Whitianga Waka Ama

30/07/2026

Public notice of the Whitianga Waka Ama AGM -

🗓Date/time: Wednesday 19th August 5:30PM
📍Location: Puahaoe (Māori Whare) at MBAS.

AGM shall consider the following business:
The Committee’s Annual Report, including the annual Financial Report;
The Statement of Accounts;
Elections, and announcement of Committee members for the next year;
The appointment of the auditor if applicable; and
Any other business that is properly notified by the Committee or a Member to the Committee as an item of business for the AGM.

✨NOMINEES FOR COMMITTEE must send at least 14 days prior to the AGM a brief written personal statement about themselves and their reasons for seeking election to [email protected]

Nominations for the following positions are open:
- president
- vice president
- treasurer
- secretary
- safety officer

21/03/2026

Quality control officer Nug Corkill making sure the jobs done right.

Kaihoe Stephen and myself both popped down to give the area a once over, mow the lawns, de moss the waka and clean them.

One on the mower, the other on the 2 waka and then finishing off with a wash and shine.

Stephen was quite proud and rightly so. When you take care of and put love into things that bring you joy it makes the connection stronger and your pride in what you do blossom.

Thanks Stephen for initiating this, was a great morning spent outdoors and Nug enjoyed the treats!

🤍✨️

18/03/2026

Kia ora, this is a public Notice of Whitianga Waka Ama's Special General Meeting

📅 Date & Time: Wednesday 1st April, 6:30pm
📍 Clubhouse, Tarapatiki Stream (opposite the Office coffee trailer)

The purpose of this meeting is to review our club fees and membership year dates. Non-members are welcome to attend, but please note only paid members are able to vote.

17/03/2026

Our fellow Kaihoe Natalie and Mike wrote an article sharing a little about the hauora, holistic aspects, of waka ama.

Check it out online or find a free copy near you.

Thanks to the Coromind team for such an awesome magazine showcasing so many different aspects of and in our community.

🤙🏽🤍✨️

16/03/2026

Here's some more snapshots from the weekend workshop!

13/03/2026

Such a good resource for our Kaihoe to get on board with if you're keen!

Enrol now in our Waka Ama Paddling Basics online course! 💻📚✔️ Learn foundation knowledge and techniques to coach basic paddling skills.

Sign up to our online learning platform, Puna Ako, and enrol in our available courses to support the development of your waka ama knowledge.

$10 per course enrolment fee.
Courses available in Aotearoa NZ only.

https://wakaama.epicsharing.com

13/03/2026

Recently the legend Tupuria King came to whitianga to give a workshop to our kaihoe.
Everyone appreciated the chance to upskill and learn where they can both as race kaihoe and social kaihoe.

We have so many kaihoe keen to progress for races, to go further out on the wai socially with less effort due to better technique and train up as steers to take social crews out giving more options for people to paddle.

To provide opportunities like this fosters relationships within the club, gives a greater understanding of each others needs and aspirations as well as cohesion as a crew.

Thank you Tupuria King for coming to Whitianga and sharing your wealth of knowledge with our kaihoe.

🤙🏽

19/02/2026

Tomorrow whitianga waka ama and many of our Kaihoe are down in Omokoroa for their clubs fun waka ama whānau races!

For several of our Kaihoe it will be their first race and excitement levels are high.

We will be going live, posting to stories and all sorts so make sure to tune in or even pop along to say hi if you're there, we'd love to connect! 😊