Stories
Tuesday
NEW CLUB Tokararangi Sports Club Inc - Te Uranga O Te Ra region
We are a Sports Club from Te Araroa, Te Tairawhiti. There are limited sporting and recreational opportunities available for our young people here in Te Araroa, and we believe waka ama can provide a positive pathway for them to get involved in sport, develop new skills, and experience opportunities they may not otherwise have access to. Our goal is to give our tamariki and rangatahi opportunities to be active, build confidence, discover their potential, and feel that they too can achieve great things. We want to create opportunities that may not currently be available to them and ensure that where they come from does not limit what they can achieve.
Monday
TUoTR Pre-Trials 1 and 2 - entries re-opened until midnight tonight
Pre-trial 1 is this Saturday Nov 14th at Uawa, and Pre-trial 2 is next Saturday Nov 21st at the Clive River. Paddlers can only attend one pre-trial to qualify for Regionals on December 5th. Please contact your club administrator to enter you if you missed the deadline last week.
Monday
Kaihoe Whaikaha Waka Ama Have-a-Go Day - Kowharewa Bay
Don't forget to register before the Have-a-go Day this Saturday!
Nov 5, 2026
AROCA W1 Regionals, November 7-8th
The Final Lane Draw for the weekend has been uploaded to the event page.
Nov 5, 2026
TTPCA W1 Regionals - Updated Schedule and Lane Draw now online
Due to some late entries, more heats and finals have been added to the schedule. Please check carefully for your race times. Please also note the highlighted races, where races have been combined for time efficiency, but results will remain separate, and will be placed in their own division.
Oct 28, 2026
Update on New Lifejacket Law – Waka Ama Information
As many of you will have seen, a new law has been passed regarding the wearing of Life Jackets. This law has taken effect nationally across New Zealand on 9 October 2026.
Oct 27, 2026
Mangere Bridge to French Bay Regatta - CANCELLED
Portage Crossing Traditional Canoeing & Sailing Assn have advised that the event scheduled for this Saturday will no longer go ahead. They will contact clubs directly if required, regarding any entry fee refunds.
Oct 11, 2026
October Events coming up
Now that Long Distance Nationals are done, clubs are getting back into Sprints mode, and hosting their annual events. Upcoming in October: Rise of the Rangatahi, Rotorua (18th). Pearl of the North, Te Tii (24th). Ki Uta ki Tai, Lake Te Anau (24th). Mangere Bridge to French Bay, Auckland (31st). Contact your club administrator to enter today!
Oct 6, 2026
Kaihoe Whaikaha Waka Ama Have-a-Go Day - Tāmaki Makaurau
Waka Ama Aotearoa NZ, supported by Paralympics NZ and BUPA Inclusion Grant, is excited to bring our Kaihoe Whaikaha Have-a-Go Day to Tāmaki Makaurau this Saturday 10th of October. This day is open to all tāngata whaikaha (people with disabilities). RSVP to [email protected] or register now!
Oct 1, 2026
2026 Long Distance Nationals - Day 1
Keep up to date with all of the action at day 1 of the 2026 Long Distance Nationals at Ōrewa Beach, Tāmaki Makaurau
Sep 1, 2026
6 upcoming September events!
For all the paddlers returning from Singapore to the cold of Aotearoa, and for those of you wanting to get in some race practice for LDNs, there are 5 events on the weekend of September 12-13th. Yes 5 events, spread across 4 different regions, with a final one on September 19th. Contact your club administrator today, to sort your travel and get your team entered.
Aug 26, 2026
Entries extended - Taupo Te Wheke Challenge
Entries extended until Sunday September 6th - contact your club administrator to enter today.
Aug 17, 2026
Two more club events to go in August!
For those paddlers still in Aotearoa, maybe feeling a bit left out, there are still 2 club events you can enter into on August 29th. One at the top of the North Island, at Te Koutu Beach, Ruakaka; and one at the bottom, at Evans Bay, Wellington. Contact your club admin to enter today
Aug 17, 2026
Aotearoa Updates - IVF World Sprints Championships, Singapore
Stay tuned online to support our 580 paddlers as they head to Singapore to compete with the best in the world over the next two weeks!
Aug 10, 2026
He Aituā: Andrew Priest
A tribute to Andrew Priest, past chairperson and member who sadly passed last week.
