Dame Lisa Carrington, the country's most decorated Olympian, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan led from the beginning, finishing in a time of 1min 32.40s at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium tonight (NZ time).
The men's team in the K4 500m heats were fourth and will have to compete in the quarterfinals.
The men's 500m canoe double finished seventh in their heat.
- Team NZ