Teneale Hatton has won gold in the K1 1000 final by more than five seconds from Australia's Naomi Flood.

Lisa Carrington has suffered a surprise defeat at the second kayaking World Cup of the season in Racice, Czech Republic.

Lisa Carrington will head to the second World Cup canoe sprint in Racice, Czech Republic next week having received confirmation in Milan last weekend that her form is good and the advantage she has over her rivals remains intact.

Jane Martin and her team have been counting down to next weekend's Marlborough Sounds portage kayak race for some time.

A kayaker trying to traverse "car-sized boulders" on a trip in the eastern Bay of Plenty sparked a helicopter call-out after slipping and falling into a river.

As a strong current dragged his kayak further out to sea, Philipp Cartier's freezing fingers fumbled for the emergency light he hoped would get a helicopter's attention.

A father and son have been found safe and well this morning after spending a night in a at the base of a cliff following a kayaking trip that went wrong off the Canterbury coast.

New Zealand has a new golden girl on the water - and she's right behind Team New Zealand to bring home the America's Cup.

The signs are encouraging but the proof will come on the water at this week's world championships in Germany.

Auckland's coastal waters are perfect for kayaking as Elisabeth Easther discovered on a recent visit to Te Ara Moana - The Sea-Going Pathway.

Paddle your way and around the City of Sails.

In the late 1980s, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald were in high demand for happy snaps from other, admiring paddlers as they made their way around the world circuit.

Kiwi Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington again demonstrated her fondness for that particular colour, taking out the K1 500 at the second World Cup regatta in the Czech Republic last night.

Never shy of sticking her oar in, Elisabeth Easther shares some ideas for nautical adventures you can embark on - if you sea fit.

New Zealand athlete Ben Brown revisits his old friend, Huka Falls. The falls run off the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. Watch Ben Brown kayak down the falls, much to the surprise of the spectators.