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Waka Ama NZ would like to share with you all our updated and new online foundation learning course Waka Ama Safety. For more information and to enrol, head to the Coastguard, boating education website: https://www.boatingeducation.org.nz/courses/61/waka-ama-safety/  We encourage you to share and promote this with your club membership. Please note, once a learner has enrolled and paid, they will be sent their login details via email. • Learn essential waka ama safety knowledge and skills to implement. Focus is on safety equipment, rigging and launching waka, safety practices, rules and regulations, righting waka, communication procedures, conditions, and navigation tools.  • This is an online self-directed learning course that may take approx. 2 hours to complete. With 12 weeks to complete from enrolment. • This course is valued at $30, however, with the generous funding provided by Maritime NZ through Waka Ama NZ we are able to offer this course at $10 to everyone.  We would encourage all of our waka ama community to complete this course; paddler, non-paddler, coach, parent, kaitūao, supporter, teacher or whānau - being safe is important.

KEY INFORMATION AND DATES Page | 3 For all event information: 2025 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals Event Page Contact events@wakaama.co.nz Monday 14 October 2024 ● ENTRIES OPEN ● Pānui 1 released Saturday 30 November 2024 ● REGISTER CLUB COORDINATORS o Responsible for processing withdrawals, protests, collecting race schedules and communicating with officials during events. Tuesday 3 December 2024 ● Pānui 2 released Friday 13 December 2024 ● ENTRIES CLOSE ● Alterations may occur up to 12 noon of the day prior to racing but will incur the following: o Any teams added after 13 December, 2024 will be waitlisted for lanes and charged a $50 penalty o Any teams withdrawn after 13 December, 2024 will be charged a $50 penalty ● Medical or special exemptions on application to events@wakaama.co.nz Thursday 2 January 2025 ● PADDLER ROSTERS CLOSE ● There must be enough people on your roster to fill the crews you have entered ● Additions or changes to the paddler roster after2 January incur a $50 late penalty fee per paddler Friday 3 January 2025 ● Pānui 3 Released Friday 3 January 2025 ● CLUBS/TEAMS WILL BE INVOICED ● IMPORTANT: Once invoices are generated and sent to clubs there are no refunds on entry fees invoiced. Any teams that withdraw after the 5th of January will be invoiced the full entry amount plus the $50 penalty fee Friday 3 January 2025 ● ID Cards must be ordered. ● Any ID Card applications received after this date will cost $17 each Wednesday 8 January 2025 ● PAYMENT FOR ENTRY IS DUE (Payments can be made by Internet Banking or Cash) – No cheque payments. ● No payment, no racing Saturday 11 January 2025 ● ROSTER CHANGES CLOSED Sunday 12 January 2025 ● PŌWHIRI Sunday Morning 8:30 am. Racing will start Sunday mid-morning for Taitamariki paddlers.