Ngā mihi ki a Kyle Butters (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) rāua ko Kalais d’Going (Ngāpuhi) i whakaihu waka mō te tau 2019
Kyle Butters (Whanganui) after a stint in the US returned to win his 5th Kiingi Tuheitia Open Mens singles title and Kalais d’Going now studying at Alabama University USA returned to re-claim her title from last year the Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Women’s singles.