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2002-09-16T07:56:29+12:00 The Tekapo Whitewater Course will be officially opened at Labour Weekend, with rodeo, slalom, down-river racing and rafting events. Details are at Tekapo Whitewater Course Opening. Don’t forget Tekapo…

2002-09-20T08:12:32+12:00 Alan Bell reports a new rapid on class II section of the Rangitikei (Toe Toe Road to Mangaweka): “About 1km below the Virgin Rapid there is a large slip…

2002-10-24T07:47:44+13:00 It’s all on this Labour Weekend! Saturday 26 brings the Spring Mangahao release, while the Tekapo Whitewater Course is officially opened. The Wairoa is flowing on Sunday 27, along…

2002-11-18T08:33:41+13:00 Water Safety New Zealand are going to run ACC RiverSafe Provider training days in December and January and are calling for interested individuals and organisations to register interest. The…

2002-11-14T23:02:53+13:00 New Zealand Canoeing, Spring 2002 (02.3) is out, and includes President’s Comment (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Focus on the Executive, Maggie Oakley, NZRCA Canoeist of the Year (Sue Abbott), Our patron’s…

2002-11-03T11:44:06+13:00 The Special Tribunal formed to hear the application by lodged by the Central South Island and the New Zealand Fish and Game Council for a Water Conservation Order (WCO)…

2002-10-30T20:36:25+13:00 The Niamh Tomkins Memorial Rodeo is an annual freestyle kayak event at Fulljames rapid on the Waikato River, Taupo, New Zealand. It is a competitive rodeo, but the emphasis…

2002-11-07T08:43:52+13:00 Graham Charles has updated his guide to New Zealand’s whitewater. The revised version now covers 125 sections with the Waihopai, Ruakituri and Opato amongst new runs described. A Park’n’play…

2002-12-07T18:37:23+13:00 The Ministry for the Environment has responded to Fish & Game concerns by conducting an aerial inspection of dairy farms in the upper Buller catchment, including near the Tutaki,…

2002-09-02T09:12:23+12:00 Get ready for a fun Labour weekend with a Mangahao release on Saturday 26 October, followed by the Bliss-Stick River Valley Festival on the Rangitikei.

2002-08-22T10:31:50+12:00 In response to perceived threats from tourism development, a group called Quiet Rangitikei Incorporated (QRI) has been formed to protect existing recreational opportunities in the beautiful Mokai Gorge, including…

2002-12-07T22:34:59+13:00 On Sunday 1 December, 42-year-old Colin Jackson of Ranana drowned after the canoe he was paddling with a companion capsized. His body was recovered on Monday (Canoeist’s Body Found).

2003-01-17T22:40:10+13:00 Rob Leroy describes his personal experience of a leg entrapment during a raft trip in the Gore Canyon, Colorado in Entrapment, Fisherman’s Nightmare – Gore River. How would you…

2002-12-17T21:39:17+13:00 A few corrections and additions for the Tekapo Release Dates published on page 10 of NZ Canoeing 02.3, Spring 2002 are as follows: The Tekapo Whitewater Course releases scheduled…

2003-01-21T10:15:09+13:00 The fifth annual Wairoa Extreme Race, organised by Andi Uhl, is on February 15 and 16. Pre-entries are requested by 1 February. (Additional events and releases are listed in…

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Christchurch on Saturday 7 September, at the Bridge Bar, Ferrymead Tavern, 1099 Ferry Road (by the Estuary), Christchurch (map). All paddlers are…

2002-11-26T09:47:04+13:00 The definitive guide to the Whanganui river has been updated for the new season. NZRCA members can receive a discount; refer Order Form (PDF, 12k).

2002-10-13T11:23:51+13:00 Colin Sonneveld (via Steve Scott) of NZOIA advises “There is a new log in the big rapid on the Upper Grey river section between McVicars and the Staircase Creek….

2002-09-09T22:14:44+12:00 Following a positive Annual General Meeting on Saturday 7, we welcome several additions to the NZRCA Executive: Mike Birch as our new Vice-President; Tony Ward-Holmes takes over as NZ…

2002-08-31T12:23:52+12:00 Over the past 18 months the NZRCA has been negotiating with Genesis Power Ltd. over the renewing of the 35-year consents that govern the Tongariro Power Development. We have…

2003-03-26T21:56:59+12:00 The MSA is seeking an Accident Investigator – Maritime Adventure & Recreational Boating. The NZRCA has been concerned for some time about the quality of MSA investigations into whitewater…

2003-03-27T19:31:18+12:00 Glenn Murdoch has compiled a Code of Practice based on a draft from NZOIA. The Code of Practice highlights key safety and management issues in order to promote responsible…

2003-03-11T19:20:20+13:00 The operators of the Mangahao dam have advised that due to drought conditions in the Horowhenua, the Mangahao release for March 22 is cancelled.

2003-03-06T12:53:53+13:00 The Tekapo Whitewater course will be open Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March, and is available for paddlers to use. The course coordinators for the weekend are Penny Clendon…