New Zealand Age Group Rowing Analysis and Comment 2004 - 2025

2024 - Maadi in the Media

Has the quest for school rowing supremacy got out of hand?The Maadi Cup is a festival of rowing steeped in tradition and prestige. But cheating allegations and hyper-competitiveness have some asking if the event has lost sight of what secondary schools sport is supposed to be about.

Radio New Zealand's In-depth report relating to suggestions of excessive pressure on school aged rowers to win gold medals. Typically 7% of entrants win gold.

The schools fuelling New Zealand's Olympic rowing dominanceDiscover the Kiwi schools taking students from classrooms to podiums.

Why should girls play second fiddle to boys at rowing’s Maadi Regatta?Year after year, the girls play second fiddle to the boys at rowing's Maadi Regatta. They're done with it.

In recent years more girls than boys have participated in NZSSRA Championship regattas. The attrition rate year on year tends to be greater for girls than boys. Girls tend to race more than boys. Less 17 year old girls than 17 year old boys typically attend.

In Tasmania the U18 VIII finale events are rotated each year

Calling Home: Tony Brook from leafy West LondonFormer Olympic rower Tony Brook was a member of the gold medal-winning eight-seater team at the 1982 World Rowing Championships in Switzerland.

World Champion Mens Eight bowmanTony Brook, a long time UK school coach, on high school coaching;

Audio at 13 minutes and 15 seconds;

"Winning is doing the best that you can and enjoying the experience. That is winning."

With this approach students are more likely to perform better than they would if not crossing the line first is considered a failure.

Recommended by Tony Brook - this clip is concerned with the role and importance of "winning".

Tony O’Connor, double Olympian and coach the NZ Tokyo Olympic Men's Eight inspired Maadi rowers with his insightful parade speech

Tony O'Conner - highly regarded school coach, international rower and coach of the mens gold medal Tokyo eight

"Winning and medals come well down my list of what is important".

Rowing NZ should limit Maadi Cup regatta says South Auckland principal | RNZ.pdf

Te Waha Nui.pdf

Rising costs influence decisions to participate.

Wainuiomata High School secures rowing scholarshipA first-year teacher with a passion for rowing has secured Wainuiomata High School this year's Aon Emerging School Scholarship Award. Gordon Milne didn't want costs to be a barrier for students keen to pick up an oar at the low-income Lower Hutt school. The scholarship contributes $5000 each year toward an eligible school. Rowing - a notoriously intense, not to mention expensive, sport for high school students to partake in - has never been an option for those attending Wainuiomata High. Gordon has worked hard to secure grants and other funding to get the students this far. And has given hours of his personal time to make sure the students can get to their trainings and on the water. He hopes to foster a love of the sport and soon have the crew ready to compete in their first regatta.

The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Ian Powell (Part 2)Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Ian Powell discuss equity issues at our National Championships for school rowing - the Maadi Regatta. Does baking soda and vinegar actually work as a cleaning product. A chemist explains. Plus, Trade Aid is closing it's bricks and mortar operations after 50 years.

3 minutes 50 seconds in - Radio New Zealand "Panel" discuss gender equity and the general perception of rowing as an elite sport

NZ Correspondence school reaches Maadi cup final | RNZ.pdf

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