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Winter Series 2 – Waikawa

Katie and Damian welcome some really great people through their Sunday Social paddles. Winter Series is a great way to introduce these new paddlers to other MOCC members, other waka...
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World Sprint Championships – Day 4

MORE MEDALS FOR MAITAHI On top of the two bronzes won yesterday by Jeff Neilson and Pete Bywater, Maitahi has another 5 to add to the trophy cabinet. Jason Daughtrey,...
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World Sprint Championships – Day 3

Bronze Golden fellas with bronze medals The heat of battle BRONZE FOR PETE BYWATER AND JEFF NEILSON Two Maitahi stalwarts took out bronze medals today in the ferocious heat at...
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World Sprint Championships – Day 2

First of all an admission : we (Krakenz) didn't go to Dorney at all today. The heat at the race venue is pretty oppressive so we decided to save a...
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Krakenz Race Schedule

I'm hoping to get info from the rest of the Maitahi members paddling at World Championships so that I can put up an overall schedule of everyone's races but in...
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World Sprint Championships – Day One

Another scorching day at Eton Dorney as the action began at the World Sprint Championships 2022. The headline news for Maitahi is that Jan Blythe progressed from her heat into...
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Krakenz in the UK

All seven of the Krakenz crew have travelled safely and landed in the UK and we have already been having a mini adventure before the World Championship begins this week....
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Livestream of World Championships

Many club members have been asking if the upcoming World Championships will be streamed live and the good news is that it will (or some of it at least). The...
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Winter Series 2 – Picton – Sunday 14th August

The second edition of the Te Tauihu Winter Series will take place in Picton on Sunday 14th August. Those who went (or even read about) the first day over in...
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Winter Series Report – Golden Bay

Winter series in Golden Bay last weekend. What a cracker! Started off with 11 of us around a table at the Sprig and Fern in Pohara - working out race...
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Winter Series – Golden Bay Update

The first leg of the Winter Series in Golden Bay on Sunday 24th July will be at Tata Beach and the course will take in a loop of the islands...
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Day Skipper Course 27th/28th August

For those of you thinking about this GREAT OPPORTUNITY ... here's some info on the Skipper course coming up in August.Coastguard Boating Education Course Prospectus Day Skipper An introductory course...
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Greg Buck radio interview

Greg was interviewed by Fresh FM recently. No, he's not bidding for a place in the charts with his new single but he is talking about waka and his World...
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Winter Series 1 – Golden Bay, Sunday 24th July

The first of the Te Tauihu Winter Series meets will be hosted by Onetahua Waka Ama Club over in Golden Bay on Sunday 24th July. The long trip over Takaka...
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Remembering Leanne O’Neill at Matariki

At the time of year when we remember those who have passed before us, there was a small ceremony at the shore of the Maitahi river following the karakia that...
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TTOA Matariki Hoe Race

Good luck to our teams racing on Friday and Saturday. Penny Molnar's novice women's crew will be first away from Tahunanui beach on Friday at 09.30 on a 5km course...
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Waka Ama is my passion

By Jan Blythe Waka Ama is my passion. It is my happy place. Paddling feeds my body, mind and soul. In these strange and unusual times it has helped keep...
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Krakenz heading to World Championships

The World Championships in August will mark the end of a long journey for the Krakenz crew. The first idea of a Maitahi 50+ crew reared its head back in...