Steve Richards, Convenor
Stephen Brown, Junior and U23
Chris Emmett, U23 and Open
Lead Coaches
Head Coach – Gordon Walker
U18/U23 Coach Sprint – Emily Willock
2026 Application forms will be added here as selections open
2026 Selection Policies will be added here as they are finalised
23 February 2026
The Selection Policies for the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups and 2026 Paracanoe World Cups are now available online.
10 January 2026
The Selection Policies for the 2026 Asia Pacific Cup, 2026 ICF U18 World Championships and 2026 ICF U23 World Championships are now available online.
5 June 2025
The 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships (17-19th October in Durban, South Africa) is open to all members of ICF affiliated National Federations from Juniors through to Masters with no restriction on the number of entries that a National Federation can submit. This means there is no requirement to be selected by Canoe Racing NZ (CRNZ) to attend this event.
If you wish to race in this event, you must enter the event yourself and you must also notify Canoe Racing NZ of your intention to race so CRNZ can also enter you via the ICF entry system.
29 April 2025
The selection policies for the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Games are now available online.
16 April 2025
Canoe Racing New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest from athletes who wish to trial for the 2025 World Games, which will be held in Chengdu, China, on August 9th and 10th. EOI form is now online. Expressions of interest are required by 25 April 2025.
