River School

Rivers are a living feature of the New Zealand outdoors. Their banks and gorges provide some natural access-ways to our mountainous areas. Rivers also offer great venues for leisure activities and sports such as swimming, kayaking and rafting.

To safely enjoy rivers, it is important to understand and respect their hazardous nature – rivers account for one-third of all New Zealand drownings.

Three critical decisions must be made whenever a group considers a river crossing - Should we cross? Where do we cross? How do we cross?

http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/courses/courses.asp#River%20Safety