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Waka ama race

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Waka ama race

The New Zealand Masters Women’s waka ama crew celebrate after winning the 500-metre sprint at the 2006 world championships, held at Lake Karāpiro. Races between these traditional Polynesian outrigger canoes are popular sporting events.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Sport and tourism, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27231/waka-ama-race (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.