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. . . . . . Annual Report 2006 (PDF, 192k)
NZRCA Annual Report to Members for 2006
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Excerpt from NZRCA Annual Report to Members for 2005
. . . . . . Annual Report 2005 (PDF, 242k)
NZRCA Annual Report to Members for 2005
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NZRCA Annual Report to Members for 2003
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. . . . . . Canoeist of the Year
. . . . . . Annual Report 2007
. . . . . . Annual Report to Members 2005
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. . . Conservation
. . . . . . Amenity values
The management of amenity values and their relevance to the RMA and kayakers
. . . . . . Water Conservation Orders
Overview of important rivers and their conservation status
. . . . . . NZRCA Submission on the RMA Bill 1999
. . . . . . Clarence Consent Update
The conclusion to the Clarence saga
. . . . . . Example submission
. . . . . . Quarrying the Clarence
Overview of Tranz Rail's proposal to quarry the Clarence
. . . . . . Submission on Rangitata South Irrigation Limited resource consent
NZRCA Submission opposing Rangitata South Irrigation Ltd. resource consent application
. . . . . . Rangitata Diversion Race submission
NZRCA submission on Rangitata Diversion Race resource consent
. . . . . . NZRCA Submission
Our response to a MofE discussion document for a National Agenda for Sustainable Water Management
. . . . . . Hydro scheme on the Arnold River
Glenn Murdoch outlines discussions with Trustpower regarding their proposed hydro scheme on the Arnold River
. . . . . . Smith Falls jetboat
Submission opposing application to operate a jetboat through Smith's Falls
. . . . . . Buller Water Conservation Order, 2001
Background to the Water Conservation Order for the Buller River
. . . . . . Submission re MRP Resource Consent
Submission re Mighty River Power Waikato Resource Consent
. . . . . . Rangitata WCO highlights
Maree Baker gives some highlights from the NZRCA submissions
. . . . . . The President's word on Whio
Outcomes from a recent meeting between river users and DoC regarding whio
. . . . . . Competition for water
Hugh Canard warns economic development will threaten recreational opportunities
. . . . . . Logbooks
The case for keeping a logbook of one's kayaking experiences.
. . . . . . Living Rivers launch in Hamilton
Hugh Canard explains the reasons for the NZRCA joining the Living Rivers Coalition.
. . . . . . Access to Waterways and RMA Election Issues
Issues affecting kayakers arising from the 2005 General Election
. . . . . . Kaituna Hydro-project Lowdown
BOPE's plans for a dam on the Kaituna River
. . . . . . Arnold River a Popular Resource
. . . . . . Save the Waimakariri
. . . . . . Kaituna Hydro-project Lowdown
. . . . . . Submission on the Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050
. . . . . . How to make a submission: Stopping the dams before they happen
. . . . . . NZRCA Submission on BOP Electricity Concession on Upper Kaituna Reserve
. . . . . . Wairehu Playhole
. . . . . . Submission re Rangitata South Irrigation consents
. . . . . . Submission on Horizon's One Plan
. . . . . . WCO applied for on Upper Hurunui River
. . . . . . Let's all help the fabulous Blue Duck (whio)
. . . . . . Logbooks
. . . . . . Submission on Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill
. . . . . . Competition for Water
. . . . . . Hugh Canard's speech at the Living Rivers Coalition launch, 15 December 2004
. . . . . . Amenity Values
. . . . . . Water Conservation Orders
. . . . . . The President's word on whio
. . . . . . Submission on the Resource Management Amendment Bill 1999
. . . . . . Submission on 'Making Every Drop Count: The National Agenda for Sustainable Water Management - Action Plan'
. . . . . . Buller Water Conservation Order, 2001
. . . . . . Quarrying the Clarence
. . . . . . Submission on an Application for Resource Consent
. . . . . . Conclusion to the Clarence
. . . . . . Hydro scheme on the Arnold River
. . . . . . Submission on a Resource Consent Application to operate an irrigation intake at Klondyke
. . . . . . Access to Waterways and RMA Election Issues
. . . . . . The Rangitikei River in the year 2050
. . . . . . Submission re MRP Waikato Resource Consent
. . . . . . Submission on Called-in Resource Consent Applications (Tekapo)
. . . . . . Rangitata River Protected By Water Conservation Order
. . . . . . Submission re Mokau Dam
. . . . . . Submission re Waitaki Allocation Plan
. . . . . . Submission on Pukaki Farming Company
. . . . . . Highlights from the Rangitata River WCO hearing
. . . . . . The Tongariro Power Development (TPD) Scheme
. . . . . . Submission on Tongariro Power Development scheme (Genesis Power)
. . . . . . Appeal against Genesis Power re Tongariro Power Development Scheme
. . . . . . Submission on the application by the Central South Island and the NZ Fish and Game Councils for a WCO on the Rangitata River
. . . . . . Rangitata Water Conservation Order, 2001
. . . . . . Rangitata WCO Jonathan Hunt evidence, 2001
. . . . . . Submission On Project Aqua
. . . . . . Buller WCO - Colin Leitch Evidence
. . . . . . Buller WCO Martin Unwin Evidence
. . . . . . Submission on a Resource Consent Application to widen Kawarau Gorge above Smith's Falls
. . . . . . NZRCA Submission re Mokihinui
. . . . . . Submission on Ten Mile Creek
. . . . . . Submission on Application For Resource Consents relating to Proposed Hydro Scheme at Lake Matiri in the Matiri River
. . . . . . Our rivers are not renewable
. . . Access
. . . . . . From source to sea - Rafting the Clarence
. . . . . . Kahurangi air access survey
NZRCA response to DoC survey on air access in Kahurangi NP
. . . . . . New Zealand Whitewater, Revised Edition
Description of Graham Charles' latest New Zealand guidebook
. . . . . . . . . Table of Contents
The table of contents for New Zealand Whitewater, Revised Edition
. . . . . . . . . Foreword
. . . . . . . . . Introduction
. . . . . . . . . Errata and Updates
Use this page to keep up-to-date with changes, and give feedback about the guidebook
. . . . . . . . . Order Form (PDF, 50k)
Use this form to order guidebooks. Member discounts!
. . . . . . Guide to the Whanganui River
. . . . . . Kahurangi plan threatens river access
. . . . . . Treaty Issues
Letter to the Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and their response
. . . . . . A Nervis One or Two
Bill Thomson describes a high-flow descent of Nevis Bluff rapid
. . . . . . The Ruakituri river: A seldom paddled
Guide information for the Ruakituri
. . . . . . Ruakituri/Mohaka trip
Trip report and
. . . . . . First descent of the Adams River
Ian Wiseman's trip report of an adventure in South Westland
. . . . . . Old Man River
A source-to-sea journey down the Buller River, in one day
. . . . . . Submission to Land Access Reference Group
The NZRCA's submission regarding land access issues relating to kayaking, as sent to the Land Access Reference Group.
. . . . . . Submission re Access Reference Group Report
Submission in response to the Land Access Reference Group's access report.
. . . . . . Tourism, Conservation and Recreation
Hugh Canard asks questions about the impact of air access to wild rivers
. . . . . . Submission on National Parks General Policy
NZRCA's submission on the NZ Conservation Authority's General Policy for National Parks.
. . . . . . Submission on Conservation General Policy
NZRCA's submission on the NZ Conservation Authority's General Policy for Conservation.
. . . . . . Wairau Wanderings
A spring-time descent of the Wairau River
. . . . . . Deep in the Wilds of Fiordland
Hugh Canard and friends revel in the wild majesty of the Wairaurahiri river.
. . . . . . An Adventure on the Oparara river
Kerry Hoglund and Brett Miller survive an adventure on the Oparara river.
. . . . . . Frolics on the Mokau
A 1951 descent
. . . . . . Kaituna Gorge
Kaituna Gorge trip report
. . . . . . Access and the HSE Act
. . . . . . Another epic coast-to-coast journey
. . . . . . Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) and kayakers
. . . . . . Permit required to paddle the Arthur River, Fiordland
. . . . . . Extreme whitewater races on the rise
. . . . . . Guide to the Whanganui River
. . . . . . Taking on the Takaputahi
. . . . . . Kahurangi plan threatens river access
. . . . . . Kaituna Gorge
. . . . . . Deep in the Wilds of Fiordland
. . . . . . An Adventure on the Oparara river
. . . . . . Tekapo Whitewater Course
. . . . . . Huka Falls: One of the last dreams
. . . . . . First descent of the Adams River
. . . . . . Upper Waiau, 7-9 November 2003
. . . . . . A Clarence River Trip
. . . . . . From Source to Sea - Rafting the Clarence
. . . . . . Submission on Conservation General Policy
. . . . . . Submission on National Parks General Policy
. . . . . . Tourism, Conservation and Recreation
. . . . . . Kahurangi air access survey
. . . . . . Submission to Land Access Reference Group
. . . . . . Submission to MAF on Walking Access in NZ Outdoors
. . . . . . Treaty issues
. . . . . . Wairau Wanderings
. . . . . . Epic coast-to-coast journey - 1889-1890
. . . . . . Only the second biggest rapid in the country
. . . . . . A nervis one or two
. . . . . . Ruakituri-Mohaka Trip
. . . . . . The Ruakituri River - A hidden gem
. . . . . . Old man river
. . . . . . Seven more for Huka
. . . . . . Labour Weekend on the Clarence
. . . . . . Hokitika River (Kakariki Canyon)
. . . . . . Tekapo course is all go
. . . . . . Tekapo Whitewater Trust Report to NZCA/NZRCA AGM
. . . . . . Testing out the Tekapo
. . . . . . Frolics on the Mokau
. . . . . . A Waiwhakaiho Tupperware Party
. . . . . . Mangahao madness
. . . . . . Karamea
. . . . . . The Karamea River - Sheer magic
. . . . . . The Karamea - A seven day epic
. . . . . . Karamea in flood
. . . . . . Taipo access trial
. . . . . . Access to the Karangarua
. . . . . . Upper Taipo River, March 2005
. . . . . . Solo on the Otoko
. . . . . . The Inaugural Tongariro and Whakapapa Releases
. . . . . . Submission on Ruapuna Irrigation
. . . . . . Arahura
. . . . . . Paddling whitewater in New Zealand
. . . . . . Proposed Adams Wilderness Area: NZRCA Submission
. . . . . . The Adams Wilderness Area
. . . . . . About the NZRCA River Guide
. . . Safety
. . . . . . Accident/Incident Database
Kayaking accidents and incidents and analysis.
. . . . . . Accidents and Incidents
Describes the interest of the Maritime Safety Authority in river accidents, especially those involving jetboats.
. . . . . . Incidents Report Form (PDF, 50k)
A 1-page form for notifying the MSA of an incident or accident.
. . . . . . Mangahao Release
Timon Walkley describes a pin situation on the Mangahao
. . . . . . Public liability
Kent France outlines the legalities of public liability relevant to kayaking
. . . . . . Heard about Surfer's Ear?
Doug Rankin's experience with surfer's ear
. . . . . . Code of Practice
Key safety and management issues for responsible kayaking
. . . . . . Rule 91 and its implications for kayakers
Overview of the MSA's Rule 91 and its problematic implications
. . . . . . Public Liability
Recommendations for clubs regarding risk management
. . . . . . Jetboats on the Buller
Overview of JBNZ application for speed-uplifting and NZRCA's safety concerns.
. . . . . . Submission on Drowning Prevention Strategy
NZRCA's submission on ACC's Drowning Prevention Strategy
. . . . . . On any Sunday: Memories of Matt Daly
Account of a fatal accident on the Roaring Meg section of the Kawarau River.
. . . . . . Pinned in the Whataroa River
. . . . . . Long Time Dead...
. . . . . . Lahars and Kayakers
. . . . . . River Safety Courses
. . . . . . NZRCA/NZOIA River Rescue for Kayakers
. . . . . . NZRCA/NZOIA River Safety for Kayakers
. . . . . . Rule Part 91 and its implications for kayakers
. . . . . . Code of Practice, Version 1.1
. . . . . . Mangahao release
. . . . . . Heard about Surfer's Ear?
. . . . . . Accidents and Incidents
. . . . . . Drowning Prevention Strategy Submission
. . . . . . Criminal Nuisance Prosecutions in Recreation: Cause for Concern?
. . . . . . What Mick Hopkinson Takes Boating
. . . . . . Jetboats on the Buller
. . . . . . Submission on a Resource Consent Application to operate a jetboat through Smith's Falls
. . . . . . Public Liability
. . . . . . Public liability: could clubs be liable?
. . . . . . On any Sunday
. . . . . . Submission on 'Rock A', Rangitaiki River
. . . . . . Tragedy on the Lower Hokitika
. . . . . . Graham's view on the Lower Hokitika
. . . . . . Entrapment, Fisherman's Nightmare - Gore River
. . . . . . Paddling flooded rivers
. . . . . . Shoulder dislocations
. . . . . . Risk Recreation
. . . . . . Mangorewa Mayhem
. . . . . . Hokitika Kayaking Weekend
. . . . . . Making the headlines
. . . . . . Submission on Jetboats on the Hawea River
. . . . . . Trees in the Rivers
. . . Education
Describes the NZRCA's role in education and instruction.
. . . . . . Kayak Instructor Award Scheme
Background to the merging of the NZOIA and NZRCA instructor awards
. . . . . . Only the second biggest
Mick Hopkinson describes the first descent of Sargood's Weir
. . . . . . Epic coast-to-coast journey
The epic journey by the Park brothers from Hokitika to Christchurch 1889-1890
. . . . . . A Clarence River Trip
A multi-day adventure on the Clarence, in fibreglass canoes
. . . . . . Extract from G E Mannering "With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps"
An 1889 canoe trip down the Tasman, Pukaki and Waitaki rivers.
. . . . . . Whakapapa Epic
An exciting 1981 descent of the Whakapapa.
. . . . . . Extract from G E Mannering "With axe and rope in the New Zealand Alps"
. . . . . . The NZOIA/NZRCA Kayak Instructor Award Scheme
. . . . . . Whakapapa Epic
. . . . . . Kayak Tests
. . . Membership
. . . . . . Individual Membership Form (PDF, 14k)
. . . . . . Club Membership Form (PDF, 17k)
. . . . . . Associate Membership Form (PDF, 15k)
. . . . . . Clubs
Contact details for recreational canoe and kayak clubs in New Zealand
. . . NZ Canoeing
Descibes the contents of the NZRCA's newsletter "NZ Canoeing".
. . . News archive
Previous news items on this website.
. . . Whitewater Gallery
Images of New Zealand's whitewater rivers
. . . . . . Album: First descent of the Adams
Images from Kerry Hoglund's submission on retaining access to the Adams ([url=/article/SubmissionOnAdamsWildernessArea]NZRCA submission[/url])
. . . . . . Album: Canterbury/Upper Taipo
A great day out for eight paddlers and a cataraft.
. . . . . . Album: Canterbury/Lower Waiau
With WWCC on 13 March 2005
. . . . . . Album: Classic West Coast drops
Graham Charles provides a taste of the rapids available when West Coast heli-boating.
. . . . . . Album: Around New Zealand
Various images from Clarence, Pukaki, Kakapotahi, Shotover and more...
. . . . . . Album: Buller Workday 1999
Some of Mick Hopkinson's photos from the successful Buller Workday.
. . . . . . Album: World Freestyle Championships, December 1999
A few images from the World Championships in Taupo.
. . . . . . Album: Mokihinui mission
Robin Rutter-Baumann and friends spent all day on the North Branch of the Mokihinui during Easter 2000.
. . . . . . Album: Wairau Wanderings
Images from a spring trip down the Wairau River.
. . . . . . Album: Clarence, Nov 1999
A raft and kayak expedition down the scenic Clarence river.
. . . . . . Album: Attempted boat extrication on the Mangahao
. . . . . . Album: Around the North Island
A sample of North Island rivers (during Winter).
. . . . . . Album: Hutt Gorge Action
Images from recent Hutt Gorge trips by Ray Beentjes, October 2001
. . . . . . Album: Exploring the Clarke
A team from Christchurch and Hokitika explore a tributary of the Grey (March 2002).
. . . . . . Album: Tekapo course is all go
Images from commissioning flow on Tekapo Whitewater Course, March 2001.
. . . . . . Album: The Karamea River - Sheer Magic
A collection of images from the Karamea, February 2001.
. . . . . . Album: First descent of Huka Falls
Black and white images of the first descent of Huka Falls (1981).
. . . . . . Album: Karangarua
Images supporting access to the Karangarua.
. . . . . . Album: Paddling whitewater in New Zealand
An international team tours Buller and West Coast rivers.
. . . . . . Album: Adventure on the Oparara
An adventure on the Oparara.
. . . . . . Album: Wairaurahiri
The remote and beautiful Wairaurahiri river.
. . . . . . Album: Upper Waiau
A descent of the remote and beautiful Upper Waiau river.
. . . . . . Album: Submission to Land Access Reference Group
Image included in submission to demonstrate navigability of narrow channels.
. . . . . . Album: A nervis one or two
. . . . . . Album: Mokai Gorge, Rangitikei
The impressive Mokai Gorge on the Rangitikei River
. . . . . . Album: Upper Otoko descent
A rare descent of the Upper Otoko River, West Coast.
. . . . . . Album: Lower Hokitika (Kakariki Canyon)
A great run down the Lower Hokitika.
. . . . . . Album: HVCC enjoy the Ruakituri and Mohaka rivers
. . . . . . Album: Tongariro releases, April 2005
There was an excellent turnout for recently negotiated releases down the Tongariro (Access 10, 13 and 14).
. . . . . . Album: Karamea, April 2005
Seven paddlers enjoy a three-day journey down the Karamea (8-10 April).
. . . . . . Album: NZRCA Exec on Lower Kakapotahi
The Executive unwind with a descent down a low Kakapotahi river, November 2002.
. . . . . . Album: Inaugural Whakapapa Release, July 2005
Phil McIntyre, Mason Slako and Jason Bishop enjoy the inaugural release down the Whakapapa.
. . . . . . Album: Wairoa Extreme Race 2006
. . . . . . Album: Landsborough, October 2005
A group of mainly Dunedin paddlers descend the Landsborough by raft and kayak, October 2005.
. . . . . . Album: Coast to Coast, February 2006
An account of a trip recently conducted by Tim Sikma and Joe Jagusch in February 2006 as a re-enactment of a trip carried out 116 years ago by the Park brothers.
. . . . . . Album: A showcase of whitewater on the Mokau
. . . . . . Album: Upper Ngamuwahine
A run down a steep Bay of Plenty creek.
. . . . . . Album: North Island Trip, January 2007
Guido and friends visit some unsual North Island drops
. . . Events & Releases
Dates for whitewater events and dam releases
. . . Links
. . . Discussion forums
. . . . . . Buy, Sell & Swap forum
Buy, sell and swap kayaks and equipment here
. . . . . . General
General discussion of recreational canoeing
. . . . . . Conservation
Conserving New Zealand's wild and scenic rivers...
. . . . . . Access & Touring
Trip reports, updates to guidebook information, first descents...
. . . . . . Education & Safety
Safety issues and tips, incidents, first aid, courses and instruction...
. . . . . . Forums FAQ
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