Competing in what will be only his third regatta and less than 12 months after taking up the sport, para-canoeist Corbin Hart is travelling to Szeged, Hungary later this week in pursuit of a place at the Paralympic Games.

With Nationals now postponed until May, it is likely to be significantly colder than it would have been in February. In the UK, the first domestic regatta of the season based in Nottingham, would be in April. I have raced this regatta and got sun burnt, but also have raced it when it has snowed. The important point is to be prepared for the conditions in order to optimize your athletes chance of performing at their peak.

When Taris Harker was decarded from the New Zealand men’s kayak squad in October 2018 following a mysterious heart condition many might have believed his international ambitions would have reached the end of the road.

The inaugural Kahawai Paddling Championships takes place at Takapuna Beach on Saturday May 8. Here are six good reasons to enter the school-age paddling event.

Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie are set to make their Olympic debuts after earning selection to the men’s K2 1000m boat for the Tokyo Games.


CRNZ wishes to congratulate the following athletes who have satisfied selection requirements for the Ocean Racing (Surfski) and 2021 Canoe Marathon World Championships.

Entries have now opened for the 2021 Kahawai Paddling Championships – a brand new Canoe Racing NZ event designed to develop the next generation of paddlers.

Liam Lace successfully battled the stormy weather and the gruelling 26km distance to claim a thrilling victory at the 2021 New Zealand Kayak Marathon Championships in Tauranga at the weekend.

An attractive location on the Wairoa River this weekend will play host to the 2021 New Zealand Kayak Marathon Championships in Tauranga, which promises to serve up a genuine test of skill and endurance for all competing paddlers.

Ben Keys mounted a successful defence of his open men’s title and Danika Mowlem toasted victory as the overall open women’s champion following the conclusion of the 2020-21 Darcy Price Series.

In his third ever surf ski race, Tupu King captured the New Zealand men’s surf ski title while Rachel Clarke claimed her tenth successive national women’s title at the Manuka Performance Heads to Harbour Paddle Festival in Whakatane today.

The cream of kiwi surf ski talent will descend on Whakatane on Saturday to feature in the Manuka Performance Heads to Harbour Paddle Festival and New Zealand Surf Ski Championships.