Story: Canoeing and rafting

Waka ama champions (3rd of 4)

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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New Zealand Herald
Reference: 21 March 2006
Photograph by Amos Chapple

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Canoeing and rafting - Competitive kayaking', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13094/waka-ama-champions (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 18 Jul 2016