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Local Coach and Paddlers to Represent NZ in Waka Ama Vol. 35, No. 19, May 23, 2019 52 Ingestre Street, Wanganui. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, fax 345 2644, email [email protected] Local coach and paddlers to represent NZ in Waka Ama time with his grandmother BY DOUG DAVIDSON during the school holi- Waka Ama paddlers, Howard Hyland, along with Garth days. Hammond from Whanganui, will be part of New Zealand Howard went to work M70 team to compete in the 2019 World Long Distance for Tasman Pulp and Pa- Championships in Mooloolaba, South Queensland, per in 1961 and initiated a Australia. Jock Lee was also included in the team but company employee sports has since withdrawn due to personal commitments. programme including Dragon Boat racing. In “Howard,” says Jock 2016. 1995, he was appointed “is 77 years old going on Howard’s love of waka New Zealand Dragon 40 or so” and is already and for the awa itself goes Boat Coach and took the a “multiple world cham- back to when his grand- NZ Men’s Squad to com- pionship medallist in mother was still alive pete in competitions in various waka ama disci- and lived at Kawhaiki. Australia, Asia and Eu- plines.” He is also patron, “My grandmother was rope. “A highlight,” he funder, club captain and my inspiration. She was says “was competing at coach of the Whanganui always on the river using the World Dragon Boat River Outrigger Canoe her waka tete (river waka) Championship Races in Club, which he set up at [P China where it attracts From the front – Paroa Howe (Tauranga), John Watts (Christchurch), Jock Lee, Garth Hammond the HMS Calliope build- raised on the farm in huge numbers of specta- (Whanganui), Greg Buck (Nelson) and Howard Hyland (Whanganui). Brian Wilson couldn’t make it ing on Taupo Quay in Taihape / Utiki but spent tors. There was a revival of [ - plus. the very best Dragon Boat the people of Whanganui interest in waka ama in the sand waka ama paddlers Howard was appointed and Waka Ama paddlers to use. He was happy to late 1980s. They had been registered.” New Zealand Waka Ama in the World.” do so and the favour was [ In 1995 Howard estab- Woman’s Sprint Coach in In 1995 Howard took returned two years ago, Islands and in some areas lished the Tuatara Waka 2014 - 2017 with the teams a group of people from when Mere Whanarere, of New Zealand, but by Ama Club in Whakatane competing at the World Whakatane paddling Ken Mair, AWA Sport the time European ex- and it wasn’t long before Championships Sprints in six-man waka ama ca- and others supported plorers arrived, they were it had a strong member- the USA and then in New noes from Pipiriki to Pu- Howard in setting up the rarely seen. A National ship of over one hundred Caledonia. He says, “I feel tiki. He was asked at the Whanganui River Out- governing body was set paddlers ranging in ages proud and privileged even marae whether he would rigger Canoe Club Inc up in 1987 and Howard from 5 years of age up to today to have had the op- leave one of his waka (WROCC). advises that “There cur- Golden Masters 60 years portunity to coach some of ama canoes behind for Continued on page 2 RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 - 1 Check out what’s in this week’s RCP Cullinane College students raise $600 When Jock Lee described the subject of our front page, Howard for Women’s Refuge Hyland, as “78 going on 40” he was right. How- In term one a group of ard has huge energy and Cullinane College stu- his love of waka ama, dent leaders got together setting up the Whan- and decided to raise ganui Outriggers Canoe funds to support the Club, supplying the work of Women’s Ref- canoes, coaching eve- uge. Isabelle Schwart- ryone and now about to feger told the RCP that represent New Zealand “many of the students again in the over 70 have connections with category, is enough to those who have needed make me have another the support of Women’s \ Refuge.” People will miss the Doug Davidson, ; retirement of Olga Mc- journalist@ have a mufti day for a Kerras from her role as rivercitypress.co.nz gold coin donation and a Budget Advisor (page %]* the second was to bake =*>#- woman Shakespeare "ƾ; ing out not only with %^*; kept it simple getting budget advice, but also is also a review of the together in the school with Plunket, Meals on Chamber Music Concert kitchen to bake 150 va- Wheels and the Opera of cello and marimba \"ƾ House for a long time. %^^* Pak n Save generously Many will remember There is a great picture donated the ingredients son, Dean McKerras of Collegiate students and the students sold Head Boy at Wan- [- them for $2 each. ganui Boys and now a Women’s Refuge said, Cullinane students – from the left: Christie Wallace, Ally Keenan, Allie Wyatt-Ross, Lucas Reardon ranged in the shape of (at the back) Isabelle Schwartfeger and Zhihao Liu very successful dance %??*; “We are so grateful for instructor in Palmerston students had arranged a ƽ to purchase basic phones reach out for help. This [ take or destroy is a North. week of events based on used some of the funds enabling women to is especially important things an abuser will phone.” We are blessed in anti-bullying. Whanganui with the If you went to the wide range of enter- Marist Brothers School tainment possibilities. or St Augustine’s you One woman Shakespeare show at Lucky Bar this Sunday In this issue there are will be interested to read We’d love to see ‘The Merry Wives of the play brings articles on a showing at about their history. It is other performers there Windsor’ on 40 dates the bard's crazy the Film Society, open all part of the upcoming and meet people from around New Zealand array of characters #%??*$ 125th anniversary for the local performing including at the Lucky to life, all played @=V"$ the Marist Brothers and arts circuit. Bar & Kitchen on #%* %X*$Y the 75th reunion for St Katie Boyle is an Sunday, May 26. actress. [#%=*$ V%?]?\* award-winning actress She will be playing It will be from %\*$ who has performed more than ten charac- 7pm – 8.30pm, a students’ art exhibi- - Doug Davidson at the Pop-Up Globe. ters over 90 min- including a ten- She is taking the show utes – including the minute interval. infamous knight, Sir The Lucky Bar ƽ is at 53 Wilson Published by the River City Press, 52 Ingestre Street, Wanganui, phone 345 3655. \"# Street. Copyright: Tickets $20 pre- River City Press produces and/or publishes advertisements strictly on the basis that drunken pickpocket. sale can be pur- River City Press is entitled to and owns the copyright in the advertisement so far as The story line chased at https:// the copyright relates to publication or reproduction for publication in any newspaper, goes as follows: Sir [ magazine or similar periodical or to broadcasting of the advertisement. $ co.nz/2019/katie- fat knight, is com- boyle-in-the-mer- ing to town. Short ry-wives-of-wind- of money to pay his sor/whanganui. "$" Cash only door to woo Mistress Page sales will be $25. and Mistress Ford at It is also an op- the same time. When portunity for local the wives discover performers to see his intentions, they her in action and seek revenge - get- meet up with her. ting the whole town of Windsor involved in the process. This Katie Boyle interactive version of 2 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 Local coach and Tenor madness at the Musicians Club paddlers to represent Jazz combo TTTenor is and Andy Sugg based in TTTenor’s solo and spirits from slumber. happens; they blend a rare lineup, but that’s Canberra, Auckland and collective improvising Securing the TTTenor smoothly together or NZ in Waka Ama the treat for the Whan- Melbourne respectively, is sure to raise the bar to play in Whanganui is stand out on their own. ganui Musicians Club are touted to represent of musical excellence a tour de force for the TTTenor 2019 New Continued from page 1 audience on June 7. the very best of con- in the historical iconic Musicians Club. They Zealand Tour, will be Waka ama, according to Val Rooderkirk from Whan- Saxophonists, John temporary jazz in the club. Their powerhouse know the acoustics will playing in Whanganui ganui City College, “is one the fastest growing school Mackey, Roger Manins southern hemisphere. playing will shake the enhance Mackey, Ma- on 7 June, 7.30pm at the sports.” nins and Sugg who have Whanganui Musicians She adds, “Over 130 schools had teams in the na- played with the who’s Club. tional secondary school championship - more than who of the international $15 General Admis- rowers going to the Maadi Cup.” jazz scene. When they sion, $10 Club mem- City College took 45 students and six crews to the appear on stage to- bers. Membership championships and were 6th in the medal table. Val gether something special available at the door. believes that its appeal is partly that “it is great for [P Jock Lee says, “I had done kayaking and rowing be- fore but have only done waka ama seriously for less than a year.” He adds, “Waka ama is incredibly acces- sible and this local club (WROCC) is very welcom- # All but one of the M70 team was able to come to Whanganui last weekend for a team training camp.
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