The Rangitata at 600 cumecs

River Rescue Course on the Rangitata

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December 15th 2008
Howdy team! Doing a bit of back entry type blogging here, as I haven't had too much time to get all this stuff organized until now. Let me begin by saying that raft guides tend to wear quite a bit of fancy gear down the river. This includes a lifejacket with a rescue harness, a whistle, a river knife, a throwbag (a bag of rope, usually attached around the waste), a flip line (for flipping your ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Geraldine

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more