Pōneke Watersports are a Wellington based Dragonboat club. Recruiting always. DM us for more info We currently have five teams. Must be able to swim 50m.
Pōneke Watersports, previously known as Valley Dragonboat club was established back in 2009. We are the largest Dragon boat club in The lower North Island with women's, masters, and mixed teams. Hutt Valley Heat - Women's
Kakariki - Mixed
Silver Dragons - Masters (40+)
Force - Women’s
Ika Moana - Mixed
The dragonboat season in Wellington starts late December and goes until mid March with schedule
Do we address the situation of the man paddling the red boat by himself?
22/08/2026
Today’s paddle is cancelled due to some heavy winds courtesy of Tāwhirimātea. 🌬️
Since we can’t be on the water, we are looking back at photos of much nicer days! 📸☀️
Don’t let the weather put you off, it’s is not too late to join us! Sign up here for our upcoming sessions: https://ponekewatersports.nz/membership/join/ - link also in bio
09/05/2026
This week is NZ Sign Language Week, so there’s no better time to introduce you to our paddler, Emily 💙
Here’s Emily in Boracay signing with a Filipino paddler from the adaptive team.
Emily was part of the crew that travelled to the Philippines for the in 2026, and one of the coolest parts of travelling is the connections you make along the way.
Sport has a pretty special way of bringing people together 🐲
02/05/2026
A sweeps view 👀
First Sunday back for club training post .boat.festival and
We even spotted our mates from enjoying their paddle into Whairepo Lagoon
More Sunday mornings like this please. 🙏
Wish you were here 📍
27/04/2026
Photo dump from the last few days.
Such a great experience paddling in Boracay and meeting crews from all around the world.
We could definitely get used to this heat. Where will Pōneke head next? 😉🌏
What an epic few days 🥰🐲🏝️
25/04/2026
Just taking the Pōneke blue abroad 💙
Repping hard with paddlers from our Nationals and Wellington Festival crews, plus some borrowed legends from our mates at and a couple of corporate paddlers who paddled at .boat.festival - and let’s not forget our support crew … safe to say we’ve made our stamp on the Philippines 🇵🇭
So good connecting with crews both local and international, the energy here is something else.
Day 1 done. More updates tomorrow 🐲
23/04/2026
Hello from the Philippines 👋
Pōneke content incoming…
What a crew. What a team. What an atmosphere at this year 🔥
Off-season training kicks off in May. Join us for some paddling through the cooler months, build your skills, and who knows, you might be lining up with us at Nationals in 2027 🐲
New paddlers always welcome. Come give it a go. Links in bio
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