Paddling near Mapua, Tasman
Mapua sits on the Waimea Estuary in the Nelson-Tasman region, a corner of the South Island with a long sea-kayaking history — the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) was founded following forums held at Mapua in the early 1990s. The area is best known for sea kayaking along the Abel Tasman coastline, with the Waimea Estuary and nearby rivers adding flatwater and mild whitewater options close to town.
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