Whitianga Waka Ama

Whitianga Waka Ama Kia ora and welcome! Thinking of joining? Drop us a message. Club days: Wednesday evening & Sunday mornings. Try it out before signing up as a paid member!

Waka Ama in Te Whitianga A Kupe: connecting people with each other, with the wai & kaupapa Mฤori Whitianga Waka Ama Inc

Welcome to our page! Our Origins
We began in May 2015 with the help of Hauraki Waka Ama Inc Club. The initiative for Whitianga Waka Ama came from Whitianga Social Services with a keen interest to have the community eventually drive Waka Ama. We became an independent incorporated

society in 2019. We were fortunate to have been provided with a waka and equipment for our use by Hauraki Waka Ama Club while we raised the funds to purchase our own. We now have our own waka (Takere waka) as well as our own club paddles and life jackets thanks to some wonderful community support. The Club is open to all and we encourage children youth, adults and older adults. Our Objectives
To encourage community participation and spirit (togetherness)
To encourage youth leadership
To get to know and respect our local environment
To provide opportunity for competition
To have fun and be safe


What are the Benefits? Fitness, socialising, team spirit and having fun! Get in touch and come find out for yourself.

Quality control officer Nug Corkill making sure the jobs done right. Kaihoe Stephen and myself both popped down to give ...
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!

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18/03/2026

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

๐Ÿ“… Date & Time: Wednesday 1st April, 6:30pm
๐Ÿ“ 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.

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

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Here's some more snapshots from the weekend workshop!
16/03/2026

Here's some more snapshots from the weekend workshop!

Such a good resource for our Kaihoe to get on board with if you're keen!
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! ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“šโœ”๏ธ 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.

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Tomorrow whitianga waka ama and many of our Kaihoe are down in Omokoroa for their clubs fun waka ama whฤnau races!For se...
19/02/2026

Tomorrow whitianga waka ama and many of our Kaihoe are down in Omokoroa for their clubs fun waka ama whฤnau 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! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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