News

2000-10-23T21:53:51+13:00 The NZRCA has updated the Guide to the Whanganui River, mainly to reflect some changes advised by the Department of Conservation in Whanganui. Edition 11 is available now, either…

2001-02-19T22:08:36+13:00 The 2001 New Zealand Secondary Schools Canoeing Association (NZSSCA) Downriver and Slalom Canoe and Kayaking National Championships are to be hosted by Mt Aspiring College, on the Hawea River,…

2001-01-24T22:05:54+13:00 Andi Uhl has announced the 3rd Wairoa Extreme Race will be held on Sunday 4 February. Entry is limited, so get in quick. For additional information email Paddle.Power@xtra.co.nz.

2000-11-03T21:55:40+13:00 As an inspirational entree to the new whitewater season, Bill Thomson relates his experience on Nevis Bluff in high water in Access / A Nervis One or Two. Remember,…

2000-09-27T21:45:34+12:00 The NZRCA’s submission against Rangitata South Irrigation Limited’s resource consent application to Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council) is online at Conservation / NZRCA submission on Rangitata South Irrigation Limited’s…

2000-09-20T21:44:41+12:00 The NZRCA’s constitution was modified at the 2000 AGM and the current version is now available at NZRCA / Constitution.

2001-01-13T22:03:12+13:00 New Zealand Canoeing (00.3) has been sent to members (unfortunately production was interrupted by the break for Christmas). The latest issue includes articles on the Hydro scheme on the…

2000-10-02T21:50:53+13:00 The latest issue of NZRCA’s official newsletter “NZ Canoeing” is now available to members. Features include the nomination of Ron Wastney of Nelson for Canoeist of the Year, an…

2000-10-30T21:54:35+13:00 The Department of Conservation has recommended that the West Coast Tai Poutini Conservation Board decline the NZRCA’s request for access to the Lower Karangarua River, as part of the…

2000-10-16T21:53:12+13:00 Progress is being made as recreational and conservation groups coordinate their efforts to achieve adequate mitigation for the Tongariro Power Development Scheme in preparation for Genesis Power Ltd’s application…

2000-12-06T21:59:29+13:00 The Minister for the Environment, Marion Hobbs, has appointed a three-person tribunal to report on the water conservation order for the Rangitata River (reported here 3 April 2000). The…

2000-12-11T22:01:28+13:00 In Safety / Hokitika Kayaking Weekend (from the White Water Club’s newsletter), Bob Morton analyses the good and bad after an epic weekend on the Kakapotahi River.

2000-10-04T21:52:29+13:00 A kayaking event in memory of Niamh Tomkins is planned for Full James, Taupo on 2nd and 3rd December 2000. It is open to everyone of all ranges of…

2001-07-20T12:18:20+12:00 Would you believe that over one hundred years ago, the intrepid Park brothers undertook (in Education) an epic coast-to-coast canoe journey, via the Taramakau and Hurunui rivers?

2001-04-11T12:02:34+12:00 The Apr/May edition of Adventure magazine features Mike Abbott on the mighty Mekhong, along with local kayaking action from the Wairoa Extreme Race

2001-10-29T12:33:16+13:00 In a press release (PDF, 60k) yesterday, the NZRCA wrote “The NZRCA extends its condolences to the families of Annabel Atkinson and Hayley North, who drowned following a fatal…

2001-10-16T12:30:15+13:00 Shoulder dislocations are a particular risk for kayakers. Robin Rutter-Baumann passes on some lessons from an incident in the Rangitata Gorge (in Safety). Safety

2001-08-07T12:20:30+12:00 At the recent AGM, Alan Bell of Hutt Valley Canoe Club was voted Canoeist of the Year for 2001. Whitewater NZ

2001-06-12T12:12:17+12:00 Alan Bell of Lower Hutt has taken on the role of Membership Officer, and Melissa Bardsley of Wellington is our new Administration Officer. Lynne Fuggle has moved to become…

2001-07-09T12:17:22+12:00 The NZRCA’s Annual Report to Members has been distributed to members, and is now online (in About the NZRCA) as Annual Report 2001 (PDF, 78k) or Annual Report 2001…

2001-06-13T12:13:07+12:00 Now that winter’s here, and there’s not so much happening on the rivers, sit back and enjoy some of the best yarns of earlier days. Here’s Education / Huka…

2001-04-19T12:04:40+12:00 The NZRCA has opposed an application to extend a tourist jetboat service through Smith’s Falls citing conservation and safety concerns; also read the press release (PDF, 75k).

2001-07-02T12:14:43+12:00 In another historic account, Mick Hopkinson describes the first descent of Sargoods Weir on the Kawarau (in Education).

2001-10-23T12:31:09+13:00 Meridian Energy has announced dates for releases on the Lower Waiau river, Southland, from the weir at the Mararoa confluence to Monowai. Release flow is 35cumecs (though several releases…