Waka hurdling

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Waka hurdle race on the Waikato River, 1910

Waka hurdling, also sometimes called waka peke (jumping waka), is a Maori sporting competition of jumping unornamented river canoes (waka tīwai) (waka (canoe)) 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] photographed the sport in 1910.[4] The competition is part of the festivities of traditional Maori regattas.[5]

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  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Hurdle race". teara.govt.nz.
  2. ^ "Modern paddlers try to master traditional sport". Stuff.
  3. ^ a b "[Waka hurdle race - Ngaruawahia Regatta] - Collections Online - Auckland War Memorial Museum".
  4. ^ specified, Not (January 1, 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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