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AROCA Regional Long Distance Championship - Panui 2 online

Event waivers, site map and panui 2 are now online. Looking forward to a great day of racing this weekend!

Mauao Ocean Hoe Series – Race 2 Results

Zest Brokers Poor Knights Crossing 2018

Full results and event wrap up!

Extension: Applications for 2019 World Distance Coaches extended till Monday 3rd September

Waka Ama New Zealand are currently seeking applications for Coaches for 3 New Zealand teams that will compete at the 2019 IVF World Distance Championships

August members prize draw winners

Congratulations our winners are:

Spring Challenge - Postponed

Please keep an eye on the website for a new date TBC

August members prize draw

Our prizes this month are donated by Sonic Surf Craft NZ and Eat Me Supplements.

AROCA Regional LD Champs - Okahu Bay, on Saturday 8th September

Paddlers from all regions welcome. Great build up race to the LDN in Napier. Come and race in the same water you will compete in for the LDN 2019, the qualifying event ahead of the Worlds Long Distance Championships 2019. This is a W6 and W1/V1 event

Buy - Aotearoa Elite Replica Gear 2018

Official Replica gear from the Aotearoa Elite Team 2018. Available from the Strongarm website!

18th International Va’a Federation World Sprints – New Zealand wrap up!

Now that everyone has their feet back on New Zealand soil we would like to take this time to do a wrap up of the event.

REMINDER: Waka Ama CBE Safety Course in Christchurch this Saturday 18th August

The venue is the Lyttleton Board Room, 25 Canterbury Street from 10am-4pm. BYO lunch and tea, coffee, water will be available. This is a class-based course so no on-the-water gear is necessary. You can check registrations in the online entries under this event.

Hoe Tonga Paddla Series Race 3

Race 3 hosted by PCKC, 25 August (Sat), Onepoto in Titahi Bay, Porirua. Information is online and entries close this Saturday!

2019 World Distance Championship New Zealand selection process and information

The following information outlines Waka Ama New Zealand's process for the 2019 World Distance Championship.

Event Cancelled - Waitakere Waitemata Hoe 18th August

The race scheduled for Saturday 18th August has been cancelled. If there are any questions or any entry fee payments have been made please contact [email protected]

Results for Race 2 (Ngati Toa Domain) 11 August

What a stunner of a day! Paddlers were presented with great racing conditions, which also allowed us to include Mana Island in the long course for the first time.