Paddling
Paddlers excel on kayaks at Oceania sprints
Tuesday 19 February 2013 | Published in Paddling
Four up-and-coming Cook Islands paddlers made waves in the kayak canoe class on Blue Lake in Rotorua where they competed in the 2013 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships.
Open day this weekend to give paddling a go
Tuesday 29 January 2013 | Published in Paddling
Ngakau Toa Vaka outrigger canoe club is holding an open day this Saturday for those interested in trying out the sport of vaka paddling.
Aitutaki boys 6th in New Zealand
Monday 21 January 2013 | Published in Paddling
The Aitutaki junior men’s oe vaka team can hold their heads up with pride after finishing in the top six of a challenging under 19 division at the Waka Ama Sprint National Championships in New Zealand.
Tutaka-George finishes 16th
Friday 18 January 2013 | Published in Paddling
Cook Islands paddler Andre Tutaka-George getting some practice in ahead of the Men’s K1 200m yesterday.
Aitutaki paddlers at Karapiro
Tuesday 15 January 2013 | Published in Paddling
Among the hundreds of paddling enthusiasts at the New Zealand Waka Ama Sprints on Lake Karapiro is a group of 16 of Aitutaki’s finest rising oe vaka stars.
Oe vaka women tackle tricky seas
Thursday 4 October 2012 | Published in Paddling
Tricky sea conditions did little to dampen the determination of six female paddlers who took their V1 canoes to the water for a mid week 10km race. The race was rescheduled from last week due to rough conditions and despite yesterday’s no-so-perfect conditions and the fact that a number of paddlers are new to the […]
Tight battle between vakas in women's rugby
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Paddling
Vaka Te Au O Tonga vaine showed their might on the rugby field on Friday when they defeated Vaka Puaikura 10-7 in a tight battle at the BCI Stadium. Te Au O Tonga speedster Teiti Tupuna was once again on form scoring one of the team’s two tries with the second try coming via young […]
Vaka sports revival on Pukapuka
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Paddling
Woe vaka (oe vaka) on the northern group island of Pukapuka is set to grow and take off as the Pukapuka vaka building programme takes shape. The vaka building project, supported by the Community Initiative Scheme funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, aims to bring back vaka building and racing on Pukapuka as a […]
Paddlers dig deep in Vaka Eiva build-up
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Paddling
With the annual Vaka Eiva Festival to be staged in three months and the impressive Super Aito performance in Tahiti last weekend by the country’s top paddler Reuben Dearlove – there is renewed energy and enthusiasm within the local oe vaka family. Enthusiasm the paddling family wishes to share with the community at large. Last […]
Try oe vaka in a real race
Wednesday 13 June 2012 | Published in Paddling
Today marks the start of the Cook Islands Canoeing Associations mid week oe vaka races starting with a 6km course on offer for this afternoon’s races. Today’s race will be in the mixed 6V division and officially starts the national club points system. Each crew must have a minimum of three women in the vaka. […]
Vaka sports rallying for CI Games
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Paddling
Basketball players through all three vaka on Rarotonga are gearing up for the Cook Islands Games tournament in July with weekly training sessions. In particular – Vaka Takitumu basketball coordinators are calling all young men and women through the village interested in playing basketball to get along to weekly training sessions starting on Monday, April […]
Oe vaka gets them cheering, screaming
Wednesday 4 April 2012 | Published in Paddling
The Araura College Oe Vaka day last Friday was an absolute success! With great weather and the central location of the Arutanga wharf – parents and the community came down to cheer on their children and their favourite house. The goal for the day was participation with the races starting with the 2km race. House […]
Exciting battle in schools oe vaka sprints
Monday 2 April 2012 | Published in Paddling
Blue skies and calm waters greeted the 44 teams that registered for this year’s Annual Vaka-iti Interschool Competition on Friday, March 30. Six-man canoe teams made up of students from Imanuela Akatemia, Nukutere College, Tereora College and Titikaveka College packed on to Muri beach for a great day of racing. The day started off with […]
Titikaveka take out Vaka Iti
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
Titikaveka College has laid its claim to being the best paddling school at Rarotonga, beating its cross-island rivals in yesterday’s 2012 Vaka Iti competition. About 300 students from Titikaveka, Tereora College, Nukutere College and Imanuela Akatemia took part in the event at Muri lagoon yesterday. One by one, the students from years 9 to 12 […]
300 teens in today's Vaka Iti
Friday 30 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
The sixth annual Vaka Iti oe vaka school programme will culminate in the interschool competition today. Close to 300 students from Rarotonga-based schools Akatemia, Nukutere, Tereora, and Titikaveka will vie for champion status. Teams are made up from years 9 to 12, with boys, girls and mixed team categories. After five weeks of training, students […]
Canoe call for Friday's Vaka Iti
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
Rarotonga students will be testing their paddling skills against one another this week in the 2012 Vaka Iti competition. Beginning about 9am on Friday, March 30, the racers will paddle over a 500m course in Muri throughout the day. Organiser Lorena Maru said the course would be 500m straight V6 using the SPG course to […]
Give oe vaka a go
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
If you’ve ever thought about taking up oe vaka as a new sport or returning to paddling – the Ngakau Toa Vaka Canoeing Club is inviting you to their open day this Saturday. The day will be filled with fun paddling games to introduce the sport to newcomers and returning paddlers alike. The club is […]
Oe vaka time trials on today
Wednesday 7 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
The first of the oe vaka singles time trial races start today from Avarua harbour for paddlers in the OC1, V1 and surfski classes. The weekly Wednesday time trials will run for 10 weeks and races will be over a course of approximately 8km from the infamous boiler to Club Raro back to Avatiu harbour […]
Vaka Eiva umukai time
Monday 28 November 2011 | Published in Paddling
“/> Kylie Young (right) and a paddling pal from the Rogz for Dogs crew enjoy a raurau of umu kai at the closing of the Vaka Eiva festival on Friday night held for the first time at Muri beach after the sprint races on Friday.
Uniting power of oe vaka celebrated
Monday 28 November 2011 | Published in Paddling
Cook Islands Canoeing Association president Janet Maki presents a Red Cross volunteer with the president’s award for the groups outstanding service to the Vaka Eiva event and sport of oe vaka. “/> Uirangi Bishop entertains the Vaka Eiva crowd with beautiful Cook Islands dancing on Muri beach. “/> They were joined on the sandy podium […]