Nga Kaihoe o Aotearoa

Regatta takes on a sensitive issue

Mar 23, 2009

Paddling the waka together for suicide awareness is the aim of a new waka ama regatta. The idea for Waka Oranga or Waka 4 Life came from 16-year-old Kieran Wetere-Hepi, whose uncle died a couple of years ago.

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