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5 Ways to Mental Wellbeing Paddler.NZ Edition
It's Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual campaign by the NZ Mental Health Foundation to helps Kiwis understand what boosts their wellbeing and improves mental health. NZMHF share Five Ways to Wellbeing - five simple yet proven actions you can use every day to help you find balance, build resilience and boost your wellbeing. These practices are backed by evidence and can be easily incorporated into anyone's life, regardless of their situation. We'd thought we'd show how p
danikamowlem
Oct 144 min read
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Why Every Paddler Should Get Amongst the Paddler Winter Series
Winter might be settled in, but that doesn’t mean your paddle and training should go on ice. The 2025 Paddler Winter Series is the...
danikamowlem
Jun 183 min read
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2025/26 NZ OCean SKI Series Announcement
We are pleased to announce the events and dates for the 2025/2026 Darcy Price New Zealand Ocean Ski Series, made up of 8 premier ocean...
danikamowlem
Jun 91 min read
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2025 Paddler WInter Series Dates Announced
The events and dates that will make up the 2025 Paddler Winter Series have been announced so get your winter woolies out and get ready to...
danikamowlem
Jun 52 min read
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Danielle McKenzie sets new course record as she conquers the 2025 Molokai Challenge
New Zealand ocean ski paddler Danielle McKenzie set a new women’s course record on her way to victory in the iconic Molokai Challenge in...
danikamowlem
May 263 min read
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Did you KNow? NZ SPEED QUEENS
Did you know New Zealand’s female kayakers currently hold FOUR of the world’s best times in sprint kayaking? Lisa Carrington – Women’s K1...
danikamowlem
May 261 min read
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Divisional format to boost exciting new marathon event
The upcoming Watersports Marathon Challenge in Napier on 1st and 2nd June is an exciting new event in the distance paddling calendar and...
danikamowlem
May 134 min read
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Kahawai Champs 2025: A Sparkling Day at Takapuna Beach
The 2025 Kahawai Champs could be heard across the length of Takapuna Beach as the music, laughter and squeals of excitement from the over...
danikamowlem
May 53 min read
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Ideal conditions deliver a downwind classic at King and Queen of the Harbour
Gene Prato and Danielle Richards claimed the crowns and were named 2025 King and Queen of the Harbour at Takapuna Boating Club on...
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May 35 min read
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Finn on the water looks to make a splash
Article originally published by Paralympics New Zealand There is little questioning the transformative impact that Para canoe has played...
danikamowlem
Jan 287 min read
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Strong Start by Reigning champs in Ocean Ski series openers
Last season's Darcy Price NZ Ocean Ski Champions Gene Prato and Danika Mowlem have had the best possible start to the defending their...
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Nov 15, 20243 min read
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Women’s K4 Strikes Gold in Paris
In 2023 they became the first New Zealand K4 to win a world championship. Now, the Women’s K4 boat consisting of Dame Lisa Carrington,...
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Aug 9, 20242 min read
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New Zealand K4's make history at Paris Olympic Games
New Zealand K4's make history at Paris Olympic Games Canoe Racing New Zealand has long envisioned the day when the world would see not...
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Aug 7, 20242 min read
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Kiwis Fly in Kayak SLalom at Paris 2024
Kiwi paddlers have represented Aotearoa proudly so far at the halfway point of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Canoe Slalom programme, with...
danikamowlem
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Canoe EVents at Paris 2024 OLympics
The Olympic Games is world’s pinnacle sporting event, and there are two exciting paddling disciplines taking place in Paris over the next...
danikamowlem
Jul 25, 20244 min read
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Exciting Changes to 2024/25 DARCY PRICE OCEAn SKI SERieS
The dates are set for the 2024/25 Darcy Price New Zealand Ocean Ski Series and organisers have made some exciting new changes to further...
danikamowlem
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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Adventure Racing Legend Gears Up for Yukon 1000
In just a week’s time, Nathan Fa'avae, an iconic figure in the world of adventure racing, will team up with his long-time adventure...
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Jul 5, 20244 min read
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Scott Martlew: Embracing the Journey to Paris 2024 ParaLYMPICS
Scott Martlew is no stranger to the journey towards the Paralympics. His selection for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is a milestone...
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Jul 4, 20244 min read
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Largest NZ Canoe Sprint Team confirmed for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
The selection of two Paracanoe athletes on Tuesday in addition to the men's and women's squads already announced confirmed that New...
danikamowlem
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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AIMEE FISHER SETS NEW K1 500M WORLD BEST TIME IN THRILLING WORLD CUP SPECTACLE
New Zealand kayakers on the top two steps of the podium rounded off the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, after a truly phenomenal...
danikamowlem
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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