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Kōrero: Canoeing and rafting

Waiting for a release

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Waiting for a release

Kayakers and rafters gather below the Rangipō Dam on the Tongariro River before a ‘release’ in April 2004.The release of excess water from hydroelectric dams is publicised so that kayakers can take advantage of the additional flows.

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NZ Recreational Canoeing Association

by Alan Bell

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Nancy Swarbrick, Canoeing and rafting – Organisations and issues, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13104/waiting-for-a-release (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 18 July 2016.