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Tongariro flowing
Submitted by Mike Birch on Mon, 2011-05-02 09:45
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Genesis Energy have advised that there will be a scheduled outage at Rangipo Power Station between 9am and 5pm, on Thursday 5 May. The Tongariro River, downstream of Rangipo Dam to Poutu Intake will be flowing at natural flow during this time. There will be no increase in river flows downstream of Poutu Intake.
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NZ Canoeing 11.1, Autumn 2011
Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2011-04-28 10:27
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The latest NZ Canoeing 11.1 has been sent to members, featuring West Coast Whitewater is officially awesome (Andy England), A tribute to Graham Egarr (Paul Caffyn), Conservation News: Matiri, Mokihinui (Tony Ward-Holmes), COW closes (David Welch), Adventure on the Upper Hokitika (Nic Thomas), Damn the dams - the quiet way (Miriam Odlin). Check it out at NZ Canoeing 11.1 (PDF, 5Mb).
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Forest and Bird urge support for wild Mokihinui
Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2011-02-03 20:19
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Forest and Bird have launched a campaign against taxpayer-owned Meridian Energy's proposal to dam the wild and scenic Mōkihinui River. "Forest & Bird was joined by MPs, including Chris Hipkins, Peter Dunne and Kevin Hague, and representatives of organisations representing kayakers, rafters and trampers, who also want the river to remain in its natural state." The campaign invites supporters of a natural, undammed Mokihinui to send an e-card to Meridian Energy (or via Facebook) opposing the scheme. Please join the campaign, and let your paddling buddies know about it.
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NZ Canoeing 10.3, Summer 2010
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-12-21 20:52
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The latest NZ Canoeing 10.3 has been sent to members, featuring Too precious to dam (Polly Miller), Lessons from Mangatepopo (Mick Hopkinson), Conservation News (Land and Water Forum, Hurunui River Moratorium, Mokihinui / Nevis / Mokau, Matiri) (Tony Ward-Holmes), Releases and Events and Highlights... (Toni George). Read more at NZ Canoeing 10.3 (PDF, 4.7Mb).
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Guide to the Whanganui River, 18th edition, now available
Submitted by jonathan on Sat, 2010-12-11 16:42
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The 18th edition Whitewater NZ's Guide to the Whanganui River is now available with some changes to accommodation and branding. Available at DOC Centers near the river or order using our Order Form (PDF, 143KB). Whitewater NZ members receive a discount.
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CUMEC Magazine Issue 12
Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2010-11-24 08:53
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Cumec Issue 12 has been released for the Spring/Summer season. Focussed on adventure paddling the issue contains an interview with Kiwi Adventurer Mike Abbott, Andi Uhl writes about keeping the adventure going as you get 'Old & Crusty', Gordon Rayner writes about a family trip down the South Island's Clarence River, and we take a quick look at the Sickline 2010 event that saw Sam Sutton crowned World Champion. There are gear reviews for summer including the Immersion Research Comp LX drytop, Hydroscapes Full on Vest, and the must have vanity accessory for summer: a GoPro HD head camera. Available at bookstores and kayak-shops all over New Zealand & Australia or subscribe online to save over 30% on the cover price.
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Consent moratorium on Waiau River
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-11-23 17:31
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Environment Canterbury Commissioners have imposed a moratorium on resource consents to take, dam, divert or use water in the Waiau River catchment, saying “A moratorium would also allow due consideration to be given to the vision and principles of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy as set out in the Environment Canterbury Act."
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Kayak scholarships at Waiariki Academy of Sport
Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2010-10-27 20:58
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Waiariki Academy of Sport, at the Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua are offering scholarships for their Kayak/Waka Squad 2011. Study at Waiariki, and train on the world-class rivers and lakes in Rotorua, New Zealand Technical training and coaching support. Sport science and medicine support provided by Academy of Sport team (NZ preferred providers).
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Protest descent of Mokihinui
Submitted by jonathan on Mon, 2010-10-25 20:01
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120 kayakers and environmentalists staged a mass descent of the Mokihinui River (video) on Sunday to protest Meridian's proposed 85m dam. Meridian's consents to dam the wild and scenic Mokihinui have been appealed by DOC, Forest & Bird and Whitewater NZ.
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NZ Canoeing Spring 2010
Submitted by jonathan on Sat, 2010-10-09 14:21
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The latest NZ Canoeing has been sent to members, featuring Conservation News (Rivers in the media, Hurunui River moratorium, Mokihinui River, Mokihinui Stockton film, Central Plains Water, Land and Water Forum, Nevis River Decision) (Tony Ward-Holmes), Respect to the Hutt Gorge @ 2.55m (Ruby Kopelov), Kiwi kayakers excel at home and overseas (Miriam Odlin), Releases and Events. Read more in NZ Canoeing 10.2 (PDF, 9.7Mb).
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Two Mangahao releases for October
Submitted by Mike Birch on Thu, 2010-09-09 13:10
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Two Mangahao releases have been scheduled for October 2010.
- 9 October 2010: a replacement release for the cancellation in October last year.
- 30 October 2010: the spring release for 2010.
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Access to the Waiatoto
Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2010-09-01 22:29
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Some months ago the Otago conservancy of DOC released their proposed Mt Aspiring National Park Management Plan. It is due to be approved by the NZ Conservation Authority and assuming nothing surprising happens, Whitewater NZ has had a significant win by retaining aerial access to Bonar Flats on the Waiatoto River.
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Tribunal recommends amending Nevis WCO to prohibit dam
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-08-24 22:46
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The Special Tribunal appointed to consider Fish & Game New Zealand's application to amend the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997 in respect of the Nevis River has recommended that the amendment be granted but the amendments confined to recognition of the outstanding value of the Gollum galaxiid.
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Revised Hurunui WCO application submitted
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-08-17 10:07
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Whitewater NZ and Fish & Game have submitted a revised application for a Water Conservation Order on the Hurunui River.
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Green Party campaign
Submitted by Mike Birch on Sun, 2010-08-08 20:46
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The Green Party has launched a campaign to save the Mokihinui River and our other wild rivers. Send the Prime Minister an e-card and download the petition: http://www.greens.org.nz/mokihinui
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2010 Hillary Expedition applications open
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-07-27 10:47
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Applications are now open for the 2010 Hillary Expedition grant administered by SPARC. $100,000 is available to support Hillary Expedition 2010 and this year SPARC are actively seeking applications from young and / or amateur adventurers. Applications close 5pm Friday 15 October 2010.
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Whitewater NZ AGM 2010 outcomes
Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-07-20 11:24
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The Annual General Meeting for Whitewater NZ was held on Saturday 20 at the Arawa Clubrooms in Christchurch. The Annual Report for 2010 was accepted. Several Executive members stood down, so we thank Duncan Catanach, Glenn Murdoch, Michelle Wallace, Alan Bell, Anne Smith and Simon Callaghan for their superb work over many years.
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West Coast Whitewater Kayaking Survey 2010
Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2010-07-15 17:52
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The West Coast Whitewater Kayaking Survey 2010 is now live and Whitewater New Zealand encourages anyone who has paddled on the Coast to complete it. Andy England is doing the work as part of his Royal Society of New Zealand Teacher Fellowship. In brief:
- Purely about whitewater kayaking/canoeing on the West Coast of NZ.
- The biggest West Coast kayaking survey to date, designed to update the 1991-93 survey.
- Will provide valuable data for decision making processes.
- It’s online and will take you 20 mins if you haven’t done many rivers, up to an hour if you’ve done most West Coast rivers - you can leave it and come back to it
- Live until 12 August.
- Needs as many people as possible, so please complete the survey and encourage everyone else you know to participate.
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CUMEC Magazine Issue 11
Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2010-07-08 21:04
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CUMEC #11 is out, featuring Buller Festival 2010, Only in Africa, The Slalom Diaries, Quickfire: Wairoa Extreme Race, Interview: Jez Blanchard, Misadventure on the Bo Bo, plus the magazine is full of all the regular features like Video Technique with Wayne Johnson, river running technique with Zak Shaw, and paddling fit with Megan Foster.
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CPW decision released by commissioners
Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2010-06-23 11:02
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[4 June] Commissioners have released their decision granting Central Plains Water consents for CPW to construct river intake structures and take water from the Rakaia and the Waimakariri. Following prolonged and exhaustive hearings, the consents have numerous conditions seeking to ensure safety of instream users, and to mitigate the effects of reduced flows on recreation. Update 23 June: Whitewater Canoe Club's Graeme Wilson summarises the impacts on kayakers arising from the conditions applied to the Central Plains Water resource consent.
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News archive

Tongariro flowing

NZ Canoeing 11.1, Autumn 2011

Forest and Bird urge support for wild Mokihinui

NZ Canoeing 10.3, Summer 2010

Guide to the Whanganui River, 18th edition, now available

CUMEC Magazine Issue 12

Consent moratorium on Waiau River

Kayak scholarships at Waiariki Academy of Sport

Protest descent of Mokihinui

NZ Canoeing Spring 2010

Two Mangahao releases for October

Access to the Waiatoto

Tribunal recommends amending Nevis WCO to prohibit dam

Revised Hurunui WCO application submitted

Green Party campaign

2010 Hillary Expedition applications open

Whitewater NZ AGM 2010 outcomes

West Coast Whitewater Kayaking Survey 2010

CUMEC Magazine Issue 11

CPW decision released by commissioners

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