Administrator change of address

Please update your records, the NZHGPA administration office has moved!
The new address for all correspondence is:

NZHGPA,

PO Box 131,

Matamata 3440

 The email and phone are unchanged admin@nzhgpa.org.nz and +64272021806

A new NZ Paragliding triangle record at 197km.

The 23rd December 2019 turned out to be an epic day for flying in Otago. Lots of pilots set out for cross-country flights but one, in particular, was of note.
Louis Tapper got airborne from Treble Cone about 1130am and flew a triangular route first south to Cardrona, west to the head of the Routeburn then northeast to Makarora and back to Treble Cone. The flight lasted over the 8 hours and resulted in the smashing of the NZ paragliding triangle record by flying 197km.

Louis had been planning such a flight for some time with a view to beating 200km and so was well prepared. The final turnpoint for that 200km proved elusive as the day began to slow and he'd been caught out with a long walk-out some months before.

Congratulations Louis. An inspiration and a flight well done.