Camping at Les Ranchisses in the heart of the French national park.

A world-class Kiwi kayaker has died in an accident on a North Carolina river.

Lisa Carrington looks set to have a battle with her world champs team mates

Opito Bay: snorkelling, diving, boating, fishing, shellfish hunting, picnicking, paddling

Foxton opens NZ's newest wakeboard park. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Lisa Carrington has made a successful start to another new kayaking season.

Police warn if kayakers had fallen in the water they could have been in "serious trouble".

Waimate High School teacher censured for taking students on kayaks without lifejackets.

Luuka Jones has secured the best finish by a Kiwi at canoe slalom championships

Lisa Carrington is tempted; her coach Gordon Walker is skeptical.

Lisa Carrington is tempted; her coach Gordon Walker is skeptical.

The quartet capped off the season with a bronze medal at the world championships.

Lisa Carrington finished the canoe sprint world championships with five medals.

Lisa Carrington and her Kiwi kayakers have produced their best world champs performance.

Kayaking star Lisa Carrington has teamed with Caitlin Ryan for world championship gold.

Carrington is through to her third final at the canoe sprint world championships.

Dawson's love for what he does enables him to keep his chin up when times are tough.

Aimee Fisher has collected double gold at the under-23 canoe sprint world championships.

Lisa Carrington is considering tackling three disciplines at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

New Zealand's paddlers win four medals at the second World Cup of the season.

Lisa Carrington is relishing the change of direction in her canoeing this year.

NZ women's kayak squad face a step up in quality and intensity this weekend.

It gives them an outstanding haul of four at the World Cup canoeing regatta in Portugal.

Olympic medallist Luuka Jones is enjoying a double challenge for Tokyo 2020.

Women's fours will be the focus at the World Cup canoeing regatta.

New Zealand are sending eight women paddlers to World Cup regattas this year.

Lisa Carrington is spreading her racing wings on this year's European campaign.

Extreme kayaker Ryan Lucas opens up about the ordeal that nearly cost him his life.

Doctors can't explain how extreme kayaker Ryan Lucas survived being trapped underwater for more than three minutes at a remote waterfall in the Kaimanawa Forest Park. Lucas can - his expedition partner, Mike Roy.

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