News

Sprint Crews & Singles Heading for Regionals
It's not always the case that we know what's going on around the club as we, quite understandably, are focused on our own crew activities. So here's a 'shout out'...

Tuna e Hoe Ana 2024 entries now open
Entries to the 2024 edition of TEHA are now open. It takes place on 9th & 10th February 2024 and is the club's single biggest fundraising event of the year....

Waka Te Tasman entries open now
Entries to Waka te Tasman 2023 are now open. All information is available on our club website on the Event Page. Some key points : Requests from crews to have...

Club apparel now available
The new range of Maitahi OCC clothing is now available to purchase from the MOCC My Club page on the Kapinua website. You can now buy the following items :...

Club Apparel
The new system for ordering club apparel should be up and running by the end of this week. This will mean you can order men's and women's short sleeve and...

Jan & Carol – World Distance Championships Samoa
While Nelson shivers, Jan and Carol have been waving the New Zealand/Aotearoa/Nelson/Maitahi flag in sunny (most of the time) Samoa. We have had a couple of brief missives from Jan...

Winter Series #3 – Waikawa
A freezing day in Picton greeted the hardy paddlers from around Te Tau Ihu for the third race of the series. There was snow on the hills around Picton and...

Winter Series #3 – Waikawa
Te Tau Ihu Info from Mike Beech. Sunday August 13th. 8:30 - Karakia/Race brief 8:45 - W1/W2 (Men/Women) and W6 Rangatahi 9:30 - W6 Mens/Women and W1/W2 Rangatahi 10:15 -...

Jan & Carol – World Long Distance Championships Samoa
It's less than a week now until two of our club stalwarts head off to Samoa to represent New Zealand at the World Long Distance Championships. Jan Blythe and Carol...

TEHA 2024
Yes, it's a long way off and those beautiful summer days seem a wee bit distant but here's one to put in your diaries. Tuna e Hoe Ana, our flagship...

New Club Shirts
You will find below three designs for new club shirts, labelled A,B & C. You will shortly receive a Mail Chimp asking you to vote for the design you prefer....

Te Tau Ihu #2 Golden Bay
Forecast for the weekend was not great but Onetahua put a super day on for us. How many paddlers does it take to fix a Kiato? 'Ohana missed the first...

Te Tau Ihu Winter Series 2 – Golden Bay
Below is the latest information on the next Winter Series event, taking place in Tata Beach, Golden Bay on Sunday 9th July. It's a great day out and for many...

Portage race – winner’s report
The reports keep coming. This is from Jason D on behalf of the first waka home, Krakenz 50 in Ohana ...Well, the sea was angry my friends....the weather wasn't great...

Portage Reports
A report bonanza for this ever-popular race. First up Rodney on our mixed crew : This is a great event, and this year was no exception. Here are a few...

Winter Series Dates 2023
These are the dates for this year's events : 11th June - Motueka9th July - Onetahua13th Aug - Waikawa17th Sept - Nelson The Winter Series is a great set of...