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....
Maadi a bittersweet experience for Otago two
TEAMWORK: Karley Wilden-Palms and Juliette Alm-Lequeux Photo: Supplied by coach Caitlin Buist Otago Girls High School rowers Karley Wilden-Palms and...
Relax and enjoy it, Maadi gold medallist tells this year’s athletes
NZ junior rowing squad member and a 2014 Maadi gold medallist Georgia Allen will be on the banks this week...
Oh, the feeling of gliding through the water
FRIENDS: Briana (Bree) McGuire and Campbell Tito.Photo: Supplied. At just 13 years old Briana (Bree) McGuire is set to take...
Anahera Nin: Out of the water and into the boat
Anahera Nin, head girl at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, used to swim competitively. Now she’s out of the water and into...
Hamilton Girls’ High School in medal hunt
TRAINING FOR A WIN: Cassidy Armishaw, Deanna Capon, Leah Scott, Jaimie Wilson and Izzy Clark.Photo:: Katie Damsteegt Hamilton Girls’ High...
Sacred Heart is going for gold with their new captain
They say the captain goes down with the ship, but this Sacred Heart rowing captain has no plans on sinking....
Rowing is more than a sport, says coach
OARSOME: Scott Wilson carrying the responsibility of Head Coach on his shoulders. Photo: Katie Damsteegt Life as a rowing coach...
Pulling ahead of his age
YOUNG AND EAGER: Joe Graham is ready to compete in his first Maadi Cup regatta He is 13, he's been...
Dio girls: Why the slog is worth it
Ready, set, go: Two Dio U15 fours race for spots at training for Maadi at Lake Karapiro. Photo by: Emmeline Sunnex Fifteen hours a...
Green, lean and mean Rangiora High brings its best to Maadi
Canterbury’s Rangiora High School is focusing on quality over quantity with its team for the Maadi Cup Regatta this year....
Whakatane High School’s rowing brotherhood
It will be a family affair when three brothers row in the same boat for Whakatane High School at next week's Maadi....
Abbey prepares for her last Maadi
READY TO ROW: Abbey Roberts in bow (back) and Natal Petit in stroke put in yet another practice session on...
Sacred Heart squad ready to take on the big schools
RACING FIT: Jamie Williams and Georgia Keech are ready to race in this year's U17 doubles Photo: Supplied Some schools...
Maadi Cup 2015 is the biggest year yet
OARSOME: Cassidy Armishaw, Deanna Capon, Leah Scott, Jaimie Wilson and Izzy Clark of Hamilton Girls High.Photo by: Katie Damsteegt ...
Wanaka college aspiring to achieve at Maadi
Mount Aspiring College are coming into Maadi oars a' blazing - even if they are going to be one of the...
St Paul’s coxed eight are perfecting form up to the gate
St Paul's under 18 boys coxed eight rowing team are going for gold with one week to go before the...
Taranaki “club rugby” team hope to take on top rowers at Maadi
MAKE OAR BREAK: Francis Douglas Memorial College rowers Mason Porteous and Bodie Butler hard at work. Photo: supplied They may be...
Rags to riches story for Wentworth College
It is a rags-to-riches story for Wentworth College rowing - but at least they have had an Olympian to help...
Swells set to increase as Cyclone Pam nears east coast
Cyclone Pam is expected to increase swells as it hits the east coast early next week. CALM BEFORE THE STORM:...
Crafts and tea at the Hamilton Fringe Festival
Not everyone was downing Guinness at the pub on St Patrick’s Day. Some creative Hamiltonians were participating in the Tea,...