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2000-02-29T21:01:45+13:00 The Buller Workday held on New Year’s Eve last year was a great success, with around 50 kayakers turning out to pull rubbish from the banks of the Matiri…

2000-02-23T21:00:27+13:00 The NZFKC has announced the “Kaituna Play Day and the TSM Kayak Disco” for Saturday the 4th March, starting at 2pm. The idea is to offer something different from…

2000-02-21T20:59:46+13:00 It’s that time of the year again! BullerFest will be taking place in and around Murchison on Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 March. Organised by the Whitewater Racing Group…

2000-02-16T20:58:57+13:00 New Zealand Whitewater: 120 Great Kayaking Runs, the revised edition is the new New Zealand kayaking guidebook from Graham Charles. The revised edition features at least 20 new runs…

2000-02-15T20:56:25+13:00 The Westland National Park management plan is currently undergoing its ten year review. This is a great opportunity for kayakers to gain access to a currently forbidden river; the…

2000-02-08T19:08:02+13:00 Adventure magazine #98 features a Graham Charles article (and photos!) on the 1999 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships and an adventure kayaking epic (“Escape from the Callery”) by Tony Ward-Holmes….

2000-02-06T19:07:03+13:00 The Ministry for the Environment has published a draft agenda and action plan as part of the development of a national agenda for sustainable water management (NASWM). Comments on…

2000-01-28T19:06:08+13:00 An extended version of Sarah McRae’s article on treaty issues (from NZ Canoeing, Summer 1999 (99.3)) is available in Access / Treaty Issues.

2000-01-26T19:05:03+13:00 The Whitewater Gallery has been redesigned. Along with the original pictures in a new format, there are some pictures from the 1999 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships held in Taupo…

2000-01-19T19:04:02+13:00 Colin Leitch describes the background to the non-release on the Mangahao last year in Access / Mangahao Madness, while Timon Walkley recounts his day on the Mangahao which turned…

2000-01-16T19:01:55+13:00 Several kayakers have died on New Zealand’s rivers this year. 21-year old German kayaker Guenther Schuppan was trapped under a rock ledge on the Nevis River, and 37-year-old Robin…

1999-12-26T18:58:46+13:00 The Timaru Herald reported on Monday 20 December, that at least three irrigation schemes are planning to extra water from the Rangitata river. Ruapuna Irrigation Limited have applied for…

1999-12-20T18:57:46+13:00 This event follows hot on the heels of last summer’s successful workday on the middle-Matakitaki take-out road. The workday is organised by the NZ Kayak School and the NZRCA.The…

1999-12-20T18:55:35+13:00 The latest issue of NZRCA’s official newsletter “NZ Canoeing” is now available to members. Features include the the NZRCA’s position on Treaty settlements, the story about the non-release at…

1999-12-20T18:54:23+13:00 The deadline for public submissions on the Canterbury Regional Council “Water – Our Future” discussion document has been extended to 5pm Monday 31 January. This is a particularly important…

1999-12-14T18:53:22+13:00 The December-January issue features hot kiwi kayaker Nikki Kelly, who placed fifth at the recent World Freestyle Kayaking Champs, and describes her boating on Huka Falls on the Waikato,…

1999-12-14T18:51:13+13:00 Finally the NZRCA site has an interactive links page, where you can jump to kayaking web sites in New Zealand and around the world. You can also add your…

2000-09-12T21:43:50+12:00 An additional Mangahao release for mid-April 2001 has been confirmed with the operators of the Mangahao Power Station. This release is to make up for the cancellation of the…

2000-09-01T21:43:05+12:00 Read the NZRCA’s submission on the Tongariro Power Development scheme, which affects the Whangaehu, Moawhango, Upper Tongariro, Lower Tongariro, Whakapapa and Whanganui rivers (Conservation / NZRCA Submission on Tongariro…

2000-08-30T21:42:18+12:00 This Spring’s Mangahao release will be on Saturday 28 October. Following the release, paddlers are invited to “a party of all parties” at River Valley Lodge, hosted by River…

2000-08-23T21:41:31+12:00 On September 2nd and 3rd at Reids Farm, Taupo there will be a fun slalom raising funds to support the Senior Slalom Team. On Saturday the programme is: am…

2000-08-13T21:39:53+12:00 As an outcome of the Ngai Tahu treaty settlement, several rivers on the West Coast will have bilingual signs erected to display both English and Maori names. Kayakers will…

2000-08-09T21:38:42+12:00 Several changes to executive positions occurred at the NZRCA AGM on August 5. Robin Rutter-Baumann is now President and Sarah McRae is Vice-president. Mike Savory picks up the Access…

2000-07-17T21:35:06+12:00 The NZRCA’s Annual Report to members for 2000 has been released and distributed to members. You can also access an Adobe Acrobat version of the report here (PDF, 101k).