Ako Hoe Waka

Where

Regionwide:

  • 15 December 2025 - Te ara Tahuna Walkway Boat Ramp: 9:30am-12:30pm
  • 16 December 2025 - Stanmore Bay Boat Ramp: 10am-2pm
  • 17 December 2025 - Panmure Wharf, Reserve Boat Ramp: 10am-2pm
  • 20 December 2025 - Greers Rd Reserve, Weymouth: 9:30am-12:30pm
  • 20 December 2025 - Oruarangi Boat Ramp: 9:30am-12:30pm
  • 21 December 2025 - Greers Rd Reserve, Weymouth: 10:30am-1:30pm
  • 22 December 2025 - Bottletop Bay Boat Ramp: 10:30am-2:30pm
  • 23 December 2025 - Bucklands Beach: 10:30am-2:00pm
  • 23 December 2025 - Taipari Strand Boat Ramp: 9:30am-1:30pm
  • 7 January 2026 - Stanmore Bay Beach: 10am-2pm
  • 8 January 2026 - Te Ara Tahuna Walkway Boat Ramp: 10am-2pm
  • 9 January 2026 - Waikowhai Reserve Boat Ramp: 1pm-4pm
  • 10 January 2026 - Oruarangi Boat Ramp: 2pm-5pm
  • 11 January 2026 - Greers Rd Reserve Weymouth: 3pm-6pm
  • 12 January 2026 - Bottletop Bay Boat Ramp: 4pm-7pm
  • 13 January 2026 - Bucklands Beach: 10am-2pm
  • 14 January 2026 - Panmure Wharf Reserve: 1pm-5pm
  • 15 January 2026 - Greenbay Beach, Karaka Park: 9am-12pm
  • 16 January 2026 - Greers Rd Reserve: 8:30am-11:30am
  • 17 January 2026 - Waikowhai Reserve Boat Ramp: 8:30am-11:30am
  • 18 January 2026 - Greenbay Beach Karaka Park: 9am-12pm
    19 January 2026 - Greers Rd Reserve: 9am-12pm
  • 20 January 2026 - Taipari Strand Boat Ramp: 8am-11:30am
  • 21 January 2026 - Greers Rd Reserve: 11am-1pm
  • 22 January 2026 - Waikowhai Reserve: 12pm-3pm

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When

Monday 15 December 2025 - Saturday 28 February 2026


Cost

Free
Waka

Nau mai, haere mai ki te kaupapa o Mātātoa — e haere ana tātou ki ngā ara o ngā Tūpuna ki Tāmaki Makaurau. Come join the Mātātoa team on their traditional waka, paddling the ancestral highways of our region.

We’ll meet at the location for a whakatau and short introduction/safety briefing before moving into learning essential paddling techniques and commands (20 mins). Once comfortable, we’ll venture onto our wakas for an experience seldom shared with the community of Tāmaki Makaurau.

After our time on the water, we will return to shore for a debrief / kōrero (40 mins).

Whether you’re new to waka or returning to the kaupapa, we welcome you to be part of this unique and meaningful experience.

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