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Waka Ama
Manu Huia Waka Ama
Waka Ama or Outrigger Canoeing was established in the school in 2012 to provide a pathway and context where we could grow young men through sport to become leaders and successful students of the school and our community. Offered to support the learning of tikanga and the holistic approach to hauora the school paddle under the Heretaunga Ararau o Ngati Kahungunu Waka Ama Roopu.
The school has four teams that paddle regionally, nationally and internationally. The Manu Huia Waka Ama programme has produced regional and national champions and boasts seven New Zealand paddlers to date.
