Ready to go: National men’s development squad members gather for a waka ama training camp in Gisborne. They are, back (from left): Tawharangi Smith (Rotorua), Rehua Selwyn (Rotorua), Keanu Wainohu-Kemp (Gisborne), Darius Apanui-Nepe (Gisborne), Maori Tere Snr (coach) and Agnes Tere (manager). Front: Manaakiao Maxwell (Gisborne), Ben Jacobs (Hawke’s Bay) and Ducati Walford (Wellington). Pictures by Paul Rickard
WAKA AMA
National development squads trained in Gisborne late last month in preparation for the world waka ama sprint champs being held in Tahiti in July.
The men’s and women’s national development squads feature the best up-and-coming paddlers in the country, who will represent New Zealand at the 2018 IVF