Waka Ama NZ
Get ready for the last race of the series this year on 8 September at Mana (Ngati Toa Domain), run by Jörn and Tanya.
The weather forecast is looking a bit mixed, so we won’t know the course until Sunday morning, but expect windy conditions. In any case, we are planning to have two courses, one long course (10km), and one short course (5km). Note that the long course is intended for experienced paddlers, the short course is intended for SUP, less stable craft and novice paddlers.
Depending on conditions, the long course will preferably head to the ‘Point’ or around the reef, the short course will likely be set within the inlet (eg Mana to Browns Bay and return, or Mana to Onepoto and return).
As conditions may be challenging, we remind novice paddlers to assess their own capability before entering.
A friendly reminder that the cost per adult paddler is $5, the cost per junior paddler is $2, irrespective of craft. This means that the entry cost for a W6 is $30 for adults and $12 for juniors. For further details click here.
Rego opens at 9am, the race start is at 10am.
Finally, please stick around after the race for our prize-giving. A huge thanks to Fergs Kayaks for a range of spot prizes, worth thousands of $. You gotta be at the last race to take them home, so don’t miss out!
Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association 