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Types of kayak

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Types of kayak

A Penguin kayak is used to negotiate rapids on the Mōhaka River in December 1970. Made in New Zealand, the Penguin was the prototype kayak for Kayak Moulders Ltd, established in Auckland in 1971. It was designed by Renton Hunger.

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Renton Hunger

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Nancy Swarbrick, Canoeing and rafting – Rafting and kayaking since the 1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13084/types-of-kayak (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 18 July 2016.