Waka ama in english, translation, maorienglish dictionary. Porirua canoe kayak club wishes to invite all current and returning junior and senior paddlers along to our pckc registration day for the 201415 waka ama season. Waka ama is also known as outrigger canoeing, and in the wider south pacific region, as vaa. Wellington tu nui a te ika outrigger canoe club lower hutt hikoikoi waka club kokiri marae tai patu waka ama club porirua hawaiki nui tuarua waka ama mana pasifika outrigger canoe club porirua canoe kayak club toa waka ama club kapiti. Large waka, such as nga toki matawhaorua which are usually elaborately carved and decorated, consist of a main hull formed from a single hollowedout log, along with a carved upright head and tailboard. Waka ama outrigger canoeing te ara encyclopedia of new. If you have any rangatahi in your club that are passionate, committed, fit and have a competitive attitude for waka ama then contact iona maxwell 02102841985 for more details. Waka have been stowed and the paddles laid down after six days of fierce competition on the water. We are still in our humble beginnings, with 1 sometimes 2 borrowed w6 waka but we have all the gear to get people out on the water.
Contact mareikura canoe club incorporated on messenger. A great template for clubs to create their own club information booklet. Moana nui waka are ideal for teams and individuals competing in waka ama racing and events. Contemporary waka ama te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. Waka ama champs 2014 manurewa high school dominated the competition at last saturdays waka ama auckland champs, held at the orakei basin. It maintains its cultural base growing from the pacific and pacific rim, but has extended now as an international sport through the americas and into europe and even africa. Maitahi outrigger canoe club conditions of membership students must be fulltime in possession of a student id. In maoridom, mareikura are the supreme goddesses of the twelfth heaven. Children 16 years and younger have free membership, but still need to fill out a membership form and get signed parent or guardian permission. We are a active and competitive waka ama club based at new plymouth. From those who wish to paddle competitively to those who wish to paddle socially. Gisborne horouta waka hoe club, mareikura waka ama club and ymp waka ama.
Pckc clubrooms titahi bay boating club, at the end of the. There were about 3300 paddlers racing at the 2017 waka ama sprint. A pair of international and national waka medallists have set up a new club in gisborne after breaking away from champion waka ama club mareikura. As a waka ama new zealand sanctioned event, the waka ama nz race rules apply all paddlers must be affiliated to waka ama nz through an affiliated club minimum age for an event in this series nonopen ocean is 11 years of age all juniors and novice paddlers must wear an appropriate pfd anytime they are. Taranaki outrigger canoe club waka ama, new plymouth, new zealand. Waka bookings porirua waka bookings otaki safety rules. Membership maitahi waka ama maitahi outrigger canoe club. Have a go at waka ama, come join tauranga moana outrigger canoe club for the sport. The twelfth heaven is all female and the highest of all the spiritual realms.
Hoe tonga pacifica waka ama association waka ama vaa. In order to increase participation in waka ama the mareikura waka ama club will work collaboratively with other clubs in tairawhiti and the te uranga o te ra. Welcome to the sport of waka ama and nga kaihoe o aotearoa. Contact details mareikura waka ama club incorporated 18 marian drive inner kaiti gisborne 4010 4010 email. Waka taua in maori, waka means canoe and taua means army or war party are large canoes manned by up to 80 paddlers and are up to 40 metres ft in length. Waka ama activity in aotearoa covid19 alert level 3 update. E ruru eru tamutere second bishop of the ringatu church. Coach joe hillmoana and the raahui pookeka water sports club travelled from. But during the 20th century, maori travelling to pacific islands such as hawaii and tahiti observed the continuing tradition of waka ama racing, and in the mid1980s waka ama began to be revived here.
Hi reddit, im brian greene, professor of physics and mathematics at columbia university and cofounder of the world science festival. Moana nui started as a small business in pawerenga and is now based on the tutukaka coast, whangarei the business is family run out of a farm shed on the property of the late kris kjeldsen. Horouta waka hoe club, mareikura waka ama club and ymp waka. We are an active club involved in the sport of waka ama or outrigger canoe paddling, located at sulphur pt, tauranga. This is a level 4 measurement and number activity from the figure it out theme series. Mangawhai waka ama was established in late 2016 and is northlands newest waka ama outrigger canoe club. Voyager waka trailers voyager boat trailers for sale nz. The club also facilitates paddling opportunities for a range of community. From novices to the elite who train hard to compete and win medals at an international level. Wanted mareikura j16 boys trialist worlds waka ama nz. Waka for sale new zealand made waka for waka ama racing. Taranaki outrigger canoe club waka ama posts facebook. We can build your trailer to suit a variety of different size waka.
Click on the waka image below for more information and to place an order. The club won the points trophy for the third year in a row, and for the fifth time in the six years it has been contested. Day 4 karapiro national sprint championships 2019 scoop news. This will have a significant impact on our waka ama whanau but for the safety of yourself, your whanau and wider community we are advising all our waka ama whanau to stay home and to cancel all club. My new book, until the end of time, is an exploration of the cosmos, beginning to end and seeks to understand how we humans fit into the cosmic unfolding.
A short video on new zealands top outrigger canoe sprint team and what makes them tick. Taupo waka ama is aimed at all age groups, men and women. A waka ama consists of a hull with one or more outrigger pontoons ama, rigged out to the side for stability and lashed to the hull with cross beam members kiato. Ymp waka ama club set to return rangatahi to roots youtube. New talent and familiar winners at 2017 waka ama sprint. Horouta waka hoe club completed a hattrick at the waka ama sprint national championships at lake karapiro on saturday. Waka ama can be a vehicle to other successes and give rangatahi. Manurewa high school competed last week at the waka ama nationals in rotorua. Convert between metric units, using whole numbers and commonly used decimals. Hundreds of gisborne paddlers are in the final stages of training in their preparation for the 26th activepost national waka ama sprint championships on lake karapiro next week. About moana nui waka ama canoe and paddle makers nz.
Tmocc tauranga moana outrigger canoe club new zealand. Mareikura waka ama club incorporated 18 marian drive inner kaiti gisborne 4010 4010. Teams actively train several times a week year round, and we run a beginnersdevelopment program over summer. Its one of the fastest growing water sports in new zealand thats also an inextricable part of the whakapapa of te wananga o aotearoa. More than 3,000 kaihoe paddlers have descended on lake karapiro for the 2016 te wananga o aotearoa waka ama sprint nationals. New talent and familiar winners at 2017 waka ama sprint nationals. Gradually, over hundreds of years, waka ama went into decline in aotearoa. In the mythology of the tuamotu islands, the mareikura are the attendants of kihotumu. Despite most of our paddlers being relatively new to the sport, four weeks of demanding training, hard work and sarifice paid off with the following results. Moana nui make and sell waka polynesian outrigger canoes for 1 to 6 people.
Mareikura waka ama club caters for paddlers of all ages and abilities. Wakaama provides apis for a server application to send commands to registered lwm2m clients. Moana nui polynesian canoes and paddles build and sell waka outrigger canoes, paddles and accessories. An application can call a handlepacket api to feed wakaama with received lwm2m packets and a step api to perform any pending lwm2m operations. Waka ama programme promoting wellbeing for tairawhiti rangatahi. General description 500m course, fully surveyed straight races. Waka ama have been used in the pacific islands for centuries, but were rare in new zealand by the time europeans arrived. Waitakere outrigger canoe club is proud to be part of this truly indigenous and exciting sport. Akayshia williams, 19, won the open womens 500m race on her first crack in. Get in touch if you would like to see some samples. Fully sublimated with your team colours and logos and even your name. Mareikura j16s boys team are looking for rangatahi to trial for our squad heading to the world championships in august. Training for the waka ama sprint championships youtube. Races are held between islands over distances of as much as 70 kilometres.
Waka ama is the new zealand term for the sport of outrigger canoeing. Waka ama is a popular sport that combines students from a number of clubs throughout the waikato to compete for hamilton girls high school at the waikato secondary school and new zealand secondary schools championships in march each year. Web site for parihaka waka ama, providing news updates, online membership and waka ama documentation. In hawaii and french polynesia, waka racing is a popular competitive sport. Our activity of choice is waka ama or outrigger paddling.
All club members are asked to be confident and conversant with the maritime nz waka ama safety rules click. Waka ama in the pacific waka ama are widely used in the pacific for fishing, transporting goods, travel and racing. Maitahi outrigger canoe club, nelson waka ama new zealand. Monday, january 20, 2020 gisborne herald photo sales. Waka ama has, over the past 2025 years, undergone a massive revival. Nga tai whakarongo whanau hoe waka club ntw are proud to provide whanau with opportunities to engage in waka ama and learn about ancestral waka practices in an evolving recreational and sporting activity.
This article relating to a myth or legend from oceania is a stub. Startfinish for turn lanes 1 and 2 toilets parking registration info startfinish for turn lanes 3 and 4 course layout turn races. Just talk to us about what you need and well offer you the best solution. Thanks to our mareikura whanau for sharing their awesome club booklet the information booklet includes. They worked really hard to achieve the results below out of 116 schools and return with a good attitude towards improving on these results. Second place in the points race went to another club from tairawhiti, mareikura canoe club. We also have a range of branded clothing, hats and others. A record 10,000 spectators lined the banks of lake karapiro last week to watch their clubs compete at. Maitahi outrigger canoe club is based in sunny nelson, a paddling paradise in new zealand. The new waka ama range has arrived, just give us a few days to get the stunning new images up and running on our website. The following clubs within the region are affiliated to hoe tonga, organised by area. Lake karapiro saw its share of photo finishes during the 2017 waka ama sprint nationals, waka ama.
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