Family Finds Remains of a Traditional MāOri Canoe on an Island, Experts Say It Was Used for Fishing and River Travel ...

A whānau swept the medals at the recent Waka Ama National Sprints competition. Concluding last Saturday, the competition drew ...

A kid in Masterton, New Zealand, came top of the class in a costume competition after his teacher’s aide built an incredible Maori canoe costume around his wheelchair.Footage from Courtney Naera shows ...

Since Cassius is part Maori, this year they made a traditional Maori canoe, or waka, as a nod to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. All of the hard work paid off, as Cassius went on to win his class costume ...

Horouta paddler Akayshia Williams is Aotearoa’s waka ama sprint queen after completing the 500-metre/250m double at Lake Karapiro this week. She won the premier women’s W1 250-metre dash at the Waka ...

In a remarkable twist of fate, a family on Chatham Island, New Zealand, stumbled upon the fragmented remains of a traditional Moriori canoe, known as a waka. The discovery, made while walking near a ...

Para va'a is an adaptive version of waka ama, globally known as outrigger canoe. It was introduced as a Paralympic sport in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games in 2021. Cowan, of Māori-Samoan descent, has ...

On the podium proudly wearing their medals are the top three in the premier women's W1 250m dash at the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals (from left) Rose King (Nga Hoe Horo Outrigger Canoe Club ...

Two other Tairāwhiti paddlers were in the final – Keri Ngatoro of Horouta was seventh in 2:38.37 and Shontelle McLean of Mareikura Waka Ama Club was eighth in 2:40.93. Tarawera Outrigger Canoe Club ...

Two other Tairāwhiti paddlers were in the final – Keri Ngatoro of Horouta was seventh in 2:38.37 and Shontelle McLean of Mareikura Waka Ama Club was eighth in 2:40.93. Tarawera Outrigger Canoe ...

This report has been updated with the news that the Morgan family is placing the Brookville Canoe Center in Indiana up for sale, but will continue to operate at least through the 2025 season.