Rangikawehea Sinclair Paul (1971-2022)
Ngāti Awa, Murupara

Boysie Paul at the handover ceremony of Te Hono ki Aotearoa. Leiden, 2010

Born in Whakatane, Boysie Paul began paddling at the age of eighteen and served as a kaihoe for Mataatua Toroa and Hinemoana waka tētēkura, which are a focus for waka in Whakatane.

In 2009, Boysie was selected as a kaihoe for the first crew of Te Hono ki Aotearoa and travelled to Leiden, The Netherlands for the official handover of this waka taua to the Dutch in 2010 and subsequent European events, including The Queens Diamond Jubilee on the River Thames in 2012.
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Boysie said that it’s humbling to be on the waka representing New Zealand because “there are not too many people from our rohe privileged to be in such a kaupapa.”

Boysie Paul during kahoe training, Leiden 2010.

​Boysie Paul at the handover ceremony of Te Hono ki Aotearoa. Leiden, 2010

Waka Journeys: 
Leiden, The Netherlands 2010
​Queens Diamond Jubilee, London, UK 2012 

Te Hono Ki Aotearoa

Hinemoana Waka

Ngā Waka