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January 19, 2026 | Paakiwaha
Waka Ama 2026: A Growing Movement on the Water
Waka Ama 2026 has been hailed as a major success, with record participation and growing enthusiasm reflecting the continued rise […]
March 8, 2026
January 21, 2025 | News
Waka Ama Sprint Nationals highlights sport’s bright future
Waka Ama New Zealand Chief Executive Lara Collins says the recent Waka Ama Sprint Nationals demonstrated how bright the future is for the sport.
August 21, 2024 | News
Tahiti and Aotearoa dominate waka ama sprints
Paddlers from Aotearoa have been raking in the silver and gold at the waka ama world sprint championships in Hilo Bay, Hawaii.
August 20, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Lara Collins | CE of Waka Ama NZ
She is at the IVF 2024 World Champion Sprint in Hilo, Hawaii
May 23, 2024 | News
Cowan close to representing country at Paralympics
A kaihoe from Ngāti Kahungunu could be on his way to representing this country in the va'a or outrigger canoe section of the Paris Paralympics.
January 22, 2024 | News
Hawaii beckons for waka ama sprinters
The head of Waka Ama New Zealand, Lara Collins, says turnout for the sprint nationals shows the sport is getting […]
January 22, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Lara Collins I Waka Ama NZ Chief Executive
Waka Ama Nationals Wrap Up for 2024
January 12, 2024 | Manatawa
Lara Collins I Waka Ama NZ Chief Executive
Next week at Lake Karapiro, the Waka Ama National Sprints competition will bring together thousands of kaihoe from te raki […]
August 28, 2023 | News
Long haul bring back waka ama gold
Aotearoa has topped the medal table at the IVF World Distance Championships in Apia, Samoa, with eight gold medals and a slew of silver and bronze.
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