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I'm planning on packrafting the Ahaura river in a couple of weeks time with two other forum members
He's anyone rafted or kayaked the Ahaura ?
I have lost / loaned my river guide book and there's not a lot of info on line either
Would be nice to get the heads up from someone normal ( not face book adventure junkie ) on what it's like
Cheers
Here's what it says in my nz whitewater book. I personally haven't paddled it but heaps of people in hokitika will have.
Tai poutini polytec outdoor rec might be worth a call if you have no luck on here. Pretty sure someone there will have the lowdown [emoji106]
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I think you are confusing the Arahura with the Ahaura.Quote:
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But still an excellent effort to provide information.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
That book is awesome!
Yes that book is so awesome I loaned it to someone and they never gave it backQuote:
Originally Posted by thatguy
And I can't remember who
I’ve Jetboated it a few times, last time was last year, we left from the town bridge and got up into the Haupiri.
It’s a pretty easy river, the first half is sort of a gorge (saw a few goats) and then opens up at Hamers flat to a fairly easy braided river.
The only tricky bit is Earthquake Rapid which is directly below Jim’s Hut. At low flows it would be for experienced jetboaters only (Boulders) was in a good flow the day we did it. I’ll try to find a photo. Couple of other rapids below there but not as bad.
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Top of Rapid, photo flattens it out
Jim’s Hut
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