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New Zealand University Rowing Championships 2025
Lake Closure![]()
Racing has now been completed, and Lake Ruataniwha is OPEN for boating.
Thank you for your co-operation,
Vicki Dent
Regatta Control
🌳Trees!🌳 It’s planting season and we are on a roll. SIR needs your help getting more trees in the ground and are into the final round of extending this special opportunity for people to donate a tree. Dedicate it to a group or individual with a plaque to forever share our place beside Lake Ruataniwha.
Please share this amongst your communities 🩵
Fill out the form here🔗https://forms.gle/tDSCqb6p9JdAvvYK7
or Email ✉️ secretary@ruataniwha.co.nz
New Zealand University Championships 2025![]()
Lake Closure![]()
Please be advised that in accordance with the Ecan Navigation Safety Bylaws, Lake Ruataniwha will be closed to power driven vessels for the New Zealand University Championships on![]()
Friday 18th April from 3pm till 6pm
and Saturday 19th April all day.![]()
Lake reopening at the completion of racing on Saturday will be advised on the South Island Rowing Facebook page.![]()
Your cooperation with the above closure is greatly appreciated to allow this event to take place.![]()
Karl Morgan
Regatta Control
Planning on coming to the 9-day working bee?? Donate a tree and you can help to grow the future of our rowing community by putting it in the ground with you very own hands!![]()
South Island Rowing – Donate a tree: forms.gle/zkm2bcVAvpmbyvF68
If you have any queries, please contact John O’Connor at secretary@ruataniwha.co.nz
Many thanks,
South Island Rowing Board
South Island Rowing Tree Donation
forms.gle
We are once again looking for generous donors to help further shape the future of our site. New planting is underway for behind the tent sites along our spectator embankment. South Island Rowing have …
What a fantastic weekend of racing, congratulations to all competitors on their efforts! And you can re-live the magic… check out the livestream recordings 🤩
South Island School Championships
Lake closure![]()
Racing has now been completed and the lake is now OPEN for boating![]()
Thank you for your co-operation![]()
Vicki Dent
Regatta Control
Meridian South Island Secondary Schools Championships
Lake Closure![]()
Please be advised that in accordance with the Ecan Navigation Safety Bylaws, Lake Ruataniwha will be closed to power driven vessels for the Meridian South Island Secondary Schools Championships on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March 2025![]()
Lake reopening at the completion of racing will be advised on the South Island Rowing Facebook page.![]()
Your cooperation with the above closure is greatly appreciated in order to allow this event to take place.![]()
Karl Morgan
Regatta Controller
😎 📸The 2025 NZ Rowing Championships gallery is up! ![]()
Check it out here: bit.ly/43mqCT1![]()
South Island Rowing
Always a pleasure and privilege hosting the many athletes, supporters and volunteers from across Aotearoa 🩵
Photos from Sharron Bennett Photography’s post