New Zealand Paragliding Site Records

Updated by the NZ PG Records administrator, Tim Percival.
Last updated 28 April 2008. (Partial update 12 Jan 2012 for Treble Cone records).


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Open Distance

Region

Site/Site Group

Distance

Pilot

Date

Take Off

Northland

Kamo

38.5

Gary Sands

31/08/2005

Auckland

Bombay Hills

34.9

Rob van den Ham

4/02/1998

Auckland

Bridges

67.1

Grant Middendorf

28/08/2004

Auckland

Dills Hill

41.0

Evan Lamberton

21/01/2005

Auckland

Five Fingers

40.0

Jeff Ripley

26/10/2006

Auckland

Moirs Hill

46.8

Jeff Ripley

6/12/2006

Waikato

Pukemore

61.0

Russell Read

6/02/1999

Waikato

Te Hoe

65.4

Grant Middendorf

1/02/2003

Waikato

Te Kuiti

71.5

Russell Read

1/03/2001

(Awakino Hill)

Bay of Plenty

Kaimai Range

69.4

Alan Hills

30/01/2003

(Kaimai)

Bay of Plenty

Komata

32.4

Bruce Vickerman

14/02/2007

(Black Rocks)

Bay of Plenty

Matawai

21.3

Russell Read

21/01/2002

Bay of Plenty

Mt Edgecumbe

21.0

Russell Read

30/11/1996

Bay of Plenty

Paeroa

73.2

Alan Hills

30/01/2008

Bay of Plenty

Whakaahu

44.6

Bruce Vickerman

28/08/2006

Hawkes Bay

Burma Road

84.5

Shaun Gilbert

4/03/1998

Hawkes Bay

Te Mata Peak

125.0

Shaun Gilbert

10/01/1999

Hawkes Bay

Zolas

35.1

Craig Collings

6/02/1997

Manawatu

Heights Road

29.0

Laurie Ross

22/02/2003

Wairarapa

Dalefield Road

30.2

Barry Baxter

1/01/2008

Wairarapa

Kourarau

33.0

Gary Steele

9/03/2002

Wairarapa

Oyster Shell

40.0

Gary Steele

1/11/1997

Wellington

Mt Climie

49.5

Gary Steele

4/01/1997

Wellington

Waikanae

29.0

Russell Read

31/03/1999

Nelson

Barnicoat Range

59.5

Craig Collings

23/10/1995

(Barnicoat)

Nelson

Inwoods Lookout

116.3

Tim Percival

30/12/2002

Nelson

Marybank

44.5

Richard Hadfield

15/10/2003

Nelson

Mt Murchison

95.6

Jeff Ripley

29/01/2008

Nelson

Sherry River

39.5

Bryan Moore

10/01/1995

Nelson

St Arnaud

92.2

Tim Percival

13/03/2005

(Parachute Rocks)

Nelson

Takaka - Riwaka

47.3

Rob van den Ham

10/12/1997

(Brown Acre)

Nelson

Tapawera

34.7

Rob van den Ham

22/02/1998

Marlborough

Benhopai

25.0

Angus Tapper

8/11/2000

Marlborough

Black Birch

21.0

Andy Whyte

28/01/1997

Marlborough

Blowhard

110.2

Dean Straker

2/11/2006

Marlborough

Havelock

28.0

Russell Read

4/03/2007

Marlborough

Picton

26.5

Dave Lochead

2/02/1999

(Collins Hill)

Marlborough

Port Underwood

27.6

Russell Read

24/01/2004

Canterbury

Ben Ohau Range

20.0

Bryan Moore

6/12/2006

(Ben Ohau Peak)

Canterbury

Craigieburn Range

62.0

Craig Collings

14/11/1998

(Tim's Knob)

Canterbury

Little River

29.0

Ross Johnstone

30/11/1998

Canterbury

Mt Alexander

14.0

Ross Johnstone

30/12/1997

Canterbury

Mt Hutt

30.8

Craig Collings

1/12/1996

Canterbury

Mt Isobel

42.0

Martin Thoma

16/01/1997

Canterbury

Ohau Ski Field

60.0

Bryan Moore

2/03/2001

Canterbury

Port Hills

37.9

Ross Johnstone

15/02/2003

(Castle Rock)

Canterbury

Tekapo

24.4

Mike McManaway

19/12/1994

Canterbury

Torlesse Range

20.5

Tim Percival

12/09/1998

(Torlesse - Pt 1842)

Canterbury

Wallace Peak

19.5

Craig Collings

19/10/1997

Otago

Cadrona

34.6

Grant Middendorf

18/09/2005

Otago

Coronet Peak

130.0

Angus Tapper

9/01/1999

Otago

Hawea Eastern Ranges

55.0

Bryan Moore

1/03/2001

(Breast Hill)

Otago

Hawea Terrace

23.9

Kat West

15/11/2003

Otago

Lindis Pass

17.0

Bryan Moore

10/04/2002

Otago

Long Gully

95.6

Russell Read

7/02/2002

Otago

Mt Ida

59.8

Mark Hardman

10/03/2007

Otago

Mt Iron

54.4

Grant Middendorf

6/01/2003

Otago

Mt Maude

77.5

Gert van Maren

31/12/2007

Otago

Mt Roy

90.0

Bryan Moore

13/11/2000

Otago

Obelisk

43.5

Grant Middendorf

13/11/2004

Otago

Pisa Range

142.4

Grant Middendorf

17/10/2005

(Waiorau)

Otago

Remarkables

81.6

Angus Tapper

8/09/2004

Otago

Skyline

64.5

Angus Tapper

17/10/1999

Otago

Treble Cone

133.0

Bryan Moore

4/12/2006

Otago

Waikerikeri

41.3

Grant Middendorf

30/10/2005

(Leaning Rock)


FAI Out-and-Back

Region

Site/Site Group

Distance

Pilot

Date

Take Off

Auckland

Dills Hill

31.3

Jeff Ripley

28/11/2007

Bay of Plenty

Kaimai Range

39.0

Jeff Ripley

09/03/2008

(Kaimai)

Bay of Plenty

Paeroa

22.4

Ken Jackson

20/11/2004

Hawkes Bay

Burma Road

15.2

Peter Elliott

25/10/2004

Nelson

Barnicoat Range

29.0

Stew Karstens

02/08/2006

(Barnicoat)

Nelson

Inwoods Lookout

48.5

Ferdy van Schelven

31/01/2008

Nelson

Mt Murchison

54.0

Bryan Moore

27/01/2008

Nelson

St Arnaud

23.2

Tim Percival

27/09/2007

(Parachute Rocks)

Nelson

Takaka - Riwaka

24.6

Tim Percival

12/09/2007

(Takaka Hill)

Canterbury

Craigieburn Range

60.0

Tim Percival

18/01/1999

(Tim's Knob)

Canterbury

Port Hills

22.5

Ross Johnstone

30/12/2003

(Castle Rock)

Canterbury

Tekapo

48.8

Mike McManaway

19/12/1994

Otago

Hawea Eastern Ranges

63.6

Bryan Moore

25/12/2004

(Grandview)

Otago

Long Gully

26.0

Harmony Gaw

17/11/2001

Otago

Mt Ida

75.4

Bryan Moore

16/10/2005

Otago

Mt Maude

73.0

Bryan Moore

30/11/2000

Otago

Pisa Range

19.4

Harmony Gaw

15/10/2003

(Waiorau)

Otago

Remarkables

29.2

Simon Battaglia

25/10/1995

Otago

Treble Cone

71.6

Rob van den Ham

04/02/2010


FAI Triangle

Region

Site/Site Group

Distance

Pilot

Date

Take Off

Wairarapa

Kourarau

30.1

John Morgan

05/01/2008

Canterbury

Craigieburn Range

65.0

Craig Collings

11/11/2000

(Helicopter Hill)

Canterbury

Little River

29.3

Ross Johnstone

02/01/2004

Otago

Pisa Range

42.9

Petr Valek

13/12/2006

(Waiorau)

Otago

Treble Cone

71.4

Rob van den Ham

04/02/2010