VECTOR WERO WHITEWATER COURSE: PLAYBOATING ON NEW ZEALAND’S NORTH ISLAND

by Anna Bruno | Feb 15, 2019 | Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Freestyle sometimes seems a dying sport on the North Island of New Zealand, and while I had asked around to see if there were any fun freestyle spots at the recently built Vector Wero Whitewater Park, no one could give me a good answer. This January I decided to take...

Taking a breath to write it all down.

by Jezz | Feb 11, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, C1 Outfitting, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Media, New Zealand, Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

So this year was once again packed full of fun and adventures. A worlds year, a bunch of new firsts and everything in between.    Worlds So this year since having recently been appointed on the ICF Freestyle Committee, I have seen the hard work and...

My First Waterfall – Tutea Falls – Kaituna River NZ

by teamjk | Jan 26, 2018 | rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater

New Zealand 2017 My First Ever Waterfall Matteo Williams For the Holidays, I went to New Zealand to visit family, but while I was out there, I was able to run the stout. I mainly ran the Kaituna River which is class 4-5. But I also got to go to the Wairoa River which...

Little Shredder Lotte checks in from NZ

by JK Little Shredders | May 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So far this year has been awesome! It started off with a big splash when I attended the Hawea Whitewater camp with Claire, Anna, Josh, Dennis and other awesome coaches. We had the pleasure of hosting 4 Aussies and had 50+ people attending the camp. During the camp the...

Helicopter Kayaking

by dianegaydos | May 7, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

My favorite part of my husband and my honeymoon trip to New Zealand was the helicopter kayaking. Well, that and the pie shops! New Zealand is a beautiful country full of dense wilderness. While there are certainly many kayaking runs that are roadside, there are many...

Honeymooning in Style

by dianegaydos | May 4, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Where do you honeymoon when both people in the relationship are whitewater kayakers? New Zealand! My husband and I have had New Zealand on our travel bucket list for quite some time, and our honeymoon seemed like the perfect time to take advantage of it A year and a...

New Zealand freestyle nationals and team trials

by Courtney Kerin | Apr 25, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The New Zealand Freestyle Nationals hit it off the other weekend with a variety of paddlers from throughout New Zealand. Nestled away down a country back road is one of New Zealand’s best features, the Hawea Whitewater Park, located on what used to be a flat section...

There is a new freestyle park in NZ thats epic

by Claire OHara | Apr 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

After the Hawea Academy finished we all jumped in cars and headed to Tekapo for 2 days of guaranteed water releases and non stop freestyle. Stopping on route for a quick hike up Mount Cooke. I had heard that a lot of work had been put into the course and that the...

Proper Blue water – Tekapo Freestyle competition NZ

by Claire OHara | Apr 11, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

After the Academy finished we all jumped in cars and headed to Tekapo for 2 days of guaranteed water releases and non stop freestyle. Stopping on route for a quick hike up Mount Cooke. I had heard that alot of work had been put into the course and that the features...

Hawea Academy

by Claire OHara | Apr 8, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

So on January 22nd, 36 kids from across Australasia came together for the 3rd annual Hawea Academy. World class coaches Claire O’Hara, Dennis Newton and Anna Bruno flew in to the New Zealands South Island to join a team of local up and coming coaches to host...

New Zealand Kayak Fishing

by Brent Klink | Mar 7, 2017 | Fishing, Internationalisation, Kraken, New Zealand, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Video

Over the past few months i have been trying out new fishing Technics like micro jigging for snapper and they have been paying off the Zest slow jay has just been smashing it. hope you enjoy my...

first fish in the skipper

by Brent Klink | Feb 6, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Internationalisation, New Zealand, Skipper, Video

Here is a video of mt seven year old daughter penny’s first fishing trip on the skipper we launched from tutukak and paddled just in the entrance of the harbor after finding the fish on my sounder she put some bait on her hook and was straight onto the fish i...