Jackson Kayak: Vector Wero Whitewater Course: Playboating on New Zealand’s North Island

Freestyle sometimes seems a dying sport on the North Island of New Zealand, and while I had asked around to see if there were any fun freestyle spots at the recently built Vector Wero Whitewater Park, no one could give me a good answer. This January I decided to take matters into my own hands and check out the Vector Wero for myself. I was reluctant to leave the warm waters of the Kaituna for a concrete ditch, but it proved more than worth the trip! I had four fun and sun-filled days of freestyl...