Win a spot paddling in a waka race with Kiwi or Samoan league stars

Would you do the dab, the grenade, ten pin bowling, the Willie Cribb wairua or create a Tāmaki version of the Hayne Plane or goanna?

Share what you’d do to celebrate a try ahead of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 and win a spot in a waka race alongside Kiwi or Samoan league stars.

Players from the New Zealand and Samoan teams will race each other as part of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 Team Welcome at the Viaduct Harbour on Wednesday, 25 October.

Your best photo or video of your own try celebration could see you sitting right beside the league stars in the waka

Flava radio network and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) are calling for entries to win one of the 24 waka spots up for grabs. You can submit them at http://bit.ly/Wakachallenge - entries close on Friday, 13 October.

The race will be part of the Team Welcome, at the Viaduct Harbour and Karanga Plaza from noon to 4pm, which will feature free, family-friendly fan activities, haka and siva tau, and opportunities to meet the league stars, get autographs and selfies – keep up to date about the day at https://www.facebook.com/events/637861249671623/

The welcome takes place three days before Auckland hosts New Zealand’s opening match against Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium, on Saturday, 28 October. Mt Smart is also the venue for the RLWC2017 semi-final, on Saturday, 25 November.

Melanya Burrows
Senior Communications Advisor – Major Events
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