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Extreme kayaker's amazing survival
Sport

Extreme kayaker's amazing survival

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.

The River People
New Zealand

The River People

In March 2015, Louise Hull, one of the country’s most renowned whitewater kayakers, went under in the rapids of the Kaituna River and never came up. This is the story of her death but it is also a story of renewal, as those closest to her keep her memory alive by celebrating her sense of adventure.

Watch: Vertical Blue - William Trubridge sets a new world record
New Zealand

Watch: Vertical Blue - William Trubridge sets a new world record

New Zealand free immersion diver William Trubridge has attained his 16th World Record, breaking his own record by diving 122 metres today. The four minute and 30 second dive took place at Dean's Blue Hole, in the Bahamas, where he set his previous record of 121m, in a dive time of four minutes and 13 seconds, on April 10, 2011.

Kiwi kayaker takes on Iceland waterfalls - Part 3
Sport

Kiwi kayaker takes on Iceland waterfalls - Part 3

Aldeyjarfoss is Iceland's most famous waterfall in kayaking circles, and for a few years was held in the Guinness World Record for the highest free-fall in a kayak. It has only been paddled by a handful of kayakers and is renowned for dishing out serious beatings including broken bones. Source: Red Bull/Youtube