Tairawhiti Waka

A collection of 📸 from our crew training sessions this year! Ko te akoranga, te whanaungatanga te kaitiakitanga anō hoki ngā kaupapa matua. Our crew trainings are open to anyone who is keen, a place of learning and connecting with other like minded whānau.

Nō reira e te iwi, naumai haere mai - next crew training Tuesday April 1st 5-7pm.

Tirohia e te iwi, he pānui mīharo! Awesome news for our Ātea a Rangi Te Matau a Māui - Waka Hourua whānau. Otirā, mā ngā waka whānau katoa

🔔 CREW TRAINING 🔔

Kia ora e te iwi! Dates for our next crew training, muster outside Crawford Road Kitchen at 5pm

All welcome - open to anyone, naumai haere mai!

Pēpuere - Mai i Tairāwhiti Waka ☀️

Mō te whānau ki Te Matau a Māui - if you are in the rohe of Te Matau a Māui (Hawkes Bay) e te whānau and keen to get involved in Waka Hourua - see poster below

Piki mai, kake mai ki te Kaupapa!!

To all our whānau who may be keen to get involved with kaupapa Waka Hourua, we have a new recruit wānanga happening at the end of March! Please email with your expression of interest and an email will be sent with further details on the registration process as there are limited spaces available. Karawhiua!!

Eo Te Matau!!

E mihi nui ana ki a New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) - mō te pūtea tautoko and our whānau at Ātea a Rangi and Maahanga Āio Limited for their support

He kaupapa kei te haere, watch this space e te whānau ☺️✨🌊

🚤 NZCT Helps Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust Reach More Communities 🌊

NZCT has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust (TVT) for the purchase of two waka taurua, a trailer, and cover.

Previous participants say, “Experiencing setting up the waka and getting involved in paddling has been one of the best things I’ve ever done - the korero, feeling Tangaroa, Tamanui te rā, and all the atua.”

Our thanks go to our responsible gaming partners BAR 59 and Bollywood Star Restaurant Gisborne who made this grant possible. 🙌

Tairawhiti Waka 🌊 Tairawhiti Waka

Haul out mahi in still mode 📸

CREW TRAINING 🪢

Upcoming dates for our next kaumoana training, these kaupapa are open to all, no experience necessary just come along. Muster 5pm in the Inner Harbour (outside Crawford Road Kitchen) - any patai send us a DM e te whānau, otherwise naumai haere mai

E’o Kuramātakitaki 😍

Hurō! Nau mai e ngā hua o 2025, Kia ora rā e te whānau - we hope you’re all having a great start to the Gregorian year.

Nau mai rarau mai ki tō tātou waka - hei whai oranga! Open trainings happening January 29th & February 5th, details on the post, no experience or registration needed - just come along and bring your whānau and friends

Hei reira e te whānau 🌊

Reminder e te whānau! Hei te Wenerei 🌊

Hurō e te whānau, ka tū anō tā tātou kaupapa whakapakari kaumoana! Nau mai, rarau mai i runga i tō tātou waka Tairāwhiti 🌊

OPEN CREW TRAINING E TE WHĀNAU!
📍Onboard Tairāwhiti
📆 Wednesday 11th December
⏰ 5-7pm
👥 Mā tātou katoa!

Hurō e te whānau, ka tū anō tā tātou kaupapa whakapakari kaumoana! Nau mai, rarau mai i runga i tō tātou waka Tairāwhiti 🌊

OPEN CREW TRAINING E TE WHĀNAU!
📍Onboard Tairāwhiti
📆 Wednesday 11th December
⏰ 5-7pm
👥 Mā tātou katoa!

Kia ora e te whānau, he pānui whakamōhio kua hiki te kaupapa whakapakari kaumoana āpōpō. Hei te marama e heke mai nei he āheinga anō

Training āpōpō is postponed e te whānau - we will look to hold an opportunity on the 11th of December instead, e mihi ana.

He kura tangihia, he maimai aroha

Tēnei te whānau o Tairāwhiti Waka e mihi atu ana, e tangi atu ana mō tēnei mareikura, iho pūmanawa mō Te Tairāwhiti, mō te motu whānui, otirā mō Te Moananui a Kiwa, kua ngaro

Our Tairāwhiti Waka whānau, join te motu whānui in mourning the loss of Kiwi Rina Campbell - me he kotuku rerenga tahi ko ia tērā kua whai parirau kia rere atu ai ki hawaiki nui, hawaiki roa, hawaiki pamamao.

Kei te tangi ngātahi tātou Horouta Waka Hoe Mātaiao Matangirua 🩵

🤍 HE MAIMAI AROHA 🤍 KIWI RINA CAMPBELL

Kei te tangi hotuhotu te ngākau i te rironga o tēnei o ngā rangatira o te ao waka. Ka hāo ake te kupenga o Taramainuku i tētahi rangatira hei taki i tōna ope. Hōea tōna waka ki Hawaikinui. Kei te mokemoke ngā tai o Te Ūranga o te Rā, otirā ngā tai o te motu i tō ngaronga atu i te tirohaga kanohi. Ka rangona whānuitia ngā tai o te Moananui i te ngaru o te pōuri e whawhati mai nei. Kei te whakaaro nui ki tō whānau, ngā pou o tō whare, a Bruce, Mairangi rātou ko Maia.

E Kiwi, kei te tangi, kei te ngau kino te mamae o tēnei āhuatanga. Ka tika me tārai i tēnei o ōu waka hei hoa haere mōu. Whakatere atu ki Hawaikinui, Hawaikiroa, Hawaikipāmamao, hokia koe ki ngā puna ariki o te pō.

The entire waka ama whānau in Aotearoa and throughout the world are devastated by the passing of Kiwi Campbell. Kiwi contributed to waka ama as a paddler, coach, executive, and dedicated member of Horouta Waka Hoe Club, and recently as a board member of Waka Ama New Zealand.

The list of Kiwi’s achievements is exhaustive – she has attained the highest achievements on the water as a kaihoe and kaihautū, at international and national levels, and she has coached numerous teams to international and national titles, year after year. Kiwi is one of our sport's most successful paddlers and coaches. In 2016 this was recognised when Kiwi was named the Māori Sports Coach of the Year and in 2020 Kiwi received Te Tohu Whakarewa Tāngata in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the sport of Waka Ama in Aotearoa.

Kiwi has impacted thousands of people in our sport and her community in Tairāwhiti. Kiwi’s dedication & commitment to our rangatahi was awe inspiring, she held them close to her heart and worked tirelessly to expand their horizons throughout Te Moananui a Kiwa and offer them opportunities they otherwise may not have had.

There are so many ways to describe Kiwi, she was exceptional in the true sense of the word. She was formidable, her strength and determination unsurpassed and core to her success. Kiwi will leave a legacy for all those she paddled with, coached, mentored and befriended. We have all been enriched by her presence in our waka ama whānau.

Our deepest sympathies go to those who loved Kiwi and knew her the best—her husband Bruce, her sons Mairangi and Maia, her mother Irene, and all her close Horouta Waka Hoe whānau. Our hearts are breaking, and we share the pain and depth of your grief. E te rangatira, e Kiwi, moe mai rā.

A reminder e te iwi! Happening next week, C U there 🤠 🖤🤍❤️

🌀CREW TRAINING🌀

Kia ora e te whānau! On Wednesday November 27th we will be holding an open crew training, from 5-7pm onboard our waka in the inner harbour.

The kaupapa of this training is whanaungatanga, to welcome new and perspective kaumoana and have an introduction to the basic skills required for crewing our waka.

Naumai - haere mai! E te whānau all welcome 🤙🏽

Happening today in Ahuriri, Te Matau a Maui e hoa mā
🖤🤍❤️

Nau mai e te whānau, a day to bring your whānau and friends down to meet Te Matau a Mauī.

This is the chance to meet our waka, our kaumoana(crew) and learn how you can get involved.

Karawhiua!!