News

1999-03-12T15:13:39+13:00 Added articles on Amenity Values and Water Conservation Orders, Membership page with a Club Membership form, and changed the visual appearance of context headers and page footer information.

1999-03-07T15:10:16+13:00 Added About the NZRCA, List of Executive and Officers, Conservation page, How to make a submission, Example submission (Clarence), link to AUCC and more.

1999-02-28T15:09:05+13:00 You can now click here for a list of canoe and kayak clubs in New Zealand.

1999-02-28T13:34:43+13:00 The Department of Conservation’s Draft Management plan for Kahurangi National Park proposes to remove huts and may limit air access to the Karamea river, and Golden Bay rivers such…

1998-08-01T13:31:26+12:00 The NZRCA has announced Colin Leitch, previously of Blenheim, now in Auckland, as “Canoeist of the Year” for 1998. Whitewater NZ

1999-12-01T18:49:01+13:00 The New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association publishes a 56-page A5 guide book for canoeists, kayakers, raft groups and jet boaters travelling on the Whanganui River through the Whanganui National…

1999-11-12T18:47:57+13:00 A major submission by the NZRCA to the select committee considering the Resource Management Amendment Act is available online in Conservation / Submission on Resource Management Amendment Bill 1999.

1999-11-09T18:46:11+13:00 The Canterbury Regional Council has released a discussion document titled “Water – Our Future” as part of the development of a Natural Resources Regional Plan which will affect the…

1999-10-10T18:45:02+13:00 The October-November issue features Sarah Fabian’s story of how a New Zealand women’s team won the Camel Whitewater Challenge in South Africa, an account from the ubiquitous Graham Charles…

1999-09-13T18:41:14+12:00 The NZ Team for the Kayak Rodeo Worlds in December is not selected yet! Two more qualifying events are held on 18/19 Sepember and 9/10 October 1999 at Fuljames…

1999-09-08T18:39:37+12:00 The latest issue of NZRCA’s official newsletter “NZ Canoeing” is now available to members. Features include the final chapter on the NZRCA’s appeal regarding the Clarence, the launch of…

1999-09-05T18:38:19+12:00 Now you can buy, sell and swap kayak gear using the Buy, Sell & Swap forum on this site. It’s easy and freely available for non-commercial use. Update: 3…

1999-09-05T18:37:16+12:00 Now you can join the NZRCA by downloading a membership form from the Membership page.

1999-08-05T18:35:51+12:00 Now prospective Associate Members can download a PDF version of the Associate Membership form, available from the Membership page.

1999-08-05T18:34:35+12:00 Welcome to Lynne Fuggle who is the new Administration Officer for the NZRCA, and thanks to previous Administration Officer Janette Kear who is continuing as Education Officer. Please note…

1999-08-05T18:33:25+12:00 The NZRCA AGM was held in Wellington on Saturday 17 July. Most officers were re-elected to their portfolios and we welcome our new Safety Officer Ian Logie and our…

1999-07-04T18:30:54+12:00 Maree Baker has written an update on Tranz Rail’s Clarence River consent and you can also read a couple trip reports for the Clarence River: A source to sea…

1999-06-29T18:25:45+12:00 The Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association will held on Saturday 17 July in Wellington, from 9.30am – 4pm. The venue is Crossways Community House,…

1999-06-29T18:24:14+12:00 The NZRCA’s Annual Report to members for 1999 has been released and distributed to members. You can also access an Adobe Acrobat version of the report here (PDF, 201k).

1999-06-10T18:23:22+12:00 Be safer on the river by attending a River Safety course. Subsidies available. Read course content and information in Education / River Safety Courses.

1999-06-03T18:22:24+12:00 The latest issue of NZRCA’s official newsletter “NZ Canoeing” is now available to members. Features include updates on NZRCA’s appeal regarding the Clarence, Memories of Matt Daly, RMA review…

1999-06-01T18:20:25+12:00 The June-July issue is in the shops, and kayakers will be interested in Graham Charles, Mark Jones and Marcus Waters’ plan to sea-kayak the length of the Antarctic Peninsula…

1999-05-16T18:19:26+12:00 Graham Charles is seeking information on new runs, corrections and hot images for the second edition of NZ Whitewater. Be quick though!

1999-05-16T18:17:51+12:00 In case you haven’t heard, Sarah Moodie is the new publisher and editor of NZ Adventure magazine, and the March-April-May issue has plenty of interest to kayakers, including a…