We are friendly, personable and kayaker-oriented staff throughout New Zealand; one of the world's premier kayaking places. We have many kayak services for all kinds of people, working with many first-timers and international world travelers.
Our staff are qualified-professionals and classy-educators. They are great kayakers and good people to kayak with. Kayaking is our passion and we will help you unlock yours.
Rivers you can kayak with us:
Clothing and Equipment list for White Water Kayaking
First Aid kit
Books, Guides, Publications and Videos
Apparel / Clothing
- Dry Suits (Winter)
- Dry Tops (Autmun & Spring)
- Paddles Jackets (Summer)
- Pants
- Shorts
- Thermals and Insulation
- Hats and Headwear
- Pogies and Gloves
- Footwear / Shoes
Kayaks
- Multisport / Adventure Racing
- Whitewater / Creek
- Fitness / Flatwater
- Sea / Ocean
- Sit on Top
- Fishing
- Touring
- Inflatable
Paddles
- White Water
- Touring / Sea kayaking
- Wing / Racing
Equipment
- Helmets
- PFDs/Buoyancy Aides/Lifejackets
- Spray Decks/Skirts
- Outfitting
- Safety/Rescue and protection
Accessories
- Airbags
- Drybags
- Seats and Parts
- Nutrition
- Roof Racks and accessories
- Boxes and storage
- Care, Spares and Repair
Kayak Rolling Courses Auckland
Learn how to Eskimo Kayak Roll with Social Nature Movement Kayak Rolling Courses Auckland. You will recover quicker, need not swim nor bail. You will become more adventurous and less conservative, quickly becoming more capable, competent and safer.
White Water Kayaking Guide and Instructor Training
Learn skills and attain knowledge to demonstrate your experience for others:
White Water Kayaking Higher Performance Coaching
Transcend your passion and go further with us
Surf kayaking
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Freestyle and Rodeo
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Water Safety and River Rescue
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Beginner
Never been kayaking before or know very little? Learn everything you need to get down a river with a smile. You will receive years of enjoyment, personal challenge, connection with nature and access to a great social community of like-minded people. This service is designed to help you become a competent white water kayaker in a safe and progressive manner. Ultimately, we train you up with the basics to kayak in your own time.
Knowledge, skills and experience:
Clothing, equipment, care and transport. We’ll help tune your boat and paddle set-up. Improve your maneuverability. Choosing lines and negotiating rivers. Understanding corners, rapids, braids, seam-lines. Deploy all the fundamental paddle strokes and techniques. Water confidence and white water swimming. Hazards, emergencies, hypothermia, rescues, recovery. Plus much more!
Intermediate
Step it up with the next step. If you already know that kayaking is life and the rest is detail, this course is the confluence where you join a long and happy life on the river. We help you "power up the paddle blade" and improve your boat placements. We aim to see you becoming independent, confident river runners; out there having a blast.
Knowledge, skills and experience:
Grade 3,
‘Boofing’,
Catching the smallest of eddies,
Surfing waves,
Playing in holes,
Advanced river reading and management.
Advanced
Wanting to get better for those higher classes and harder lines? This service is about consistent and efficient moves, playing in control, clever maneuverability and confidently running classy rivers.
Knowledge, skills and experience:
Grade 4,
Understanding what is under the surface,
Waterfalls,
Utilising big river features,
Rodeo skills,
Freestyle kayaking.
We are members of Canoe Slalom New Zealand:
We are members of the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers:
We are members of White Water New Zealand:
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Testimonials
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Had a great time, highly recommended.
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