Hawaikinui Tuarua Waka Ama Club

💜💛 Hawaikinui Tuarua ki te Ao! 💛💜

E mihi ana ki a koutou ngā wāhine toa o te kapa Manawaroa. Koutou ngā ringa o tā tātou karapu, arā ko Hawaikinui Tuarua Waka Ama. E mihi ana i tō kaha, i tō manawanui, i tō manawaroa!

Tau ai te mārohirohi o Hinemoana. Mauria mai te mana o tō tātou whaea mai i te marae o te Moananui a Kiwa ki ngā wai o tāwāhi!

Wishing you a safe and successful wakaama World Sprint Champs campaign in Singapore!

Introducing our hosts for the first race of the Hoe Tonga Winter Paddler Series - Ōtaki Waka Hoe!!

🗓 Saturday 23 May 2026
Sunday 24 May 2026 (postponement date)
📍 Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti
➡️ 8-10km short course
⏩ 18-20km long course
🛶 W1, W2, W3, W4, W6, W12
🛶 OC1 & OC2
✅ Novice, Juniors, Open, Master, Senior Master, Golden Master divisions

Club coordinators can complete team entries using the Waka Ama NZ online portal

Updated race information will be made available here: https://www.wakaama.co.nz/racecalendar/lookup/2454

We look forward to seeing you all in front of motu Kāpiti at this exciting opening event 🩵🩷

💛🤍💜 Last day of Sprint Nationals 💜🤍💛

💜🤍💛 Day 4 - Full Day of W1 Racing 👏💛🤍💜

💛🤍💜 Day 3 of Team Sprints 💜🤍💛

A huge mihi 🙌 to all the Junior teams who competed over the past three days. Some intense teams racing - showing commitment, resilience, and true waka ama spirit 👏

Thank you also to the parents, managers, and supporters whose time, energy, and support make these moments possible.🙌

And it’s not over yet — we still have the W1 sprints coming up tomorrow, along with our amazing Masters 75 Women’s Team set to race this week. So we’re not done cheering just yet!

💛💜 Day 2 - some great racing today 🙌💛💜

For all photos of the event, check out the Waka Ama NZ page!

💛💜 Some Day 1 pics from Nationals! 💜💛

Our Taitamāhine and Taitama Paddlers in action today! Great work out on the water today! 👏 It was awesome to see you out on the water giving it your all. Great effort, great vibes, and a great day to be paddling together. Kia kaha!