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Waka Te Tasman race entry & waka bookings open on Friday
From this Friday 1st October you can pay your race entry fees for WTT and secure a club waka. Full details are on the WTT Race page. Please note that...
Paddlefest 2021 entries now open
Entries to Paddlefest 2021 are now open. All information can be found on the Race page or directly from the Paddlefest Facebook page.
Waka Te Tasman : club waka registration of interest now open
If you are racing at Waka te Tasman 2021 now is the the time to register your interest in using a club waka. Go to the club website Race Page...
Tuia 250
Had a heartwarming and once in a lifetime opportunity last weekend in Picton at the Tuia250. Thanks to Jeff for organising and my fellow crew from Maitahi, we got to...
PaddleFest Nelson 2019
The first Nelson PaddleFest was held this Labour weekend in Nelson. A MASSIVE shout out to the people who made the Paddlefest 2019 a possibility! We had paddlers from as...
Sustainable Coastlines Cleanup Day
Katie Thurston organised the Maitahi paddlers to do the second Haulashore rubbish collection for Sustainable Coastlines this Labour Weekend Sunday. Thanks to the two crews who picked up litter from...
Quad Series 2019 done and dusted!
Ngā mihi to all the club’s and members of those clubs for coming together to make this happen! Motueka Waka ama Club, Onetahua Waka ama Club, Waikawa Waka ama Club...
Poor Knights Crossing 2019
Aotearoa’s toughest open ocean downwind race The 7th Poor Knights crossing is a 30km open ocean downwind race open to surf skis, waka and SUPs. It is Aotearoa's toughest open...
Onetahua hosted the 3rd Winter Series at Pohara
The third Top of the South Winter Series was hosted by Onetahua at Tarakohe near Pohara. The weather on the Saturday (race day) was raining, but at least the wind...
Maitahi – stepping up to the challenge of national & international races
For a long time Maitahi Outrigger Canoe club has been seen as a predominately social waka ama club. Maitahi is still a great social club that makes new paddlers welcome...
Maitahi & Sustainable Coastlines beach clean up on Haulashore Island
Maitahi Outrigger Canoe club and Sustainable Coastlines completing a beach clean up on Haulashore Island on Sunday. The weather was perfect for the paddle over to Haulashore. We had six...
Motueka hosted the 2nd Winter series at Kaiteretere
Motueka hosted the second Top of the South Waka Ama Winter Series today at Kaiteretere. Crews from Onetahua (Golden Bay), Maitahi (Nelson) and Motueka clubs with a lone representative from...
Portage 2019 – 40km winds with some sleet on the way home
Sounds like an epic race on Saturday at Picton for the annual Portage. The day started fine and sunny and ended up with 40km/h winds and sleet on the final...
Bronze for Maitahi – Long Distance Waka Ama Nationals 2019
Final day of racing all wrapped up. A fantastic weekend on the harbour with some epic battles taking place! A special thanks to our sponsors Ports of Auckland and Ngāti...
Discovering the joy of the single man outrigger canoe (OC1 & V1)
Paddling waka ama comes in several 'sizes'. Normally we paddle W6 (six man waka). We have a growing number of singles paddlers A growing number of our club members are...
March is our Fundraising Month
March is a busy month for Maitahi with our two biggest fundraising events, Weetbix TRYathlon & March Fest. We are always very grateful for the people who put their hands...
