 Waka hurdle race on the Waikato River, 1910 | |
| Nicknames | Waka peke |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Two per waka |
| Type | Boat sport |
| Venue | River or lake |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | New Zealand |
Waka hurdling, also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka), is a Māori sporting competition of jumping unornamented waka tīwai (river canoes) over wooden beams set in the water.[1] There have been attempts to revive the sport and keep the tradition going.[2] The Auckland Museum has a photograph of the sport and spectators.[3] The hurdles are made of long tree branches.[3] Albert Percy Godber photographed the sport in 1910.[4] The competition is part of the festivities of traditional Māori regattas.[5]
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Hurdle race". teara.govt.nz.
- ^ "Modern paddlers try to master traditional sport". Stuff.
- ^ a b "[Waka hurdle race - Ngaruawahia Regatta] - Collections Online - Auckland War Memorial Museum".
- ^ specified, Not (1 January 1910). "Maori waka hurdle race on the Waikato River at the Ngaruawahia Regatta". Maori waka hurdle race on the Waikato... | Items | National Library of New Zealand.
- ^ Rewi, Tangiwai (2015). "The Ngāruawāhia Tūrangawaewae regatta: Today's reflections on the past". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 124 (1): 47–81. doi:10.15286/jps.124.1.47-81. JSTOR 44733636.