COES - P Murray - SoE - 21 April 2021.pdf [pdf, 54 KB]
...would extend the period in which kayakers could run the Ophir gorge section of the Manuherikia. 14 The Manuherikia is an important river for local kayakers and kayaking is an important sport to the local community . Since the mid 80's when kayak design and technology made such places as the Ophir gorge readily paddlable, the sport has grown rapidly in popularity to a point where Dunstan High School is one of the top schools in the country in kayak slalom. Finn Butcher, a local padd...