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Power boating
Get where you’re going quickly and with maximum exhilaration as you carve a wake through the waves.
Watersports
Get wet and get your adrenaline pumping with a variety of watersports including windsurfing, tubing, kneeboarding and wakeboarding.
Paddle boarding
Hugely popular and growing in uptake, paddle boarding can be peaceful and reflective or challenging and vigorous depending on your needs and experience level.
Sailing
Take pleasure in the journey as you harness nature to help you move, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with reaching your destination under sail.
Diving
Experience the unique sensation of weightlessness and the excitement of underwater breathing as you observe New Zealand’s abundant marine life.
Kayaking
Kayaking has grown massively in popularity over recent years and can take place in many different environments including rivers, rapids, lakes, sea and surf.
Snorkeling
No certification or courses required – just grab some fins, a mask and a snorkel – and a bright hidden world of ocean flora and fauna is open to you.
Freshwater fishing
Take pleasure in the journey as you harness nature to help you move, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with reaching your destination under sail.