Otaki’s Regulators are Waka Ama champions
At the national Waka Ama championships held at Lake Karapiro, six under-10 Otaki boys came of age. In the Midget class (under 10yrs) there were 36 teams competing, but it was the 200 vocal supporters from Te Rau o te Rangi Ki Otaki Waka Ama Club who were cheering the loudest as their boys “The Regulators” paddled their outrigger canoe to victory.
From the Otaki Mail, Friday January 4 1935
New Year’s Eve passed off quietly in Otaki, there being no rowdyism of any description. Many attended the picture entertainments, several spent a pleasant time at the camp, but the great majority attended the dance at Otaki Railway… Three orchestras — Sharp’s, Rikihana’s and Cook’s — supplied the best of music