A team of 10 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters from Oliver MMA Gym will fly to Melbourne tomorrow morning to compete in the Pan Pacific Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The team of female and male fighters features some of NZ's top athletes.
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NZ takes first gold at Waka Ama World Sprints
NZ takes its first gold in the final day of racing at the Va'a Rio World Sprints, won in the Women’s Masters section.
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NZ go extra mile at IVF World Sprints
NZ are aiming to get faster times at the IVF World Sprints in Brazil, in order to bring home gold, but in the last 24-hours it wasn't just about the competition on the water.
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Day 1 of races at Waka Ama World Champs kicks off
For months, waka ama teams from around the world have been training in different climates to prepare for today's races, in the first day of the Va'a Rio World Sprint championships held in Brazil.
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Va'a World Sprints kick off with official opening ceremony
The competition has finally opened after today's opening ceremony held in Rio de Janeiro.
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NewsVa'a Rio World Sprints 2014
Te Kāea sports reporter Rahia Timutimu is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week following the NZ contingent vying for top placings in the Va'a World Sprints.
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Paddlers test waters leading into Va'a Rio World Sprints
Today all teams, including singles paddlers, had the chance to paddle the course and get a feel for the foreign waters of Brazil.
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NewsNZ Waka Ama crews prepare for World Va'a Championships
The first group of NZ crews flew out recently to prepare for the World Va'a Championships in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil which starts next week.
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J16 Girls Waka Ama team sights set on Brazil
The Cook Island J16 Girls team is working hard towards the Waka Ama Worlds in Rio, Brazil in August.
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Native Affairs- Brazil: Silent Genocide Part 1
You may remember reports late last year about members of an indigenous Brazilian tribe, the Guarani-Kaiowá, threatening to commit suicide en masse if they were evicted from their tūrangawaewae. It's a story that caught our attention here at Native Affairs, so we decided to investigate.
