TOP: Richard Fox, of the United Kingdom, taking part in the men’s section of the New Zealand White Water Canoe Championships held on the Buller River, near Murchison, at New Year. Fox, the world champion, beat Donald Johnstone, the New Zealand champion, by 0.1s to win the two-day event. BOTTOM: Gill Wratt, of Christchurch, the highest placed New Zealand woman in the women’s slalom, steers through the white water. The women’s event was won by Cathy Andrus, of Canada. About 150 competitors from New Zealand and overseas took part in the event, which was organised by canoe clubs based in Christchurch.
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101TOP: Richard Fox, of the United Kingdom, taking part in the men’s section of the New Zealand White Water Canoe Championships held on the Buller River, near Murchison, at New Year. Fox, the world champion, beat Donald Johnstone, the New Zealand champion, by 0.1s to win the two-day event. BOTTOM: Gill Wratt, of Christchurch, the highest placed New Zealand woman in the women’s slalom, steers through the white water. The women’s event was won by Cathy Andrus, of Canada. About 150 competitors from New Zealand and overseas took part in the event, which was organised by canoe clubs based in Christchurch. Press, 6 January 1987, Page 4
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