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

Looking forward to an awesome race this weekend. Could be a bit wet this weekend so reminder to have the appropriate attire/gear. Love a race in those conditions. 🙂

click Race pānui

Let us know at @ hoetonga@gmail.com if you have any questions

Get ready for this year’s Hoe Tonga Paddler Series 2023, designed to attract new paddlers to our sport, and to enable paddlers and teams to race during the winter season. The Series is overseen by Hoe Tonga, but each individual race is hosted and organised by member clubs or event organisers. 

Please note that race details are subject to change. Please keep an eye on updates regarding any of the races.

Race 1 (Host: Hawaikinui):  20 May (Sat), Ngati Toa Domain

• Contact: Mike Oxnam; 021 031 8072; hawaikinui2@gmail.com
• Waiver Form
• Safety Checklist
• Entries by Event
• Entries by Club

Other Paddler series races will be uploaded very shortly

What a beautiful day it was. The water was glistering, the ducks were singing and the waka were flying. Officially our biggest secondary schools event ever!! Wooohoooo!!! That is Massive!! Well done everyone

We want to take this time to thank David Fa’atafa at College Sport Wellington for working with all the College’s in our Hoe Tonga region. Also to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa for the usage of your waka. To all of the whānau that volunteered your time out on the loading bay or anywhere else, thank you so much. Lastly Wairarapa Waka Ama club, thank you very much for hosting us and to our Hoe Tonga Board team for putting on an awesome event as always.

Congratulations goes out to Cullinane College for winning the Hoe Tonga Spirit Award and Manukura winning our school Excellence award. Kei runga noa atu koutou.

All the best for Nationals!!

• Results
• Medalists

One more sleep e te whānau. Awesome to see so many of our schools racing this year. Rawe tātou. Attached are the updated Lane Draw, Race Schedule, a Pānui and also the team waiver form, if you haven’t filled one out already.

Hoe Tonga ki te hoe!!!

• Lane Draw
• Pānui – must read
• Race Schedule
• Waiver form

Summary

• Host: Hoe Tonga Pacifica Waka Ama Association
• Venue: Henley Lake, Masterton
• When: Saturday, 11 March 2023 (reserve day is 12 March)
• Divisions: J19, J16, Year 7/8
• Entries closed on Thursday 2 March 2023

Key information

• 2023 Information Pack
• Enter Now Entries

Note!

• There are no refunds for entries after the entry cut-off date where paddlers choose not to race or show up on race day (even if invoices have not yet been received, or schools have not yet settled relevant entry fees).
• Entries are to be done via each school (for secondary schools through the school sports coordinators; for intermediate schools directly with Hoe Tonga)
• We invite all teams to arrive at the venue no later than 8am. A race briefing is scheduled for 8.45am, and racing is scheduled to commence at 9am.
• W1 racing will commence before the W6 races. Note: Minimum W1 weight is now 14kg (previously 16kg)
• There will be a late fee if an entry is not completed by the deadline, or if the roster has not been completed on time ($15 per entry).
• There are no refunds or fee reductions for entries that withdraw after the entry deadline.
• Lane Draw and Race Schedule will be posted up closer to Race day.

Questions? Email hoetonga@gmail.com.

This event is brought to you by Hoe Tonga, College Sport Wellington & Te Wānaga o Aotearoa