[twoplankskier]

what kind of sports do people do in christchurch and everywhere in new zealand?
any input would be great!
thanks tps:nice1

[Moorf]

Ohhh, where do I begin?

Here's a few sports that happen just around my wee village in inland Canterbury:

1. Rugby (of course!)
2. Tramping - lots of walking tracks, tramping is called hiking in the UK/Europe
3. Kayaking - many people use the Waimakariri river to kayak - in Chch they do it on the Avon or sea-kayaking
4. Mountain biking - some fabulous tracks around Chch
5. Up the road is a famous "bouldering" park which is a bit of a free-climbers mecca - that could be a new sport for you!
6. Road cycling - sooo many people around don Lycra and whizz up and down the hills round Chch or along the long flat roads of the Plains.. I've never seen so many people on bikes in Lycra :laugh (all ages too!)
7. Tennis
8. Skateboarding
9. Lots of skiing and snowboarding - the schools even do trips out for the day- there are around 7 resorts within 2 hrs of Chch.
10. Ummm, I was trying to round it up to 10...

Help me someone!!

Moorf


EDIT:

10. If you live in Chch you can join a lifesaving surf club or sailing or kite surf or windsurf or, or, surf...... :D

[twoplankskier]

ya i though of a few of those. i live over in the states in Oregon. I'm about 40 minutes from Smith Rock. its a great place for climbing. i also ski race at Mt. Bachelor. i was wondering if anyone knew about para gliding, hang gliding, scuba diving, or any other extreme sports?

[benandclare]

Yup think there is paragliding too in Chch........ basically name a sport and I reckon it's done here in NZ :D :D

[Moorf]

For extreme check out Queenstown.

http://www.queenstownadventure.com/

[Moorf]

basically name a sport and I reckon it's done here in NZ

Sumo? :D

[benandclare]

Oh yes I would have thought so.......... there seem to a few abley weighted folks who could practice that one :laugh :laugh

[benandclare]

Oh and how about "duck hunting"?

[Moorf]

Sparse this season, I hear... :D

[Kim39]

Ohhh, where do I begin?

Here's a few sports that happen just around my wee village in inland Canterbury:

1. Rugby (of course!)
2. Tramping - lots of walking tracks, tramping is called hiking in the UK/Europe
3. Kayaking - many people use the Waimakariri river to kayak - in Chch they do it on the Avon or sea-kayaking
4. Mountain biking - some fabulous tracks around Chch
5. Up the road is a famous "bouldering" park which is a bit of a free-climbers mecca - that could be a new sport for you!
6. Road cycling - sooo many people around don Lycra and whizz up and down the hills round Chch or along the long flat roads of the Plains.. I've never seen so many people on bikes in Lycra :laugh (all ages too!)
7. Tennis
8. Skateboarding
9. Lots of skiing and snowboarding - the schools even do trips out for the day- there are around 7 resorts within 2 hrs of Chch.
10. Ummm, I was trying to round it up to 10...

Help me someone!!

Moorf


EDIT:

10. If you live in Chch you can join a lifesaving surf club or sailing or kite surf or windsurf or, or, surf...... :D

Come on Moorf how can you forget the worlds beautiful game called Football!!! am sure its played where you are.

Kim

[Steadybears]

Sooooo hoping there is some sort of soccer/football on the go as my son is dead keen and hopes he will meet a few keen players - preferably Chelsea supporters!!! - but will put up with any others - even Man U!!!!!

Jayne

[Moorf]

11. Football :D

[benandclare]

12. Golf... 50 Courses in Canterbury :D :D

[Pip]

13. go-karting where they spray the muddy track with water :laugh

14. did we have jetboating ?

loving the duck comments - :D

[Moorf]

15. Gun club (Darfield - been intending to join for yonks....)
16. Indoor cricket


(:D @karting - must do that again....)

[benandclare]

17. Indoor climbing

18. Karate

19. Bowls

20. Skateboarding and indeed all manner of skating.

[Rusty]

21. Why has no-one mentioned zorbing? I can't wait to try this out.
We also watched the following when we went on New Brighton beach-
-kite surfing/para surfing - basically surfing across the water with a small parachute
-kite boarding - scateboard with big wheels using a parachute
-don't know what it's called, but sailing a boat along the beach on big wheels - that looked fun:D

[IanW99]

21. Why has no-one mentioned zorbing? I can't wait to try this out.
We also watched the following when we went on New Brighton beach-
-kite surfing/para surfing - basically surfing across the water with a small parachute
-kite boarding - scateboard with big wheels using a parachute
-don't know what it's called, but sailing a boat along the beach on big wheels - that looked fun:D

blo karts?

Ian

[Rusty]

blo karts?

Ian

I really hope that is the real name for it:nice1

[IanW99]

I really hope that is the real name for it:nice1

There are a lot of similar names for it e.g. blo-karts, blokarts etc.

Do a search, you will find lot's of them in NZ, they even have races :yes

Ian

[Moorf]

21. Why has no-one mentioned zorbing? I can't wait to try this out.

Hoping to have a go too when we get to Rotorua in Feb... unfortuntely, what with it being the Canterbury Plains there's not much zorbing around here :laugh

[Rusty]

Hoping to have a go too when we get to Rotorua in Feb... unfortuntely, what with it being the Canterbury Plains there's not much zorbing around here :laugh

Be more like a hamster on a wheel I guess.

[b&k]

A friend of mine helps run the Cantebury Lacrosse team. Even though it's a minority sport, there is a league of teams

Other sports include :
hockey
basketball
netball
triathlons
ridiculous endurance events (e.g. coast to coast)
fishing (is that a sport?)
sailing
surfing

Basically, any sport you can think of and then some more

[Moorf]

Something to whet your extreme appetite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtMm7WOs8Y&feature=user

[benandclare]

Something to whet your extreme appetite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtMm7WOs8Y&feature=user


Awesome doesn't seem adequate..........

[Rusty]

Something to whet your extreme appetite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtMm7WOs8Y&feature=user

It will take quite a few years, but I am going to do everthing on that video!
I can't wait to get there now, 8 months seems such a long time.

[b&k]

I can highly recommend the canyon swing near Queenstown - makes jumping of the Sky Tower seem tame

[Moorf]

While we're on the subject - I fancy doing some organised pot-holing or caving while we're in the N.Island (now that I can actually fit through a hole! :o ) - I remember a thread with an experience near Rotorua? :confused:


FOUND IT: http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15345&highlight=abseil

:nice1

[craig1234564]

I will be tying to bring the beautiful game to NZ just like beckham is doing in america, try to convert them. :)

[msleiners]

Yup think there is paragliding too in Chch........ basically name a sport and I reckon it's done here in NZ :D :D

How about basketball ?
How about soccer ?

Either Wellington, christchurch or auckland. Christchurch preferably.