The annual cardboard boat race in Wanaka has once again proved to be a real hit with the town's youngsters...

The boat race is a popular annual fixture organised by Kahu Youth.

This year it attracted dozens of entries and a crowd of several hundred to Lake Wanaka.

Last year’s winners of the Titanic Award were back for another go in The Unicorn Cruise Boat...

Three of the crew, aged nine and ten, made the craft with no adult help.

They fared better than some of their competitors who ended up swimming instead of sailing to the finish line...

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