Amazon Hearts

24/05/2026

Amazon Hearts end of season !

We have had such an epic season and we are ready for next season already 💪🏼

17/05/2026

Aoraki Awards night ✨

Amazon Hearts were privileged to have won Team of the year for the 3rd year running. And the proudest moment winning the Julian Yee Award. We are truely grateful for our wins, and appreciate all the teams throughout the season that pushed us to perform our best!

Our Sweep Mandy won the award of sweep of the year shared with Yvette from southern dragons.

Jess our newest sweep was also awarded her level 3 sweep accreditation!

Thanks to our board members Aoraki Dragons for there efforts through season and planning the awards night.

Abreast of Life Dragon Boat who we also congratulate for their wins this season and wish them well for France !

22/04/2026

Come along and support our Breast cancer sister team ♥️💜

🎀 Race Night Fundraiser – Join Us for a Fun Night Out! 🐎

We’re excited to invite you to an unforgettable Race Night Fundraiser in support of the Abreast of Life Dragon Boat Team 💕

📅 Friday 15 May 2026
📍 Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre (Mohoao Hall)
🕖 First race at 7pm (doors open 6:30pm)

Get ready for a fast-paced, laughter-filled night! Watch the races on the big screen, place your “funny money” bets, and bid on awesome auction items. There’ll also be:
✨ Grazing table food
✨ Raffles & silent auctions
✨ Great entertainment
✨ Good vibes all round!

🎟️ Tickets: $30 per person
Includes entry, race sheets, funny money, and grazing table. Drinks available for purchase at the venue.

Bring your competitive spirit, your whānau, friends, and workmates – the more the merrier!

💗 All proceeds go towards supporting the team to get to France for the International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission festival in August 2026

👉🏻 Purchase tickets here https://forms.gle/ALs7TES1PLV7Zw9g7

11/04/2026

2025/2026 season over and out 💪🏼✌🏼💜

30/03/2026

Nationals 2026 over and out !

Our senior C small boat smashed the 200m and 500m finals coming away with two 1st place medals🥇🥇

Our premier small boat gave a huge fight and managed to land in the 500m final and compete against some fierce north island competition.

We also managed to crunch all of our times we had set last year and were the fastest women’s 2km South Island qualifying time, making us 4th in New Zealand.

More amazing photos to come 💜🥇💪🏼

30/03/2026

We are over the moon that out next nationals will be held in the might south!!

*** ANNOUNCEMENT - 2027 NZDBA NATIONAL DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS! WE'RE HEADING BACK DOWN SOUTH!! ***

At the Prizegiving and post Nationals celebration, the NZDBA announced that we would be taking Nationals back to the South Island for the first time since 2021 (not 2018 as originally posted in error, sorry)!!

*** 2027 NATIONALS EVENT INFORMATION ***
*** 2nd and 3rd of April 2027, at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel ***

It will take a combined effort from our whole Dragon Boating community to make this move but we know we're all up for the challenge! And, what a beautiful location to take our Nationals to!! A destination worth working towards to be sure!!
(Image of Maadi Cup rowing event at Lake Ruataniwha)

More information will follow soon.

16/03/2026

Last regatta before nationals. The 4.5 km kaiapoi river run !

Amazon Hearts looked a little bit different this race.
We jumped out of the women’s category and into the mixed devision with the help of a few teams. Ōtautahi Paddling Club - OPCWaimakariri Dragon Boat Club our coach Shaun and his bud 💜♥️💚

08/03/2026

27/02/2026

Sync or swim our Amazons showing up in Wellington

21/02/2026

South Islands 2026💜For the 3rd year running we came 1st place in the 2km 🥇1st in the 200m 🥇and 2nd by a dragons breath in the 500m 🥈 We would love to acknowledge the achievements of all other teams especially those teams constantly pushing us to perform our best.