Why should Polynesian and Maori students get into rowing?
Polynesian and Maori students are a minority at this year's Maadi - and always have been. Competitors talk to the Waikato...
Year: 2015
Its always cookie time for St Paul’s girls
Being a teenage girl can be hard. Pressure comes from directions that don't even register on regular folks radars. SWEET TREAT: Ciara Gyde...
Otago girls take on semi’s
UNITED: from left: Juliette Alm-Lequeux, coach Caitlin Buist, Karley Wilden-Palms. Photo Supplied: Caitlin Buist Juliette Alm-Lequeux and Karley Wilden-Palms are...
Teams have the urge to erg
ERGS WITH A VIEW: From right,: Hannah Smith, Sophie Overdevest, Isabella Wills and Lucy van der Hulst from Hamilton Sacred Heart...
Rangiora girls give no quarter in quarterfinals
ALL OUT: No quarter was given by Rangiora rowers Alice Pallister and Rose McEwan in Wednesday's U18 doubles quarterfinals. The...
Through to the semi by 0.01 of a second
Fifteen-year-old Izzy Hurley from Burnside High School came fourth today. Big deal? Massive deal. Fourth meant a place in the...
Francis Douglas crew hit form to make semifinal
MOVING ON: Mason Porteous, left, and Bodie Butler progress to the semifinal. Photo: Christopher Reive. The Francis Douglas Memorial College...
Maadi to a tee
There are 122 schools competing in Maadi this year, each with their own team shirts, singlets and hoodies that help...
Weeds under control for Maadi regatta
Large clumps of weed being pulled from Lake Karapiro during Maadi. Photo: Copyright Geoff Ridder Maadi officials have been clearing...
Blue skidoo, we can too
A CLUE! A CLUE!: Blue (Sofia Udovenko) lends a helping paw to teammate Bella Smolnicki. Photo: Christopher Reive. This week...
A single race in the day of a coach
A HELPFUL PUSH: Coach Sophie Gilchrist encourages Matt Parker as he sets out to race Photo: Kyra Dawson The sun...
Young crew fight until the last stroke
GO TIME: Cobi McCook, left, and Logan Olsson head to the water. Photo: Christopher Reive. The Francis Douglas Memorial College...
Nelson brings the sunshine
When you first enter the tent for the rowers of Nelson Boys and Nelson Girls colleges you will find mothers busily preparing...
Christchurch Boys High School produces champions
LET'S ROW: Christchurch Boys High School rowers. Photo: Supplied Christchurch Boys is hoping for four or five medals throughout the groups...
Whakatane High School pair set to row for semi-final place
Whakatane High School's U16 double sculls team may not have placed first in today's heat race but they will give...
Sir Don Rowlands: Karapiro legend
Head coach from Marlborough Girls College Mark James in front of the Don Rowlands Centre at Lake Karapiro. ...
A week-long “bubble” life
IN THE BUBBLE: Between races the girls spend their time at the day-base,. PHOTO: Dasha Kuprienko Every day of Maadi,...
The barbecue man
KING OF THE 'CUE: Jan Smolnicki is Queen Margaret College's resident Maadi chef. Photo: Christopher Reive Bacon and eggs...
The pursuit of oarthenticity
MAADI MINIATURES: Oarthentic Oars owner Rob McCarthy in front of his stall at Lake Karapiro for Maadi. At least one...
Even a broken leg won’t stop this grandad
GUTSY GRANDAD: “My granddaughter Macaela Turfus is the best.” Grandad Harry Woods travelled from Central Otago to watch his granddaughter...
Southland girls commit to Maadi’s longest pull
SOUTHERN PRIDE: L to R: Rowers Caitlyn Fry, Michaela Townshend, Georgia Smith, Reeny Souness from Southland Girls' High School It...
Deck the tents
Maadi teams take their tent decorating seriously. Waikato Independent reporters found the most decked out tents and asked a few...
Schools shout pride at Maadi Cup parade
SCHOOL COLOURS: Maadi competitors march to Victoria Square. Hundreds of enthusiastic high school rowers took over the Cambridge streets this...
Fraser High: Lone rower to make a splash thanks to community
The hopes of Fraser High School's rowing community rest with one rower at the Maadi Cup championship at Lake Karapiro....