News

2010-04-08T12:16:09+12:00 Invercargill man Mark Tressler (45) drowned on the Marora River, Southland on Monday 5 April. Reports indicate that the kayaker capsized and swam and was unresponsive to CPR. The…

The latest NZ Canoeing 11.1 has been sent to members, featuring West Coast Whitewater is officially awesome (Andy England), A tribute to Graham Egarr (Paul Caffyn), Conservation News: Matiri, Mokihinui…

2011-05-02T09:45:39+12:00 Genesis Energy have advised that there will be a scheduled outage at Rangipo Power Station between 9am and 5pm, on Thursday 5 May. The Tongariro River, downstream of Rangipo…

Cumec Magazine issue 13 is now available featuring articles on the threatened Morgans Gorge by Keith Riley, India’s Pindar River by Kev England, an interview with Pete Simpson. Plus coverage…

2011-06-18T11:17:09+12:00 Water Safety NZ has released a “Be RiverSafe” DVD and Toolbox described as a mixture of information and suggested activities that can be used by teachers and leaders, young…

2011-06-29T09:27:38+12:00 King Country Energy has announced that it will not proceed with proposed Mokau hydro scheme. Although Environment Waikato granted consents for a dam last January, KCE says that the…

2011-07-29T21:10:21+12:00 Kaimai Canoe Club have announced release dates for the Wairoa as agreed with Trustpower Ltd. Access

2011-08-21T11:06:41+12:00 Gearing up for the 2011 election, the Green Party has launched a plan to clean up our rivers. The plan includes setting standards for clean water, introducing charges for…

2011-09-01T13:07:01+12:00 Whitewater NZ are very pleased to announce that we have received funding from Water Safety NZ to subsidise River Safety and River Rescue courses for the 2011 Spring paddling…

2011-09-25T20:16:33+13:00 The latest NZ Canoeing 11.2 has been sent to members, with articles on Simon Davidson (Matt Burton, Tyler Fox, Louise Urwin, Josh Neilson), Mokau victory! (Terry Lasenby), Whitewater Grand…

2011-02-03T21:19:56+13:00 Forest and Bird have launched a campaign against taxpayer-owned Meridian Energy’s proposal to dam the wild and scenic Mōkihinui River. “Forest & Bird was joined by MPs, including Chris…

2010-12-21T21:52:58+13:00 The latest NZ Canoeing 10.3 has been sent to members, featuring Too precious to dam (Polly Miller), Lessons from Mangatepopo (Mick Hopkinson), Conservation News (Land and Water Forum, Hurunui…

2010-11-23T18:31:43+13:00 Environment Canterbury Commissioners have imposed a moratorium on resource consents to take, dam, divert or use water in the Waiau River catchment, saying “A moratorium would also allow due…

2010-08-24T22:46:44+12:00 The Special Tribunal appointed to consider Fish & Game New Zealand’s application to amend the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997 in respect of the Nevis River has recommended that…

2010-09-01T22:29:48+12:00 Some months ago the Otago conservancy of DOC released their proposed Mt Aspiring National Park Management Plan. It is due to be approved by the NZ Conservation Authority and…

2010-09-09T13:10:17+12:00 Two Mangahao releases have been scheduled for October 2010. 9 October 2010: a replacement release for the cancellation in October last year. 30 October 2010: the spring release for…

2010-10-09T15:21:01+13:00 The latest NZ Canoeing has been sent to members, featuring Conservation News (Rivers in the media, Hurunui River moratorium, Mokihinui River, Mokihinui Stockton film, Central Plains Water, Land and…

2010-10-25T21:01:58+13:00 120 kayakers and environmentalists staged a mass descent of the Mokihinui River (video) on Sunday to protest Meridian’s proposed 85m dam. Meridian’s consents to dam the wild and scenic…

2010-10-27T21:58:35+13:00 Waiariki Academy of Sport, at the Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua are offering scholarships for their Kayak/Waka Squad 2011. Study at Waiariki, and train on the world-class rivers…

Cumec Issue 12 has been released for the Spring/Summer season. Focussed on adventure paddling the issue contains an interview with Kiwi Adventurer Mike Abbott, Andi Uhl writes about keeping the…

2010-12-11T17:42:24+13:00 The 18th edition Whitewater NZ’s Guide to the Whanganui River is now available with some changes to accommodation and branding. Available at DOC Centers near the river or order…

2012-04-11T15:58:27+12:00 Access 10 on the Tongariro River (below Poutu Intake) will be flowing at natural flow from 16 to 28 April, while Genesis Energy undertakes routine maintenance at Tokaanu Power…

2012-04-17T09:54:59+12:00 Hugh Canard has passed on a warning regarding a steel cable hazard (incl. photos) on the Granity Creek section of the Buller River: There is a steel cable in…

2012-04-21T20:15:16+12:00 Josh Neilson (Southern Underground Productions) is touring his latest extreme sport documentary Transcendance featuring Mike Abbott (whitewater kayaker), William Trubridge (freediver), Vanessa Quin (downhill mountain biker), Jokke Somer (wingsuit…