A gold medal for New Zealand and the potential for more at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.
Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin won the women's K2 500m final to take the first gold of the regatta for New Zealand.
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The pair put on a commanding performance to win by over a second from a Danish crew followed a Swedish boat.
Carrington, 34, is the defending Olympic champion in the K2, with the now-retired Caitlin Regal.
However, in the women's K4 500m, the crew of Carrington, Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan finished fourth in their final.
In the women's K1 500m, both Carrington and Aimee Fisher won their respective heats, with semifinals overnight. Carrington is also the defending Olympic champion in women's K1 500m.
Carrington and Hoskin were last month confirmed in a six-strong canoe racing team for Paris.
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