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Waka ama champions

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Waka ama champions

Racing waka ama, traditional Polynesian outrigger canoes, is popular in and beyond New Zealand. The New Zealand Masters Women’s crew are jubilant after winning the 500-metre sprint at the world championships held at Lake Karāpiro in March 2006.

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Reference: 21 March 2006

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Nancy Swarbrick, Canoeing and rafting – Competitive kayaking, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13094/waka-ama-champions (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 18 July 2016.