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New Zealand > Sports
For such a small country, New Zealand has a
reputation as being a sporting nation on and off the
field and has proven it has what it takes to compete
at the highest level in one of the worlds most
expensive and competitive sports.
 Rugby is the most well known of New Zealand's
national sports and the national team, "The All
Blacks" dominated world rugby for many years. Netball is
regarded as the premier women’s sport and one of
the country’s top sports, with over 120,000
registered members, and a number of players who are
involved socially.
Netball
Trekking
/ Mountaineering
Yachting
All of our cities
have a wide variety of recreation facilities,
excellent swimming pools and gymnasiums. Christchurch
has an 19 hole golf course within a few minutes walk
of most major central city hotels. Although not quite
up to formula one, New Zealand has a wide range of
motor
sports. Skiing is from June to September and there are
many ski fields in the country.
For the thrill
seeker you can jump off a mountain on a hang glider
or paraglide, bungee jump off a high tower or bridge,
raft down wild rivers. Even go hot air ballooning.
Paragliding
When it's winter in the
northern hemisphere, it's summer in New Zealand. That
means long sunny days, blue skies and lots of great
scenic flying. New Zealand is now one of the world's
favorite travel destinations, and one of the great
undiscovered flying destinations. Only in New Zealand
you can enjoy coastal ridge soaring and mountain
thermal flights on the same day.
Kayaking; Paddle some of the most beautiful rivers
and lakes in the world, or take a coastal ocean
route. Routes Suitable for all skill levels from
beginners to competent multi-sporters.
Bungee
Jumping - Tie
your ankles to an extra large rubber band, and jump
off a bridge or other high platform see some pics on
this site, home to NZ's first bungee operator
Aj Hackett
Scuba
Diving.
Explore
natural reefs, historic ship wrecks.
Dive NZ
 Base
Jumping - Jet boating - fishing, sea, river and lake
- hunting - Golf, Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Wilderness
Adventures...
And at
the end of your day.. Soaking in hot
thermal pools
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