nzziggi
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Anyone on here live in NZ?
Hello from New Zealand
After a few years travelling around NZ I have finally settled in Kerikeri (used to live in Plymouth UK :yes 
Anyone on here live in NZ? If so, anyone close to KK?
I'm looking for someone to help me relight the spark I once had for kiting.
My Typhoon MKI (currently have NZ made PL) will be here in a few weeks from the UK and i'm looking for someone to do the 90 mile beach with me, in a
SW wind heading North from Ahipara to Cape as far as possible.
Anyone?
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Proletariat
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I want to live in NZ... does that count? |
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nocando
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Hi Mate not too many Kiwis inhabit this place.
I would go to an Aussie site called Extreme Kites
www.extremekites.com.au
Cheers
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
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djinnzfree
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Peter Lynn is based in NZ... the kite manufacture... may be you could go there for a photo tour... for us... :embarrased:
Peter Lynn Kites Ltd
105 Alford Forest Rd
ASHBURTON 7700
NEW ZEALAND
Ph: +64 (0) 3 308 4538
Fax: +64 (0) 3 308 1905
IKO certified °°°°° snow°°°°°.
ConceptAir Bull 3.4mē depower
Flying Wing SilverFox 2.5
Handmade buggy SS / bigfoot wheel /std wheel / ski for snow & ice
Jest Of Eve Talon UL
Level one Genesis STD
Mystic battle belt seat harness + a waist one from Mystic.
Ozone Flow 2mē, Access 6mē, Frenzy 9mē
Pansh black&red 4mē / handle Ozone
HQ invento FazerXXL šSpeedš
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nzziggi
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So it looks like I could one of the few, shame lovely long beaches up here for buggy or board & some great Kitesurfing.
Wanting to live in NZ sadly doesn't count, but if you ever visit drop me a message.
I'll check out the Aussie site, thanks.
Ashburton is many, many Km's from here, but I did visit them in 2007, i'll if I got photos. Lovely people.
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thanson2001ok
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NZ is one SWEET place. I toured N and S islands many years ago. I was amazed.
Kamikuza is a Kiwi I believe, but resides in Japan. He is a regular here on PKF.
And, of course, you need to look up Peter Lynn Kite Shop and maybe the man himself.
Todd... NAPKA US59 \"Have you taught a kid to fly lately?\"
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PL 19m, 16m Venom | 10m, 13m Venom II | 17m Vortex | 2.6m Viper | 2.3m Vapor | 6m, 9m, 15m Phantom | 22m Guerilla
Flysurfer 8m, 12m DLX Unity |8m Outlaw| 19m Speed 2.5 SA | 2.5m, 6m Viron
Action Vortex 6.6m Foil (FOR SALE) | Mac Bego 600
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pbc
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I visited Kerikeri back in 1988. I loved it. Beautiful water and coast line.
I need to take a kiting world tour and visit all of these awesome spots again. When do I get to retire?
Philip
I fly: Charger II 6.5m * Charger II 8m * Charger II 10m * Scorpion 10 (for sale) * Phantom II 12m * F-Arc 1200 * Venom 13m
I ride: Peter Lynn XR+ on Midis * Flexifoil Midi/Barrow * Peter Lynn Comp on Barrows * Peter Lynn XR+ (needs a fork)
I build: Custom bars for buggy pilots
I write about kite stuff: at http://philipbchase.com
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Kamikuza
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Yup, I'm a Kiwi... well, half-breed - mother-dearest is an Ozzie.
I'll have to google where Kerikeri is :D but Ashburton is just down the road from my home town.
There's an NZ kite forum too, but I forget the URL - it's not very busy. Plummet on kiteforum.com is pretty active so he'll be easy to get hold of -
he surfs and boards somewhere up north...
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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nzziggi
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Hmmmm Kerikeri is WAY up north.
I tried Kiteforum.co.nz but it's totally dead, sadly.
Well, if ever anyone lands on the NZ Northland beaches, drop me a line, always eager to meet up and fly, might even have a spare buggy to loan.
Ziggi
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carltb
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peter lynn kites are based in The Netherlands but peter lynn buggys and show/display kites are based in NZ.
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Kamikuza
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Yeah, Plummet is up there! extremekites.au or kiteforum.COM to get hold of him
Dorkland eh... why don't you come down to Christchurch instead 
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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pbc
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One of your homies has a channel on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/gannet321
Philip
I fly: Charger II 6.5m * Charger II 8m * Charger II 10m * Scorpion 10 (for sale) * Phantom II 12m * F-Arc 1200 * Venom 13m
I ride: Peter Lynn XR+ on Midis * Flexifoil Midi/Barrow * Peter Lynn Comp on Barrows * Peter Lynn XR+ (needs a fork)
I build: Custom bars for buggy pilots
I write about kite stuff: at http://philipbchase.com
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I lived in Papakura 30 yrs ago but remember going to the Bay of Islands and scuba.
Ate my first raw scallop there. Right outa the ocean.
Mmmm...I remember kerikeri!
Good for you for being there. Enjoy!
Peter Lynn - Resurrected Vapors (thanks to Tenacious Tape): 3.2, 3.8, 4.5, 5.4m. Size 2.3m (dead) - all internal bellows shredded
Pansh - Cerberus - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.5, 9m. (red)
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nzziggi
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I can't be the only kiter here, can I?
Buggies made here, Kites designed here, even used as test site, so why is it not more popular here in NZ.
Well, they miss out. I'm off for a sunrise buggy the coming weekend, looks like a solo outing.
Ziggi
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fodendeyo
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Hi Ziggy
I live in NZ but a long way from you. I am in Dunedin but know the area you live in. Used to live up that way but was before I started kiting.
Unfortunately the NZ forum went through a bad patch a while back and was so bad most of us have given up on it but it is worth posting there just in
case someone drops in.
There are a few kiting events around the most notable one being the Moose meet at Murawai Beach.
There are a few of us who buggy and kitesurf down here but the west coast is the place if you want long beaches.
Kitesurfing is the most popular kite sport in NZ and very popular in some places eg Nelson.
If you head south let me know and we may be able to catch up
Dave
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nzziggi
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Ye' Dunedin a short roadtrip from me. I lived near Ch'ch' a short time (got out due to quakes)
Must've been a bad time for the forum to just disappear.
Any idea where I can get info on Moose meet?
Cheers
Ziggi
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nocando
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Go visit extreme kites there is info there on the Moose Meet
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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nzziggi
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Great thanks.
Must sign up to that forum, i'll it now.
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fodendeyo
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Moose Meet
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nocando
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this is the page to look at
http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/viewforum.php?f=78&...
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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