A race at the National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships at Lake Tikitapu. Photo / File
A race at the National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships at Lake Tikitapu. Photo / File
More than 1950 rangatahi in teams from all over Aotearoa navigated hairpin turns in the 500m events ahead of the 250m straight races in Day 2 of the 2019 National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships at Tikitapu (Blue Lake), Rotorua yesterday.
The event began on Tuesday with a pōhiri given by local iwi and mana whenua Tūhourangi.
Yesterday's races were W6 - six person waka race heats, and today the teams progress to semifinals, with finals all scheduled for Friday.
Fierce competition at the National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships at Lake Tikitapu. Photo / File
Tonight, as part of the Rotorua Waka Festival, schools also have the opportunity to compete in a kapa haka super 6 competition being held at Te Manawa at 7pm.
Occasional rain and light winds are expected today, day three.
A boys race at the National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships at Lake Tikitapu. Photo / File
Rotorua schools' top results from Day 2
U16 Girls - W6 500m Heat 2 / 10 9:15 AM Lane Time 1st Rakaumanga Girls Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga 3 2:38.37 2nd Taikaka Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata 8 2:38.43 3rd AGGS GOLD Auckland Girls Grammar School 5 2:51.21
U16 Boys - W6 500m Heat 5 / 8 10:48 AM Lane Time 1st Code Black Kaipara College 6 2:18.87 2nd TKH Taane Te Kopuku High 7 2:32.40 3rd Rotorua Boys' High School - Te Rotorua Boys' High School 8 2:34.91
U16 Boys - W6 500m Heat 6 / 8 10:55 AM Lane Time 1st Te Hiko Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata 1 2:29.40 2nd Pukenga Te Wharekura o Mauao 4 2:29.85 3rd Tauranga Boys' 16 Tauranga Boys' College 5 2:34.64
U19 Girls - W6 500m Heat 9 / 10 12:11 PM Lane Time 1st Urukaaraerae Te Kura Kaupapa Maori Hoani Waititi 7 2:34.10 2nd Te Aokapurangi Rotorua Girls' High School 3 2:37.71 3rd Rakaumanga 19's Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga 8 2:41.78
U19 Boys - W6 500m Heat 4 / 8 12:45 PM Lane Time 1st Rotorua Boys' High School - Rotorua Boys' High School 6 2:12.44 2nd James Cook - Te Kapunga James Cook High School 4 2:13.12 3rd Rosmini College - Hold the 90 Rosmini College 5 2:19.55
U16 Girls - W6 250m Heat 2 / 7 1:24 PM Lane Time 1st Ritana Hinemaia Lytton High School 5 1:06.76 2nd Taikaka Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata 4 1:08.26 3rd Ngaruawahia Ngaruawahia High School 8 1:09.39
U16 Boys - W6 250m Heat 4 / 6 2:26 PM Lane Time 1st Rangituhi - Te Kura Maori o Te Kura Maori o Porirua 9 0:58.30 2nd Te Hiko Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata 6 1:01.14 3rd Tamatea Francis Douglas Memorial College 1 1:02.52
U19 Girls - W6 250m Heat 4 / 7 3:00 PM Lane Time 1st Te Aokapurangi Rotorua Girls' High School 9 1:03.98 2nd Rakaumanga 19's Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga 4 1:05.28 3rd WGHS Reipae Whangarei Girls' High School 10 1:07.43
U19 Girls - W6 250m Heat 5 / 7 3:05 PM Lane Time 1st JPC McKillop John Paul College 2 1:06.06 2nd Papatoetoe High Girls Papatoetoe High School 11 1:07.05 3rd TKTOP - Panguru Te Kura Taumata o Panguru (Panguru 9 1:08.61
U19 Boys - W6 250m Heat 1 / 6 3:21 PM Lane Time 1st Rotorua Boys' High School - Rotorua Boys' High School 2 0:55.91 Silverstream (COMPOSITE - St St Patrick's College, Silverstream 12 0:58.16 2nd Te Aute College - Pukehou Te Aute College 4 0:59.42 3rd Tuakana Ruamata Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata 7 0:59.76
U19 Boys - W6 250m Heat 2 / 6 3:27 PM Lane Time 1st Te Aute College - Pukenui Te Aute College 7 0:55.44 2nd SJC Karearea St John's College 6 1:00.29 3rd Rotorua Boys' High School - Rotorua Boys' High School 10 1:01.83
