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Organisation Overview
KASK was set up to promote and encourage the sport of sea kayaking, promote safety standards, develop techniques and equipment, deal with issues of coastal access and protection, organize a biennial sea kayaking forum and publish the New Zealand Sea Kayaker Newsletter.
The Sea Canoeist Newsletter was initiated by Graham Egarr in 1988, and he also organized the first national Sea Kayak Forum in 1989 at Mapua, near Nelson. After Graham’s death in 1991, the newsletter editorship passed on to Paul Caffyn. It has now been renamed as the New Zealand Sea Kayaker magazine and is a full-colour magazine produced six times a year in electronic format.
Associated Organisations
KASK: Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers
KASK is the national association for sea kayaking for New Zealand. You can join here. Full member benefits outlined here.
Meet Our Team
Caitlin
Committee Member
Dallas Veitch
Committee Member
Ian McKenzie
Committee Member
Shaun Maclaren
Committee Member
Steve Flack
Committee Member
Jacquie
Magazine
Karen
Membership and Admin
Steve Cooper (AKL)
Website
David Welch
Nelson/Tasman
Paula Renouf
Gisbourne/East Cape
Jay Howell
Northland
Mark Aspinall
Auckland Region
Peter Bennett
Wanganui/Taranaki
Steve Flack
Hawkes Bay
Steven Cooper
Canterbury region
Lucas Waterworth
Wellington Region
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Our Events
KASK run a weekend event at Waihi focusing on Surfing, if you are keen to get out in the surf and have fun then check out the details for the next event in the events section of the website. A series of instructional videos are available here
KASK Kayak Fest 2025: Chart Your Course for Tahunanui!
When: February 13-16, 2025
Unleash Your Inner Kayaker at Tahunanui:
KASK Kayak Fest 2025 promises 3 days of unforgetable moments. Don’t miss out on this event.
Check out the events page for more details
Newsletter Signup
New Zealand Sea Kayaker Magazine
The Sea Canoeist Newsletter was initiated by Graham Egarr in 1988, who also organized the first national Sea Kayak Forum in 1989 at Mapua, near Nelson. After Graham’s death in 1991, the newsletter editorship passed on to Paul Caffyn. Jacquie James took over editorship of the magazine from issue 202.
For the complete archive of the magazines and for future publications, join KASK today.
December 2021 January 2022
Issue 215
October November 2021
Issue 214
August September 2021
Issue 213
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Join KASK As A Member
If you are not currently a member, this is the best time to join KASK.