The Great Whangaroa Kiwi Can Raft Race

The Great Whangaroa Raft race event is a community event designed to reinforce our Kiwi Can values whilst generating community spirit in the Whangaroa and wider region.

After all, there is nothing more fun than a raft race, some war paint, team chants and team camaraderie to get the fun started. The event has two raft race divisions with an inter-school rafting challenge and an open division for any families, clubs, businesses and organisations to enter a team. This event will not only be a fun team building day for organisations but will also help raise profiles and awareness in our community.

Prizes on the day will be awarded to best team spirit, most creative/innovative raft and first, second & third across the line for open and school division. Entry in the Open division is $30 per team.

This event is run by the Whangaroa Kiwi Can Charitable Trust who deliver the Kiwi Can programme in eleven primary schools in the Far North region with our team of 6 dynamic leaders. Kiwi Can is a life skills and values programme for 5-12 year olds. The programme promotes a can-do attitude and encourages children to take responsibility for their actions.

Kiwi Can aims to inspire school age children to reach their full potential through activities that help build self-esteem, promote good values and which teach valuable life, education and health skills which in turn promotes a can do attitude in our children.