News

2012-05-22T10:40:50+12:00 Meridian announced today that they are no longer pursuing a dam on the wild and scenic Mōkihinui River citing concerns over their ability to secure resource consents and approval…

2012-05-31T15:52:04+12:00 The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr. Jan Wright has issued a report “Hydroelectricity or wild rivers? Climate change versus natural heritage” (PDF, 5MB) highlighting the weaknesses of the…

2012-05-31T16:19:10+12:00 The Nelson Mail reports that the Matakitaki river hydro scheme proposed by Network Tasman, and the Wairau river hydro scheme proposed by TrustPower, have both been placed on hold…

2012-06-12T10:44:06+12:00 Counter to the trend of recent cancellations of hydro projects, Westpower has reactivated plans to develop hydro on the Waitaha River. The scheme was first announced in 2007. WestPower…

2012-06-26T14:17:59+12:00 Timberlands advise they are closing Ngahuinga Road from Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 June to clear overhanging trees. This affects access to Jeff’s Joy on the Rangitaiki River Access

2012-07-02T20:48:31+12:00 Whitewater NZ President Polly Miller has released the associations’ Annual Report for 2012, commenting “It’s been another busy year for kayaking and for river conservation. Highlights from the year…

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…

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…

2011-11-03T17:21:46+13:00 Unfortunately, Genesis Energy have advised that the recreational releases scheduled for this weekend (Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th November) from Whakamarino and Piripaua have been cancelled due to health…

2011-11-11T10:59:52+13:00 A temporary “reservation” of a portion of the Wairoa River, Nelson, has been granted for tree-felling and overhead cable recovery of the logs across the river. All activities including…

2011-11-20T13:39:21+13:00 Whitewater NZ held its Annual General Meeting for 2011 in Turangi on 17 September. Most of the current Executive Committee were relected to their current positions. Thanks to outgoing…

Cumec Magazine Issue number 15 is out now and available through kayak and bookstores across NZ and Australia. Inside you’ll find features on paddling in the Northeast of Turkey, the…

2012-02-25T12:55:40+13:00 River Safety and River Rescue Course subsidies of $100 are available to Whitewater NZ members, thanks to the generous support of Water Safety NZ. You can join a course…

2012-03-09T21:55:12+13:00 The NZ Conservation Authority (NZCA) released a report late in 2011 entitled Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers. The full report is available on the Department of Conservation website, www.doc.govt.nz and…

2012-03-15T08:39:15+13:00 Ben Brown reports that yesterday police prevented a group of kayakers from running the Aratiatia rapid on the Waikato river. The Police are presumably enforcing clause 3.9.1(d) in the…

2012-04-04T12:49:01+12:00 It’s time for NZ Canoeing 12.1 with articles such as Whitewater New Zealand News, Safety Course Subsidy, Women on Whitewater (Kylie Laxton-Blinkhorn), Conservation Update (Tony Ward-Holmes), NZKS turns 20!…

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…

2012-10-27T11:12:13+13:00 Kayaking meets enduro! A 6hr endurance kayak event on Saturday 15 December at Okere Falls on the Kaituna River. Mixed teams of three (minimum of 1 female on each…

There will be no access to the Upper Kakapotahi and Lower Kakapotahi from New Year’s until at least the start of April 2013. The owners of the Mikonui Forest have…

2012-10-23T10:00:00+13:00 (23 October) QLDC advises that Skippers Road has re-opened (/ht kayakjb). (14 September) Access to the upper Shotover river sections has been disrupted by a major road slip at…

2012-09-22T09:46:28+12:00 Genesis Energy have advised that due to low flows the Whakapapa recreational release scheduled for this Saturday (22nd September 2012) has been cancelled due to low flows. As no…

The Hurunui Water Project has applied for resource consents for a revised and expanded hydro and irrigation scheme focussed on the Waitohi River. Previous plans proposed an 85m dam on…

2012-08-19T10:15:34+12:00 Whitewater NZ held a successful Annual General Meeting in Christchurch on 28 July 2012. The meeting was well attended and there was excellent commitment by various clubs from around…

2012-07-17T19:14:50+12:00 The Greymouth Star reports the West Coast Conservation Board has voted to request inclusion of the Mōkihinui River in the Kahurangi National Park. The board will ask the New…