NZ’s Central Plateau

Standing tall and mighty in the middle of the North Island’s Central Plateau are the volcanic mountains Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. It is these beautiful snow capped mountains that give the Central Plateau the amazing ability to produce quality white water year round regardless of rain fall. The volcanic rock of the mountains are perfect for producing numerous springs. Networks of these springs combine once off the steeper slopes of the mountains and run as “hydro slide” creeks until reaching the harder bedrock further down, where they dig deep into the earth and produce some amazing gorges filled with vertical drops. Another amazing result of these unique characteristics is the most pristine, crystal clear, cold waters you have ever paddled in. Dehydration won’t be a problem on these runs as most bottled water companies would be jealous of the quality of this water, just dip your head in for a gulp.