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River - Places to Go
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Please note that grades (G) are a guide only as changing flow levels make trips harder or easier and that Kayaking is an inherently dangerous sport. |
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One day trips from Dunedin |
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| Taieri River - Note due to irrigation, Spring and Autumn falls are very rain dependent | |
| G1+ Middlemarch to Sutton | Good road access, one very good play spot |
| G3+ Sutton to Hindon | A long day |
| G2 - 2+ Hindon to Mt Allen | Can be combined with a train trip |
Clutha River |
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| G2 Millar`s Flat to Beaumont | Goes well with road or mountain bike ride |
Waipori |
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| G2 (Slalom course by picnic area) | Hydro dependent Trust power |
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Weekend trips from Dunedin |
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Waitaki Area |
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| G2 Tekapo | Contact Energy Several weekends a season |
| G3 Pukaki ( Some bad holes) | Between Omarama and Takapo |
| G2 Ahuriri River | Near Oamarama |
Central Otago |
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| G2-G2+ Upper Shotover | Drive in G4. Lots for non paddlers to see and do |
| G3+ Lower Shotover | Drive in G4 |
| G2 Clutha Albert Town to Luggate | Wonderful Friday evening relaxer |
| G2 Hawea Hydro Dependent Contact Energy | At high levels water flows through willows |
| G3+ Kawarau Smiths falls to Dog Leg | |
| G3 Kawarau Roaring Meg Section | But not for a beginner Grade 3 paddler |
| G4+ Kawarau Citreon Section | |
Canterbury |
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| G2 Rangitata Irrigation intake to Shearers Huts |
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Southland |
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| G3 sometimes more Mararoa Gorge | |
| G2 Mararoa Slalom site | |
