{"id":2922,"date":"2020-01-20T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T00:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?page_id=2922"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T22:28:49","slug":"about_crnz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/about_crnz\/","title":{"rendered":"About Canoe Racing NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2922\" class=\"elementor elementor-2922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d0332 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d0332\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-7085044\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2933\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/about_crnz\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">About Canoe Racing NZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2738\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/board-and-staff-profiles\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Staff and Board Profiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5429\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz_awards\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">CRNZ Sports and Recognition Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6063\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz-policies-and-regulations\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Policies and Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5825\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz-club-membership-and-paddler-portal\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">About Paddler Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2163\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/keypartners\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Key Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2164\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Menu<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-7085044\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2933\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/about_crnz\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About Canoe Racing NZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2738\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/board-and-staff-profiles\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Staff and Board Profiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5429\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz_awards\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">CRNZ Sports and Recognition Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6063\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz-policies-and-regulations\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Policies and Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5825\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/crnz\/crnz-club-membership-and-paddler-portal\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About Paddler Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2163\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/keypartners\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Key Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2164\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bcc85e\" data-id=\"4bcc85e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f33632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f33632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Canoe Racing New Zealand (CRNZ) is the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) that governs the kayaking disciplines of Canoe Sprint, Ocean ski and Canoe Marathon in NZ. CRNZ is responsible for leading, promoting, developing, enhancing and protecting the sport of Canoe Racing in New Zealand.&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<p>We punch well above our weight as a sport and have proven success across multiple Olympic Campaigns in Canoe Sprint, as one of New Zealand&#8217;s best performing Olympic sports.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not all about high performance. We are actively focused on grassroots growth of paddling, removing barriers and helping to drive participation and engagement across all disciplines through smart, strategic initiatives.<br><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><i>There are three pillars to our organisation and strategic direction:<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-161427f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161427f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f270ee4\" data-id=\"f270ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b968f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b968f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Participation<\/h3><p style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Build a large, diverse community of paddlers, coaches and volunteers, participating in a range of disciplines for fun, wellbeing and competition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d0f8b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d0f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Performance<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand kayakers consistently winning world and Olympic medals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;\">A talent pathway that consistently identifies and prepares the right athletes for high performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-indent: -18pt;\">A healthy, vibrant sport providing a pool of&nbsp;<\/span>talented athletes and opportunities for those athletes to achieve their goals in kayaking.<br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e3047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e3047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Engagement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;\">Connect kiwis with our sport and build a more engaged community through communication and technology<br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-692907b\" data-id=\"692907b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73eee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d73eee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Glazebrooks-lake-TLE.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3ba17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b3ba17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WK1_200_Lisa_Celebration_Duisburg_DKV-Thomas-Lohnes-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f51b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95f51b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eastern-bay-smiling-k4-2048x1248.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c915db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c915db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74de588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74de588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STRATEGIC PLAN, CONSTITUTION &amp; ANNUAL REPORTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58fcc7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58fcc7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-554060f\" data-id=\"554060f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bdf3f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d1bdf3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CRNZ-Strategy-2020-2028-1_31.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CRNZ-Strategy-2020-2028-1_31.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCRNZ Strategic Plan 2020-2028\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28fa79 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e28fa79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CRNZ-Strategy-Page-0_11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 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