Canoe Slalom NZ
Photos of Luuka Jones and Mike Dawson by Jamie Troughton of Dscribe Media Services
Canoe Slalom NZ is based at Vector Wero White Water Park the home of its High Performance training centre.
The High Performance Training Centre for Canoe Slalom NZ was built in partnership with Sport NZ, High Performance Sport NZ and Waka Pacific Trust, with support from Olympic Solidarity in March 2018 and was officially opened by the Honourable Grant Robertson, Minister of Sport and Recreation at Vector Wero.
The Performance Pathway has continued to evolve and offers
- A high performance training environment for our Performance Pathway athletes
- Pathways for U18, U23 and Senior team members
- Access to a world class training and race facility
- World class coaching and support teams
Tamaki Paddle Sports Club is the local Auckland club based at Vector Wero that provides “Learn to Paddle and other club activities on a weekly basis. With support from CSNZ, this club will help drive sport development with learn to kayak programmes while supporting the local paddle sports community.
To get involved or for further information www.slalomnz.org.nz.