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Jane Nicholas is proud with her Cook Islands Sportswoman of the Year award win. 20052712

Nicholas honoured with award

Thursday May 28, 2020

Jane Nicholas is gutted not to pick up her award and thank everyone in person. 

Eryka Tommy (front) and Serena Hunter during changeover in the Takapuna Beach waka ama relay. 20022515

‘We conquered the cold and paddled to victory in our hearts’

Wednesday February 26, 2020

For the first Cook Islands women’s team to compete in Takapuna’s 42km relay, the other paddlers weren’t their real opponents. It was the cold.

Ngakau Toa Vaka U19 girls finished their 12km a minute ahead of the next team. Photos: Harvie Allison and Shanta Henderson D72-9634 / D50-5382

‘These are your waters’

Monday November 25, 2019

Local girls fearless in rough seas, leading from start to finish. Harvie Allison and Jonathan Milne report.

Matson Pacific general manager Greg Chu presents medal to some of the younger paddlers competing in the first 12km race of Vaka Eiva 2019. D50_5660

And the first medals of Vaka Eiva go to…

Monday November 25, 2019

Many paddlers reckoned the musicians, dancers and caterers deserved their own medal at Vaka Eiva 2019’s opening night festivities. Story and photo by Harvie Allison.

Itirangi Pennycook, Eryka Tommy, Vaea Melvin, Jade Tierney, Natalie Kaina and Uha Reuther at training. 19111815

The challenge of the quick-change

Friday November 22, 2019

Uha Reuther started paddling six months ago with Ngakau toa – now she is ready to compete in Vaka Eiva in the U16 division.

Veterinarians Ellen McBryde and Katie Bradley with Te Are Manu’s clinic dog Sonny. 19112031

Doggy paddling to the Boiler for charity

Friday November 22, 2019

The vet clinic’s resident canine Sonny might tag along with Te Are Manu’s vets for the fundraising Boiler Swim, they joke.

Digging deep in the Round Raro Relay

Friday November 22, 2019

It will not only be the race to the finish line, but a race against the time as well in the much-anticipated Round Raro Relay in the 2019 Matson Vaka Eiva.

Members of Te Whanau Waka Ama o Whangamata J16 girls team who will compete in the Vaka Eiva Festival in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Left are coach Simone Hughes and team manager Namorua Thompson. 19111808

Young Kiwis do gardening and workie bees to pay way to Raro

Friday November 22, 2019

Waka ama provides Coromandel teenagers with lessons for life, reports Cameron Scott.

Junior V1 paddler, Paul Allsworth 19111905

‘These children are the future of the paddling’

Friday November 22, 2019

Vaka Eiva 2019 boasts the return of a youth competition after three years. Anneka Brown spends the afternoon with one of the local teams getting ready for the competition off Nikao beach.

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