NZ Canoeing
New Zealand Canoeing is the official newsletter of Whitewater NZ. NZ Canoeing is (usually) published three times a year and distributed free to all members of the NZRCA.
Contributions of articles, trip reports, advertisements, and letters for publication are gratefully received.
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Previous issues
2009 09.3, 09.2, 09.1 | 2008 08.1, 08.2 | 2007 07.2 | 07.1 | 2006 06.2, 06.1 | 2005 05.3, 05.2, 05.1 | 2004 04.2, 04.1 | 2003 03.3, 03.2, 03.1 | 2002 02.3, 02.2, 02.1 | 2001 01.2, 01.1 | 2000 00.3, 00.2, 00.1 | 1999 99.3, 99.2, 99.1 | 1998 98.3, 98.2, 98.1 | 1997 97.3, 97.2, 97.1 | 1984 NZC 31 | 1981 NZC 22
09.3, Summer 2009
Conservation news (Hurunui, Matiri, Mokihinui, CPW, Log books, Access) (Tony Ward-Holmes), A day on a wild river (Tony Ward-Holmes), The Upper Waiau River (Polly Miller), What is a river worth? (Jeremy Watt), Release schedule
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09.2, Winter 2009
Canoeist of the Year - Graeme Wilson (WWCC), Conservation News (Tony Ward-Holmes), NZRCA ...now Whitewater NZ (Polly Miller), Release schedule
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09.1, Summer 2009
NZRCA Draft Conservation Strategy (Duncan Catanach), Conservation News (Tony Ward-Holmes), AGM, The Clarence River (Maggie Oakley), Release schedule, [Seeking] Canoeist of the Year.
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08.2, Spring 2008 - 'The Black Issue'
Newssplashes, How would your Government answer? Murchison favourite, Matakitaki and Glenroy under threat, Our rivers are not renewable (Chris Todd), A perfect storm (Tony Ward-Holmes), But wait… there's more (Tony Ward-Holmes)
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08.1, Winter 2008
Canoeist of the Year announced!, Newssplashes, Rivers under threat, Pack paddling on the Upper Kakapotahi (Joe Bousquin), New Thinking to Save Rivers - Part III (Guy Salmon).
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07.2, Spring 2007
Reprieve for the Gowan! (Guido Wassink), Rescue Course Subsidy Guidelines, Protecting the Hurunui from dam-nation (Tony Ward-Holmes), Newsplashes, New thinking needed to save our rivers (Guy Salmon), Pinned in the Whataroa River (John Rice).
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07.1, Autumn 2007
Extreme whitewater races on the rise (Guido Wassink), Newssplashes, New thinking needed to save our rivers (Guy Salmon), Andy Duff Race 2007 (Douglass McCormick), Arunachal Pradesh kayak expedition (Alan Ellard).
06.2, Spring 2006
Great win for the Mokau River (Guido Wassink), What's in a name? (Simon Callaghan), Sam the Apprentice (Mick Hopkinson), The Central Plains Water Scheme (Tony Ward-Holmes), Long Time Dead... (Andy England), A brief guide on running waterfalls, part 2 (Chris Joose).
06.1, Winter 2006
Canoeist of the Year 2006 - Dave Ritchie (Wayne Johnson), We Care About Your Safety!, Newssplashes (Guido Wassink), Life after Project Aqua - What does it mean for river conservation? (Duncan Catanach), Arnold River - a Popular Resource (Andy England), Epic Coast to Coast Journey (Tim Sikma), New Zealand Whitewater 4th edition (Graham Charles), Running Waterfalls - Some thoughts on how to approach bigger drops... (Chris Joosse).
05.3, Summer 2005
Summer around the corner (Guido Wassink), Newssplashes (Guido Wassink), Kaituna Gorge (Mike Dawson), Kaituna Hydro-project Lowdown (Duncan Catanach, Guido Wassink), Paddlers and Rocksnot: Keeping it clean (Guido Wassink), Creeking on the Val Sesia (Polly Miller), Sad but true (Mick Hopkinson), Legends of Aotearoa (Tony Ward-Holmes).
05.2, Winter 2005
Paddling towards slightly more moderate paddling temperatures... (Guido Wassink), Newssplashes (Guido Wassink), Hottest Conservation, Access , Safety and Education news (including Access to Waterways and RMA Election Issues) (Tony Ward-Holmes), The Inaugural Tongariro and Whakapapa Releases: Tongariro Releases, April 2005 (Alan Bell), The Inaugural Tongariro and Whakapapa Releases: Whakapapa release, July 2005 (Mike Birch), Wise up to the White Stuff Part 3 (Matt Barker), Canoeist of the Year - Mike Abbott (Jonathan Hunt).
05.1, Summer 2005
A season of it (Tony Ward-Holmes), Conservation Update (Duncan Catanach), Death of the Mokau (Duncan Catanach), First Descent of the Mokau, Living Rivers Coalition launched in December 2004, Hugh Canard's speech at the Living Rivers Coalition launch, 15 December 2004 (Hugh Canard), Gowan (Duncan Catanach).
04.2, Spring 2004
Newssplashes (Tony Ward-Holmes), Releases (Tony Ward-Holmes), Risk and Recreation, Reflections on the Buller Drowning Jan 2002 (Tony Ward Holmes), Rangitata Win (Maree Baker), Canoeist of the Year (Graham McIntyre), Wise Up to the White Stuff Part 2 (Matt Barker), Sanitising Our Wild Places (Mark Jones).
04.1, Winter 2004
Newssplashes (Tony Ward-Holmes), Releases (Tony Ward-Holmes), Conservation (Maree Baker and Duncan Catanach), Wise Up to the White Stuff 1 (Matt Barker), Criminal Nuisance Prosecutions in Recreation: Cause For Concern? (Dr Pip Lynch).
03.3, Summer 2003
Roll on summer! (Tony Ward-Holmes), Newssplashes (Tony Ward-Holmes), Releases (Tony Ward-Holmes), Public Liability (Glenn Murdoch), Labour weekend on the Clarence (Polly Miller), Alan Hoffman: COTY 2003 (Kirsty Hoffman), Conservation and Access (Anonymous), Steep action in Bolivia (Dave Moore), Legends of Aotearoa Whitewater: Sargood's Weir (Tony Ward-Holmes, Robin Rutter-Baumann).
03.2, Winter 2003
Newssplashes (Tony Ward-Holmes), Legends of Aotearoa whitewater (Hugh Canard), Annual Report to Members 2003 (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Financial report (Lynne Fuggle), AGM Business, Remit to change the NZRCA constitution.
03.1, Autumn 2003
Editorial (Tony Ward-Holmes), From the Presidential suite (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Newssplashes, Conservation (Maree Baker), Old Man River (Graham Charles), Eight days on the Franklin (Polly Miller), Safety (Glenn Murdoch), Canoeist of the Year (Maggie Oakley).
02.3, Spring 2002
President's Comment (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Focus on the Executive, Maggie Oakley, NZRCA Canoeist of the Year (Sue Abbott), Competition for Water (Hugh Canard), Adventures on the Turkish Coruh River (Mike Savory), What Mick Hopkinson Takes Boating (Mick Hopkinson), Conservation Update (Maree Baker), The Adams Wilderness Area (Jonathan Hunt), Opening of the Tekapo White Water Course (Ian Russell), The NZRCA needs Clubs!
02.2, Autumn 2002
Welcome to the Autumn issue of NZ Canoeing (Polly Miller), News from your Association (Polly Miller), Gowan appealed (Polly Miller), Graham's view on the Lower Hokitika (Graham Charles), Free training days from Water Safety New Zealand (Brendon Ward), Wafting... down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River (Mick Hopkinson), Voyage around Stewart Island (Ian Algie), Kayak West Coast Search and Rescue Update (Sam Rainey), Letter from Pat Hyland re the Tekapo Slalom Course (Pat Hyland).
02.1, Summer 2002
The President's word on whio (Robin Rutter-Baumann), River alterations (Graham Charles), Tekapo course update (Mike Savory), A tale of two girlies on the Madi Khola (Polly Miller), Tragedy on the Lower Hokitika (Vladimir Filipovic), Let's all help the fabulous Blue Duck (whio) (Ian Gill), The Ruakituri River (Alan Bell), The Rangitikei River in the year 2050 (Laura Nicol), A Christmas wish to members of the NZRCA Executive (Doug Rankin), Highlights from the Rangitata River Water Conservation Order hearing (Maree Baker).
01.2, Spring 2001
Spring is sprung! (Polly Miller), NZRCA Canoeist of the Year (Laura Nicol), Water Conservation Order on the Buller River (Doug Rankin), The story of the Tortoise and her Knee on her journey of the Coast to Coast (Laura Nicol), By Hoki (Don Allardice), West Coast Whitewater Search and Rescue update (Sam Rainey), Update on Surfer's Ear (Doug Rankin).
01.1, Autumn 2001
Changes in the Executive, Annual General Meeting, Clarence update (Doug Rankin), Tekapo course is all go (Ian Russell), West Coast River Search and Rescue Team (Matthew Bennett), Caveat Emptor (Mick Hopkinson), Words of wisdom from Gareth Fryer (Gareth Fryer), The Karamea River - Sheer magic (Alan Bell), Heard about Surfer's Ear? (Doug Rankin), Results of the Membership Survey (Polly Miller).
00.3, Summer 2000
Hydro scheme on the Arnold (Glen Murdoch), Reports from the Maritime Safety Authority (Janet Nicol), Tongariro Power Development Update (Maree Baker), Rafting on the Yampa River (Mike Savory), Boating in Corsica (Alistair Quinn), Public liability (Kent France), Excerpt from letter to West Coast Conservation Board (Jonathan Hunt), Flow dates on the Tekapo, Pukaki and Mangahao (Mike Savory) and a Membership survey (Polly Miller).
00.2, Spring 2000
Canoeist of the Year (Hugh Canard), President's comment (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Events (Polly Miller, Sarah McRae), North Island resource consents project (Wade Bishop) - Tongariro Power Development (TPD) and Waikato River resource consents project, Paddling in California (Polly Miller), President's Confessions (Robin Rutter-Baumann), That mighty river... (Matthew Bennett), Membership update (Polly Miller), Attention kayakers using Homer Hut (Robin McNeill).
00.1, Autumn 2000
From the Executive (Polly Miller), Tasman Council River Works (Sarah McRae), News Splash (Polly Miller), Access to the Karangarua (Tony Ward-Holmes), Rodeo Worlds (Polly Miller), Buller workday at New Year (Polly Miller), To boat and not to be (Mick Hopkinson), Chris Emerick on the Upper Hokitika (Chris Emerick), Swiftwater Rescue on the Nevis River (Polly Miller), Upper Otaki Gorge (Chris Sinclair), The Whanganui River Guide (Polly Miller), The NZOIA/NZRCA Kayak Instructor Award Scheme (Janette Kear), Book Review: New Zealand Whitewater (Chris Sinclair).
99.3, Summer 1999
Changes to NZ Canoeing (Polly Miller), White Water Rodeo Worlds (Jo Lucas), Treaty issues (Sarah McRae), Buller work-day at New Year (Mick Hopkinson), Dam proposed on the Rangitata (Ian Logie), Mangahao madness (Colin Leitch), Tekapo slalom and rodeo site update (Ian Russell), New Zealand Whitewater (Graham Charles), Tamur magic (Sarah McRae) (Bill Thomson), Boat review (Graham Egarr), Wednesday on the Whitcombe (David Mangnall), Conservation Update (Maree Baker), Roaring Meg (John Snook), The NZRCA safety subsidy (Ian Logie).
99.2, Spring 1999
NZRCA Annual General Meeting, Non-Canoeist of the Year, New Boats, Conservation Confluence (Maree Baker), Conclusion to the Clarence (Maree Baker), Mangahao release (Timon Walkley), Paddling flooded rivers (Hugh Canard), NZRCA safety subsidy (Ian Logie), Assessment blues (Ian Ruthven), Pukaki release (Kate Downer), River flow dates.
99.1, Autumn 1999
From the Executive (AGM, Keen Person Wanted, Conservation Confluence, We're out there), The President Reports (Sarah McRae), The Club Column: Marlborough Canoe Club (Ngaire Lawson), The Clarence Endangered: NZRCA's Appeal to the Environment Court, On Any Sunday: Memories of Matt Daly (Sue Olaman and Carl Waddick), News re Rafting Kiwis place 5th in World Champs, Resource Management Act under review - have your say (Maree Baker), Shoulder dislocations: Lessons learned on the Rangitata (Robin Rutter-Baumann), Te Hoe River: Sat 14 Nov 1998, New Kiwi boats, Canoeist falls foul of law, Waipori Dam, Rodeo World Cup news, Pre-world results.
98.3, Spring 1998
NZRCA Canoeist of the Year, The President Reports (Sarah McRae), Waikaremoana resource consent, Clarence river resource consent hearing, Letter from Hugh Canard re Kawatiri Play Group, Quarrying the Clarence (Paul Macey), World Rodeo Champs, Pilgrimage to the River Gods, Dagger and Perception merge, Forestry get-ins, Fifteen minutes at Clarks Fork, Yellowstone (Mick Hopkinson), Testing out the Tekapo (Paul Macey), Taking on the Takaputahi (Craig Peerless and Rob Worlledge), River Safety Courses (Mark Planner).
98.2, Winter 1998
AGM date and venue, Annual Canoeist of the Year Trophy, OSH clarifies coverage for recreational users, NZ paddler in US accident, Tekapo slalom site development update, MSA releases report, NZRCA announces new membership options, Bio-Bio dam still in standoff, New Membership options, Letters from David Alderton and Hugh Canard, Annual Report to Members (Paul Macey), Financial Report (Fiona Mackay), Conservation (Andy Hollings), Water Conservation Orders (Geoff Price), Threat to the RMA (Ritz Wood), Access [Wairoa, Waipori], Recreational Water Releases (Mike Savory), The Hallelujah Chorus to the River Safety Courses (Ritz Wood), Safety (Mark Planner), Education (Janette Kear), Aorere River (Hugh Canard), Three go mad in South Westland [Cook, Mahitahi, Manakaiaua] (Justin Randall).
98.1, Autumn 1998
Editorial (Jonathan Hunt), Tragedy on Roaring Meg, NZRCA submission on road reform, Access threats in Kahurangi National Park, BullerFest '98 a big hit, New Stealth from Quality Kayaks, Logo competition closed, Steady progress on Tekapo slalom site, Upper Toaroha paddled, Huka Falls 'race', The Lochy River (Keith Riley), Golden Bay - Under Development [Takaka, Waingaro, Stanley, Anatoki, Slate] (Steve Garside), Every kayaker's dream - an inflatable friend! (Erik Bradshaw), Upper Maruia and Blue Grey (Tony Ward-Holmes), From the prez... (Paul Macey), Conservation (Maree Baker), Access (Jonathan Hunt), Education (Janette Kear), Letters from Anne Thomson and Graham Charles, Kayaking Season (Kaye Martin), A Motu Trip (Paul Macey).
97.3, Summer 1997
Editorial (Jonathan Hunt), NZCA becomes NZRCA, 1997 Canoeist of the Year, Kiwis impress at Ottawa rodeo, Paddling magazine launched, Tekapo/Pukaki dates agreed, Huka Falls to feature in race, NZ to host champs, Tekapo Whitewater Trust report to NZCA/NZRCA AGM (Ian Russell), Conservation (Maree Baker), President's report to the NZCA AGM (Paul Macey), The Deepdale rediscovered (Tony Ward-Holmes), Safety (Robin Baumann), Accident & Incident Report form.
97.2, Winter 1997
Editorial (Duncan Humphreys), A common question - who are the NZCA? (Maree Baker), NZCA's proposed name change - NZRCA, NZCA to the Colorado (Mike Savory), News, Conservation [Kawarau, Buller, Clarence, Hurunui, Rangitaiki] (Maree Baker), Access [Waipori, Wairoa, Tekapo, Rangitaiki], Paddling the unknown: The first descent of the West Coast Burke River (Keith Riley), Callery River (Paul Macey), The Fulcrum (Rob Dunn).
97.1, Autumn 1997
A note from the editor (Rick McGregor), Conservation Flash (Maree Baker), Waikaia River - Southland (Keith Riley).
#31, Summer 1984
Comment (Graham Egarr), Nevis! (Tony Marcinowski), Australian ramblings (Paul Caffyn), Waipara explored (Hugh Canard), Book review: The outdoor world of Graeme Dingle (Jan Egarr), The Waikato marathon, Kayak plans, NZ Whitewater canoeing championships - Easter, April 20-22, Wanganui river minimum flows set, Kaimoana.
#22, July 1981
Editorial, Access to Rivers - The law, Trespass - The law, Kayaks and rafts behind the sugar cane curtain, Mohaka river power investigations, The Mohaka by raft (John Howes), Slalom technique (John McLeod), Fulljames, Whakapapa epic (Peter Sutcliffe), Power development on the Waitaki river, A weekend in Central Otago (David Pilditch), River guide - Kawarau river (Graham and Jan Egarr), A Clarence river trip (Jim Hutton), Cook Strait crossing (Eric Terzaghi), Canoeist's Safety Officer comments (Graham Egarr), River protection - Where we are at, Wairoa river-Tauranga - Flow dates (Roy Tallon), Australian sprint championships 1981 (Ben Hutchings), Australian slalom trip (Lynn Goodwin), North Island slalom championships - Wairoa March 28-29, South Island slalom championships (David Pilditch), Ruahine whitewater club - Pukeokahu March 1, Tarawera Canoe Club - Mangate Bridge May 16, NZCA President's report - July 1981.
