Poverty Bay Kayak Club paddlers made a big splash at their first regatta of the summer season, near Rotorua this month.
Tikitapu 1 is an annual event that draws top New Zealand paddlers from a wide area.
Tairāwhiti athletes won gold medals in distances ranging from 100 metres to 10 kilometres, and many produced personal-best performances on the body of water commonly known as Blue Lake.
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