Events

Oct 2026

18

Oct

Kaihoe Whaikaha - Have a Go Day (Tauranga)

Matatu Reserve, Lake Taurikura, Tauranga

Have a Go Day

24

Oct

Rise of the Rangatahi - Junior Waka Ama Event (Sanctioned)

Ngongotaha lake front reserve, Rotorua

2km, 4km, 8km

24

Oct

Pearl of the North (Sanctioned)

Tapuaetahi Beach, Te Tii

5km, 12km, and 24km

24

Oct

Ki Uta Ki Tai Waka Challenge (Sanctioned)

Marakura Yacht Club, Lake Te Anau

Various 200m - 15km

31

Oct

Mangere Bridge to French Bay Regatta (Sanctioned)

Mangere Bridge Boat Club, Kiwi Esplanade.

8km, 18km

31

Oct

College Sport Auckland / AROCA Junior Waka Ama Regatta

Nga Hau Maiangi Inc, Ian Shaw Ramp, Mt Wellington

Sprints

Nov 2026

07

Nov

AROCA Regional Sprint Champs (2 days) (Sanctioned)

Lake Pupuke, Auckland

250m, 500m

07

Nov

Tai Tokerau Regional Sprint Champs (Subject to Sanctioning)

Lake Ngatu, Northland

Sprints

13

Nov

Waka Te Tasman (Sanctioned)

Kaiteriteri

5km, 10km, 22km

14

Nov

Papa Alf's Memorial Sprint Regatta - (Subject to Sanctioning)

Archibald Park, Beaubank Road entrance, Kelston

200m

20

Nov

Vaka Eiva 2026 - 20 Years

Cook Islands

Distance

Dec 2026

05

Dec

Te Puku o Te Ika – Sprint Champs, Waikato River Authority (2 days)

Lake Karāpiro

Sprints

05

Dec

Te Waka o Aoraki Regional Sprint Champs (Sanctioned)

Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel

Sprints

05

Dec

Hoe Tonga Pacifica Regional Sprint Champs (2 days) (Sanctioned)

Lake Henley, Masterton

Sprints

05

Dec

Te Uranga o Te Rā Regional Sprint Champs - (Subject to Sanctioning)

Lake Whakamarino, Tuai.

500m

05

Dec

Mitamitaga Sprint Regatta (Subject to Sanctioning)

Kowharewa Bay, Tutukaka Harbour

Sprints

Jan 2027

16

Jan

2027 Sprint Nationals

Lake Karāpiro

Sprints

Feb 2027

06

Feb

James Bhutty Moore-morial Race 2027 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui

32km

09

Feb

Waka Ama Aotearoa NZ Hui ā-Tau - AGM

Online - Zoom 7:00pm

12

Feb

2027 Takapuna Beach Cup

Takapuna Beach

Distance

19

Feb

Orakei V1 Open Series - Race 1 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Okahu Bay

12-15km

20

Feb

35th Annual Portage Crossing - International Event (Sanctioned)

Okahu Bay, Tamaki Drive to Manukau Harbour, Mangere Bridge

18km-5km-3km

20

Feb

Kaihoe Whaikaha - Have a Go Day (Waikato)

Epworth Park, 116 Finlay Rd, Maungatautari

Have a Go Day

27

Feb

Ōmokoroa Dash 2027 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Ōmokoroa Domain, Ōmokoroa

5km, 10km

27

Feb

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Changeover Race (Subject to Sanctioning)

Evans Bay, Marine Parade, Wellington

30km

27

Feb

College Sport Auckland Secondary Schools Senior Regatta

TBC

Sprints

Mar 2027

05

Mar

Orakei V1 Open Series - Race 2 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Okahu Bay

12-15km

06

Mar

Heads to Harbour (Subject to Approval)

Ohope, Whakatane

21km

06

Mar

Aorere Splash 2027 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Te Tauihu, Kaiteretere

52km Change race

13

Mar

Mangawhai Waka Ama Regatta - Surf to Surf Relay 2 days (Subject to Sanctioning)

Mangawhai Estuary

10-30km

15

Mar

2027 Secondary School Nationals

Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua

Sprints

20

Mar

Tuakana Customs M2M 2027 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Mount Maunganui

32km (W6)

26

Mar

Orakei V1 Open Series - Race 3 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Okahu Bay

12-15km

Apr 2027

10

Apr

Tu Te Ihi Ki Kaipara (Sanctioned)

Shelly Beach, Helensville (Kaipara Harbour)

8km / 20km

10

Apr

Orakei V1 Open Series - Race 4 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Okahu Bay

12-15km

24

Apr

TNT Waitakere Double Header (Subject to Sanctioning)

Te Atatu Boating Club, Bridge Avenue, Te Atatu South, Auckland

W12 - 10km

24

Apr

Orakei V1 Open Series - Race 5 (Subject to Sanctioning)

Okahu Bay

12-15km

Jun 2027

26

Jun

Pakuranga Beach Series - Race 1 (Subject to Sanctioning)

TBC

8km, 18km

Jul 2027

24

Jul

Pakuranga Beach Series - Race 2 (Subject to Sanctioning)

TBC

8km, 18km

Aug 2027

07

Aug

Pakuranga Beach Series - Race 3 (Subject to Sanctioning)

TBC

8km, 18km

21

Aug

Pakuranga Beach Series - Race 4 (Subject to Sanctioning)

TBC

8km, 18km