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The options for sporting pursuits in New Zealand are endless. Beyond the traditional sports like rugby, sailing and cycling, New Zealand's breathtaking scenery is the ideal inspiration for getting active.
Popular sports for Kiwis range from traditional, including skiing, horseriding and sea kayaking, to the unique such as gliding over Central Otago, curling on the frozen lakes of the South Island, and blokarting - a unique Kiwi invention. Many Kiwis are also big fans of motorsports - the many country back roads are the perfect platform for rally and motorbiking.
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Hot air ballooning begins before the crack of dawn, because the best flying time is within the first few hours of sunrise. Ballooning adventures are staged in several places around the country – Auckland, Hamilton, Taupo, Hastings, Methven, Christchurch and Queenstown. Some companies even offer balloon weddings!
Photo credit: Tim Whittaker
Zorbing is another crazy Kiwi adventure experience. Here at Rotorua "Zorbonauts" spin down a steep hillside in a large airfilled rubber ball.
Blokarting is a great sport for those who love both speed and sailing. Small and extremely manoeuvrable, blokarts can be sailed on any firm surface – low tide sand is ideal. At Papamoa near Mount Maunganui, you can rent a blokart and learn to zoom. It’s a lesson in exhilaration.
Photo credit: Chris McLennan
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River Bugging is the new way to conquer whitewater. A river bug is an inflatable tube, which acts as a kind of steerable, floating ‘armchair’. Outfitted in wetsuit, helmet, surf flippers and webbed gloves, river buggers, as those who ride these craft are called, manoeuvre their bugs using arms and legs.
Photo credit: Ian Trafford
Dragon Boat racing began in China more than 2,000 years ago, but today it's perfectly at home in New Zealand. Dragon Boat Festivals are held every year in Waitangi, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Competitors range from club and corporate teams to school teams.
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