Waihi Falls incident added to Accident/Incident Database February 11th, 2020 2005-01-07T10:18:00+13:00 An injury incident that occured on the Waihi Falls in August 2004 has been added to the Accident/Incident Database. Read More
Adventure on the Oparara February 11th, 2020 2005-01-05T21:19:00+13:00 Kerry Hoglund and Brett Miller ignore the omens and survive an adventure on the Oparara river. Access Read More
Film festival in Hokitika February 11th, 2020 2005-01-02T20:45:00+13:00 [7 October 2004] The Wet West Film Festival is an international, competitive film festival, with water as its theme, mixed liberally with the outdoors and stirred by adventure! Enter… Read More
Dam on Kaituna River, Bay of Plenty February 11th, 2020 2004-12-20T13:51:00+13:00 Andi Uhl has alerted kayakers to the proposal by Bay of Plenty Electricity to build a 7m, 15-20MW dam that would destroy the Awesome Gorge section of the Kaituna… Read More
NZRCA joins Living Rivers Coalition February 11th, 2020 2004-12-16T10:55:00+13:00 [15 December 2004] The NZRCA has announced its membership in the Living Rivers Coalition, joining Fish & Game, Forest and Bird and Federated Mountain Clubs to protect New Zealand’s… Read More
Tekapo/Pukaki releases for 2004/05 February 11th, 2020 2004-12-07T14:52:00+13:00 [27 October] The planned releases from Meridian Energy for the Tekapo river, Tekapo Whitewater Course and Pukaki river have been added to Events & Releases. Note the Annual WWCC… Read More
Tongariro Power Scheme recreational releases February 11th, 2020 2004-12-01T14:20:00+13:00 It took twelve years, numerous meetings, submissions and an appeal to the Environment Court, but Genesis Energy and the NZRCA have agreed to a schedule of recreational releases for… Read More
Deep in the Wilds of Fiordland February 11th, 2020 2004-11-30T10:30:00+13:00 Hugh Canard reports on a trip down the wild and remote Wairaurahiri river in Southland. Access Read More
Niamh Tomkins Memorial Kayak Rodeo February 11th, 2020 2004-11-26T09:52:00+13:00 The Niamh Tomkins Memorial Kayak Rodeo is an annual freestyle kayak event at Fulljames rapid (Ngawaapurua) on the Waikato River. It is a competitive rodeo, but the emphasis is… Read More
Kaituna Rodeo on Saturday 27 November February 11th, 2020 2004-11-23T14:04:00+13:00 The Kaituna Rodeo is this weekend, Saturday 27 November 2004. Registration at 9am and briefing at 10am. Cost $20. Contact lu at nairnfisher dot co dot nz. Read More
Tongariro River at natural flow February 11th, 2020 2004-11-19T10:33:00+13:00 Genesis Energy has advised that the Poutu intake and Rangipo dams are closed for maintenance, giving kayakers the oportunity to paddle the “Access 10”, “Access 13” and “Access 14”… Read More
Rangitikei River Festival on 18 December February 11th, 2020 2004-11-12T14:56:00+13:00 River Valley and Bliss-Stick have announced that the Rangitikei River Festival will be held on Saturday 18 December. An Extreme Race and Big Air Contest will be followed by… Read More
US kayak expert assists Contact Energy in Otago February 11th, 2020 2004-11-11T13:33:00+13:00 The ODT reports that Olympic slalom paddler Scott Shipley is in Otago to assist Contact Energy in resource consent negotiations with Central Otago Whitewater. Shipley, who is also a… Read More
Donations sought for new Matakitaki road February 11th, 2020 2005-05-14T18:07:00+12:00 [24 April] Mick Hopkinson reports on work and funding for a new road surface and car park for the Middle Matakitaki take-out at Six Mile Bull Paddock. The work… Read More
NZOIA seek contributors for adventure book February 11th, 2020 2005-05-05T18:00:00+12:00 NZOIA are sponsoring the publication of New Zealand’s first dedicated book describing, exploring and explaining adventure and adventure education in New Zealand. It is hoped that this book becomes… Read More
NZRCA responds to Waitaki Allocation Plan February 11th, 2020 2005-04-29T09:32:00+12:00 The NZRCA’s concerns arising from the Draft Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan have been compiled by Duncan Catanach to form the NZRCA’s Submission re Waitaki Allocation Plan. Read More
New Whitewater Gallery February 11th, 2020 2005-04-26T11:14:00+12:00 The Whitewater Gallery has been upgraded. Enjoy photographic accounts of a recent descent on the Karamea, April’s Tongariro releases and the Taipo. Read More
First descent of Tree Trunk Gorge February 11th, 2020 2005-04-22T11:13:00+12:00 Richard Sage of Bliss-Stick Kayaks has written an account of the first descent of Tree Trunk Gorge on the Tongariro River. Read More
NZRCA submission on Mokau Dam online February 11th, 2020 2005-04-19T23:00:00+12:00 Duncan Catanach compiled the NZRCA’s submission opposing the dam and TVNZ interviewed Duncan Catanach and Nick Collins for the news on 18 April. Conservation Read More
New Zealand Canoeing 05.1, Summer 2005 February 11th, 2020 2005-04-18T10:12:00+12:00 The Summer 2005 (05.1) issue of NZ Canoeing has been sent to members and includes articles such as A season of it (Tony Ward-Holmes), Conservation Update (Duncan Catanach), Death… Read More
Tongariro releases this weekend (2/3 April) February 11th, 2020 2005-04-12T17:39:00+12:00 [1 April 2005] The inaugural Tongariro River Release weekend is on tomorrow with 35 cumecs below Poutu Intake on Saturday and 30 cumecs below Rangipo Dam on Sunday. The… Read More
Proposed Mokau dam would destroy popular run February 11th, 2020 2005-03-18T15:37:00+13:00 [18 March] King Country Energy has applied for a resource consent to dam the Mokau River in Taranaki. The proposal involves a 44m earth dam 4.3km below Wairere Falls… Read More
Algal bloom warning for Kaituna River February 11th, 2020 2005-03-17T16:09:00+13:00 [23 Feburary] BOPDHB has issued a media release saying the algal bloom has extended to Okere Arm (PDF, 32k) of Lake Rotoiti, and advise recreationalists to avoid ‘significant’ contact… Read More
Tourist dies on Waiau River February 11th, 2020 2005-03-14T14:15:00+13:00 The body of a Finnish man has been recovered from trees in the Waiau River in Southland, after a kayaking accident (incident 20050311) . The man and a friend… Read More
