The happy reunion is due to an “eagle-eyed local” named Simon, who spotted the dogs before calling out to a local waka ama crew already on the water for help. The dogs escaped from their ...

The annual Waka Ama Sprint Championships held at Lake Karapiro has attracted waka enthusiasts from near and far, including Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, UK, and the USA - contributing to record entries.

The partial remains of a waka have been found on Rēkohu Wharekauri Chatham Island. Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said it was working closely with landowners, as well as the Hokotehi ...

Tairāwhiti waka ama paddlers head to Lake Karapiro from Saturday for the sport’s major annual event, the national sprint championships. The seven-day programme for the 35th running of the event starts ...

Today, the 2025 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals kick off at Lake Karāpiro, marking the largest event in its history with nearly 4,000 participants from across Aotearoa. Supported by Ngāti Korokī Kahukura ...

Restoration on an 'at-risk' 15th-century barn in Upminster is underway. The Tithe Barn, a scheduled monument, was added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register in 2023. The register ...

A question I’m regularly asked about giving is slightly different: “Does all our tithe have to go to our church or can I give part of it to a Christian ministry?” I love the heart behind the question.

Tithe maps and their accompanying awards can be particularly useful for studying local and community history, providing a record of the landscape and its inhabitants as they stood in the mid-19 th ...