Category Archives: General news

Results: Hutt Secondary Schools Junior Waka ama Sprints

Posted on by
 
 
Report:  A fantastic day of paddling on Wellington Harbour despite the 25-30 knot northerly wind and showers. Thanks to all our volunteers from Hikoikoi Waka ama and from clubs in the Hoe Tonga region who contributed to the success of our 1st Hutt Secondary School Junior Waka ama Sprints and of course the students, parents and coordinators.
 
With funding assistance from KiwiSport and supported by Wellington Tenths Development Trust, Hikoikoi Waka ama were able to deliver a 6 week introductory waka ama programme leading up to this regatta. 
 

8 Secondary Schools in the Hutt participated in our programme with approx 95% being new to paddling:
Naenae College
Taita College
St Patricks College Silverstream
Heretaunga College
Upper Hutt College
Te Ara Whānui Kura Kaupapa Māori
Hutt Valley High School
Wainuiomata High School
 

Other organisations that contributed to this programmes success:

  • Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust
  • Wellington Tenths Development Trust
  • Palmerston North Māori Reserve
  • Hutt City Council
  • Fergs Kayaks
  • Atiawa Toa FM
  • Sport Wellington
  • College Sport, Wellington
  • New Zealand Academy of Sport, Wellington
  • Te Wananga o Aotearoa
  • Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Winners of our Chant Competition were Hutt Valley High School who received 6 lifejackets sponsored by Fergs Kayaks.  
 
Term 1, 2013 will see another programme run leading up to the Regional Secondary School Waka ama Sprint Champs in March and National Secondary School Sprints.
 
Once again thanks to all the paddlers, supporters and volunteers.
 
Contact: Chris Fox
Waka ama Coordinator
Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust
Mob: 027 651 5379 chris@portnicholson.org.nz
For more information on waka ama at Hikoikoi contact – hikoikoiwakaama@gmail.com
 
 
 

Entry Level Coaching Development Opportunity

Posted on by

The courses offer a great opportunity for beginner coaches and/or people who are considering getting into coaching to learn about the fundamentals of coaching from some  of Wellingtons most experienced  and inspirational coach educators. Sport Wellington has contracted four sports to deliver these course based on their expertise and coaching qualifications, and resources developed by their National Sporting Organisations. This is the “quality assurance” that we can guarantee to all attendees that they are receiving best practice coaching advice.

The course is practical and interactive and focuses on the generic aspects of coaching i.e the coaching process, understanding the athlete, planning etc.

                 At the completion of the course all attendees receive a coaching guide booklet and a certificate acknowledging their achievement.

http://www.sportwellington.org.nz/getting-started-in-coaching/ or phone Mark Watson Community Coach Advisor Ph 04 389 0223

 

College Sports Awards 2012

Posted on by

It was a priviledge to attend the College Sports Awards, Wellington at the Amora Hotel in Wellington tonight to celebrate the waka ama nominees and see Marama Elkington, World W1 J16 Champion receive acknowledgement among her peers for Outstanding Performance in Other Codes Award for waka ama.
Congratulations also to all those nominees who dedicate their time to waka ama and were acknowledged by their respective schools.
Levi Devitt – Rongotai College
Sasha Hunia – Rongotai College
Simon Allan – Tawa College
Elijah Brooking – Tawa College
Tyran Te Paa – Tawa College
Turi Tulepu – Tawa College
Fahina Tulepu – nominee Coach of year

Yet another awards ceremony celebrating the success and putting waka ama on centre stage.

Event Information: Hutt Secondary Schools Waka ama Programme

Posted on by

        

Background: Hikoikoi Waka ama Club based in Petone with support from KiwiSport is hosting a junior sprint regatta for Y 9 & 10 students from 8 Secondary Schools in the Hutt.
Chris Fox, Waka ama Coordinator, Port Nicholson Settlement Block along with a support team of enthusiastic and experienced waka ama paddlers students has been training  this group since Monday 1 October. This six week training programme introducing students to waka ama concludes with the very first Hutt Secondary School Junior competition.

Thanks to all paddlers, supporters, teachers, students who have made this programme a huge success. Volunteers you are amazing:) Also thanks to all the Trusts, organisations, businesses and other groups who have contributed to our success especially the NZ Sports Academy, Wellington. Your tauira did a fantastic job!

For more information:
Contact Chris at hikoikoiwakaama@gmail.com  or visit our website www.sportsground.co.nz/hikoikoiwakaama for further updates and reports. 

Information for schools can also be found at www.collegesport.org.nz/college-sport-wellington/waka-ama/

‘HAVE A GO!’ HARBOUR SERIES 2012: Request for Expressions of Interest

Posted on by
Porirua Canoe Kayak Club (PCKC) is looking to host a ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series for all junior waka ama crews in the Hoe Tonga region. This is a request to all waka ama clubs in the Hoe Tonga region to register your club’s interest for this event.

The inaugural ‘HAVE A GO! Harbour Series will be made up of two junior regattas that will run in the two weekends prior to the Wellington Hoe Tonga Regional Sprint Championships in December.

When:

  •  ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series: Regatta 1 – Saturday 24 November 2012

(Sunday 25 November as a back-up if weather is bad)

  •  ‘HAVE A GO!’ Harbour Series: Regatta 2 – Saturday 1 December 2012

(Sunday 2 December as a back-up if weather is bad) Note: The Hoe Tonga Regional Sprint Championships will be held the following weekend on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th December. 

Where: Porirua Harbour
Open to: Midget, Intermediate, J16 and J19 crews and paddlers from the Hoe Tonga region
Cost:  $5 per paddler – this is a set fee that will cover the paddler for all races at both regattas. No discounted fee will be offered for paddlers only attending one regatta.

Aims:                                   

  • to provide a race environment for our junior paddlers to practise: getting out to the start line, lining up on the start line, reading the start flags, racing alongside other crews, and having a go at turns
  • to provide an opportunity for kids that may be interested in entering W1s at Regionals and Nationals to ‘HAVE A GO!’ in a fun and safe environment
  • to provide more experienced junior paddlers with a chance to try out their race strategies and to see what they still need to work on for Regionals and Nationals

Race course:
The ‘HAVE A GO! Harbour Series aims to help clubs provide a graduated approach to introducing junior paddlers to a sprint race environment. Because of this, the race course will be set as follows:

  • Regatta 1: a very basic course will be set with start and finish buoys – no lanes.  The programme will include 250m & 500m races for W1 and W6 – no turn races.
  •  Regatta 2: a full four-lane race course will be set and the programme will include 1000m turn races for intermediate, J16 and J19 grades as well as other events.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – At this stage, we are asking for clubs to just register an Expression of Interest for the ‘HAVE A GO! Harbour Series. This will help us work out how many races we need to plan for at each regatta.
To register your club’s Expression of Interest, please send an email to poriruacanoekayakclub@gmail.com noting:

  • your club name and a contact person for communications around this event;
  • the number of W6 crews you are planning to register for each grade (midget girls, etc); and
  • the number of paddlers you are planning to register for W1 races in each grade.

Please note: this is just an Expression of Interest at this stage – you do not need to provide paddler details or registration money at this time.

By when: Expressions of Interest from clubs must be received no later than 31 October 2012.

What next: Once we get an idea of how many clubs are interested and the number of paddlers and crews we can expect to enter the series, an Invitation to Register will be sent out on Saturday 27th October to all clubs that have expressed an interest in entering. Clubs will then have until Friday 16 November to register their paddlers and to pay their registration fees for the series.

For more information:If you have any queries or would like further information, please contact:

Pania Tahau-Hodges
PCKC Committee Member cell. 021 645 625 ph. (04) 236 8804 (hm) ph. (04) 913 2499 (wk) pania.tahau-hodges@huia.co.nz

We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you all out on the water with your kids this summer!

Porirua Canoe Kayak Club Inc.
Mereana HodgesSecretary/Porirua Canoe Kayak Club Inc.

New Hoe Tonga administrator: Gaylene Sciascia

Posted on by
The Hoe Tonga executive is very pleased to welcome Gaylene Sciascia as the new part-time administrator at Hoe Tonga.
Gaylene has a Dip of PE from Otago University, and Dip Tch, and MFA. She has lived in Porirua for 30 years, and is married with 5 children and 7 mokos. She was the founding director of Whitireia Performing Arts, and Programme Manager for 21 years, and a member of Tamatea Ariki Nui, Cultural Club.
She was first introduced to waka ama by Papa Tip Reedy in 2005,  and was ‘hooked line and sinker’ ever since.
Some of you will know her as a New Zealand representative at the Worlds in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, and she is still going strong! She has also volunteered in the tower at Nationals over the past few years.
Gaylene will help us with the many tasks related to an ever expanding paddler base in the Hoe Tonga region, look out for her at one of the upcoming events (eg the Regional Waka Ama Sprint Champs).
HT

Once a year it comes along…

Posted on by

The executive for 2012/13 has been confirmed at today’s AGM:

  • President: Jörn Scherzer
  • Vice-President: Chris Fox
  • Secretary: Mere Elkington
  • Treasurer: Vacant

Hoe Tonga thanks the officer holders for their hard and dedicated work for the last financial year.

Please click on the below links for further information

See you at the next race!

 

 

Porirua Waka ama Clubs: Action Required

Posted on by

2012-Sports-Awards-Nomination-Form

PORIRUA SPORTS AWARDS—NOMINATIONS CLOSE 14 SEPTEMBER

Nominations are invited for the awards for the sports achievements over the period 1st September 2011 to 31st August 2012. Categories include: youth, individual, team, coach and service. Contact the Porirua Community Trust for full details on 04 233 6230 or admin@mcgf.co.nz

PORIRUA SPORTS CALENDAR

The Council now has a Porirua Sports Calendar. The focus is to inform everyone of what sports events/tournaments are happening in the city. Click on the event and it’ll give you the details of the event. You can email it, print it or it can be accessed by smart phones as well. The Council is also working on including a School Sports Calendar to this page.

Faalogo Vaai—Sports Development Office: 04 237 3833, 027 286 1489 or FVaai@pcc.govt.nz

Congratulations Worlds Paddlers from Hoe Tonga

Posted on by

Fantastic effort in Calgary, I am sure you will all bring back many stories and experiences.
Special mention to Marama Elkington for her efforts in V1 500m, Mereana Hodges MW 500m V1.

It has been great catching up with results and live streaming so to all those participating in V6 500 & 1500m and paddlers who travelled and performed so well from Wellington, Porirua & Whanganui you are all winners.

Its going to be a great summer of paddling!