Paddling
‘We conquered the cold and paddled to victory in our hearts’
Wednesday February 26, 2020For 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.
‘These are your waters’
Monday November 25, 2019Local girls fearless in rough seas, leading from start to finish. Harvie Allison and Jonathan Milne report.
And the first medals of Vaka Eiva go to…
Monday November 25, 2019Many 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.
The challenge of the quick-change
Friday November 22, 2019Uha Reuther started paddling six months ago with Ngakau toa – now she is ready to compete in Vaka Eiva in the U16 division.
Doggy paddling to the Boiler for charity
Friday November 22, 2019The 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, 2019It 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.
Young Kiwis do gardening and workie bees to pay way to Raro
Friday November 22, 2019Waka ama provides Coromandel teenagers with lessons for life, reports Cameron Scott.
‘These children are the future of the paddling’
Friday November 22, 2019Vaka 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.
How to not flip your vaka
Friday November 22, 2019Cook Islands paddlers are hoping for ‘pumping and rough’ waters to put on a spectacle for all the spectators.