News

2003-05-23T15:38:54+12:00 Thanks to Warren Hales at HBCC, release dates for the Waikaretaheke for the remainder of 2003 are available in Events & Releases

2003-05-05T21:24:22+12:00 The Kakariki Canyon run on the Lower Hokitika is an excellent class III-IV trip, and a great introduction to the heli-kayaking scene. Alan Bell describes (and illustrates) a trip…

2003-05-30T10:23:15+12:00 The NZRCA is experimenting with Tagged Message Delivery Agent (TMDA) to protect the various generic *@whitewater.mytestsite.nz email addresses from spam. If you send an email to these addresses, you…

2003-05-26T13:51:52+12:00 The 2003 Rodeo Worlds are underway in Graz, Austria. There’s a strong New Zealand contingent including Nick Wimsett, Ken Mutton, Andi O’Connell, Jarrod Meehan, Andrew Martin, Mark Eames, Karen…

2003-04-11T11:03:57+12:00 Mike Abbott will be be presenting a slideshow and video on the ‘First Descent of Tibet’s Yarling Tsangpo‘ on Wednesday 23 April, 20:00-22:00 Ngaio Marsh Theatre, 90 Ilam Rd.,…

2003-04-09T18:55:46+12:00 Congratulations are due to Angela Pahl of Wainuiomata and Chris Sinclair of Dunedin, both of whom won a copy of Graham Charles’ latest NZ Whitewater guidebook. Their names were…

2003-04-15T08:45:08+12:00 (30 March) Police recovered the body of Zephlyn Ivan Vlahovic (54) from the Kawarau River near the outlet of Lake Wakatipu. His kayak and paddle were recovered downstream. Mr…

2003-03-06T12:53:53+13:00 The Tekapo Whitewater course will be open Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March, and is available for paddlers to use. The course coordinators for the weekend are Penny Clendon…

2003-04-27T12:25:40+12:00 (18 March) The Land Access Reference Group is seeking public input on issues relating to public access. This is an opportunity for kayakers to raise any issues they have…

2003-03-26T21:56:59+12:00 The MSA is seeking an Accident Investigator – Maritime Adventure & Recreational Boating. The NZRCA has been concerned for some time about the quality of MSA investigations into whitewater…

2003-02-24T11:45:05+13:00 A 27-year old English kayaker drowned on the Waikaia river, Southland on Saturday. After rescue attempts failed, his companions hiked out through dense bush to raise the alarm. The…

2003-02-20T21:29:47+13:00 Be safer on whitewater with an NZRCA-approved River Safety or River Rescue course. The list of course providers has been updated, and there is a new River Safety/Rescue Subsidy…

2003-02-19T10:18:48+13:00 The TEVA Buller Festival is on Friday 28 February (registration), Saturday 1 March (kayak slalom, raft slalom and party) and Sunday 2 March (raft race, kayak rodeo, prizegiving). With…

2003-02-21T08:51:06+13:00 There is a scheduled release on the Tekapo whitewater course on the weekend of 8 and 9 March. This release cannot proceed unless a club or group takes on…

2003-03-11T19:20:20+13:00 The operators of the Mangahao dam have advised that due to drought conditions in the Horowhenua, the Mangahao release for March 22 is cancelled.

2003-03-27T19:31:18+12:00 Glenn Murdoch has compiled a Code of Practice based on a draft from NZOIA. The Code of Practice highlights key safety and management issues in order to promote responsible…

2003-07-17T21:28:03+12:00 The releases for the Wairoa for the 2003-04 season are online in Events & Releases.

2003-10-31T04:36:28+13:00 [14 October 2003] The planned releases from Meridian Energy for the Tekapo river, Tekapo Whitewater Course and Pukaki river have been added to Events & Releases. 31 October: The…

2003-11-06T05:22:09+13:00 Ian Gill-Fox reports “On the weekend of 29-30 November, Venture Out is sponsoring an event at the Tekapo White Water Course in conjunction with the White Water Canoe Club…

2003-06-17T16:51:21+12:00 ECAN are reviewing flow requirements for the Middle Rangitata (from the Klondyke irrigation intake to Peel Forest). If you have kayaked this section and have kept a logbook, please…

2003-07-30T05:49:01+12:00 The Annual General Meeting for the NZRCA will be held on Saturday 6 September at Level 6, PSA House, 10 Aurora Terrace, Wellington from 9am to 9am to 12.30pm….

2003-06-23T23:15:58+12:00 According to the FMC Bulletin, April 2003 Air New Zealand have adopted IATA guidelines which allow camping stoves to be checked in providing they are ‘nullified’. Nullification involves completely…

2003-07-01T11:02:06+12:00 Now you can access the NZRCA news feed as RSS (What is RSS?). If you are a webmaster, that means you can syndicate NZRCA news items and have them…

2003-06-12T10:10:53+12:00 The Rotorua Canoe Club, originally founded in the 1970’s, has a new lease of life. Contact them at canoekayakclub@hotmail.com or contact Donald Calder on (021) 343 980.