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This weekend the Dunedin Harbour will come alive with over 240 paddlers from 13 Waka Ama clubs taking part in the annual 'Ice Breaker Challenge' - hosted by the Fire in Ice Outrigger Canoe Club. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2106/b39c9206d936cfa5440f.jpeg' . ....
4 Seasons in Day 4 Today was another massive day here at Lake Karāpiro for the 32nd Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Ama Sprint Nationals. We had an incredible 97 Single Paddler Races today! Competitors racing today were between 11 and 83 years old, that’s a staggering 72-year age range in a single day’s competition! Nga mihi nui ki nga kaihoe! (huge congratulations to our paddlers for making this possible). Another highlight was having our Adaptive paddlers take to the water, though all have their individual limitations, on the water, in the waka, its head-to-head and as full out The King Whanau – Nyree, Dave, Rose and Tupu ....
That’s day 3! Turns races were a massive hit! With over 4000 people gathered on the spectator banks of lake Karāpiro, the energy was massive! We had 49 races today, which included 500m straight races and the more challenging 500m Turns races, in this race teams must race a sprint to the 250m flag buoy and perform a 180 degree U-turn – while staying in lane – then sprint another 250m to the finish line. We also featured our first 1000m sprints, in these races teams must perform 3 controlled U-turns while giving their all to cross the finish line first. The turns are a ....
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 5:49 am Waka Ama is back! With thousands of paddlers set to compete at the 32nd annual Te Wānanga o Aotearoa National Waka Ama Sprint Championships on Lake Karāpiro. Waka Ama New Zealand CEO, Lara Collins said the event, which starts Sunday 17th and ends Saturday 23rd January, promises to be full of excitement and a great opportunity to get together after several Waka Ama events were cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19. “2020 was challenging for everyone, so we are really excited to be able to bring our waka ama whānau together for Nationals, not only to race, but to be with everyone, it’s going to ....