NZONE News Archive
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ERIKA'S FLIGHT OF GLORY — 19/02/12
Canadian Erika Dufourt wins Gold in Australia at the National Canopy Piloting Championships. -
USA PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS MAKE PHOTOS EXTRA SPECIAL — 17/01/12
Rotorua's Skydiving Photos have become even more stunning with NZONE Skydive’s recruitment of two professional photographers from California. -
21 REASONS TO CELEBRATE IN THE SKY — 27/10/11
NZONE Skydive has two incredible reasons to celebrate this month as the company reaches 21 years of operation while its head skydiver reaches his 21,000th jump. Working for Nzone since 1997, Sasa Jojic has only missed 7 years of the company’s twenty one years of operation and is proud to be a part of the celebration. -
NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR NZONE SKYDIVE ROTORUA — 14/10/11
Award winning Rotorua Tandem Skydive Operation NZONE Skydive has appointed a new Operations Manager in the form of the young and ambitious Nicholas Finch. -
BRITISH DRUM 'N' BASS PIONEER GOLDIE TAKES 15000 FT PLUNGE WITH NZONE SKYDIVE — 21/09/11
Goldie, the British drum ‘n’ bass pioneer, one-time James Bond villain and friend of Prince Harry’s, made the most of his free time in New Zealand by taking a 15,000ft sky-dive over Queenstown. He also spent some time giving us a unique interview of his thoughts. -
SKYDIVE HANK NOTCHES UP JUMP NO 1470 AT 70 — 4/06/11
Pushing the limits comes naturally to New Zealand's oldest active skydiver Hank Spijkerbosch who celebrated his 70th birthday with a 15000ft jump at NZONE in Rotorua. -
UK TV STAR JAMES NESBITT GETS SOME ADRENALINE — 12/03/11
UK TV star James Nesbitt took some time out of filming The Hobbit in New Zealand this week. And how better to take some relaxing time off a hectic film set than jump out of a plane 15,000ft over Rotorua! -
SKYDIVING INTO ROTORUA STADIUM BEFORE RUGBY GAME — 13/02/11
One lucky bidder on Trade Me won an auction to skydive into Rotorua international stadium with NZONE Skydive, just before kick off of the pre-season Auckland Warriors Vs Parramatta Eels rugby game. -
FAMILY'S SOUTHERN WISH FULFILLED — 28/01/11
Nzone hosted the Koroi family from Auckland, who spent a week enjoying the trip of a lifetime to Queenstown, courtesy of the Make-a-Wish foundation. 18 year old Haylee suffers from leukaemia but wasn't scared to skydive! -
WESTERN BULLDOGS TAKE TIME OUT IN QUEENSTOWN — 9/12/10
Australian AFL team the Western Bulldogs took some time out of their Pre-Season training camp this week to enjoy the best New Zealand has to offer. -
NEW WINGS TAKE MORE THRILL SEEKERS TO THE SKIES — 3/12/10
A bigger aircraft capable of carrying more passengers means NZONE can take more thrill-seekers to the skies above Queenstown, improving the experience for customers without increasing effects on neighbours. -
GOLDEN OLDIE SISTERS TAKE THE ULTIMATE JUMP — 10/11/10
Intrepid Scottish sisters Florence Woods (83) and Alice Mackechnie (85) were exhilarated after skydiving with NZONE Skydive in Queenstown this week. The elder sister Alice conviced her 83 year old sister that it wasn't too scary before signing her up. -
NZONE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN THE SKY — 25/10/10
Celebrating twenty high-flying years of giving clients the thrill of a lifetime. Established in 1990 as the first commercial tandem skydive operation in New Zealand, we are now a multi-award-winning company, having thrilled more than 170,000 guests. -
CYSTIC FIBROSIS SUFFERER CHRIS GETS HIS WISH GRANTED — 17/09/10
Young Chris Emry (16), of Melbourne, fulfilled a lifelong dream of experiencing the thrills of freefall. Together with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Chris made it over to Queenstown on an adventure filled week kicking off with the "top of his wishlist".. -
NZONE HELPS OUT FOR ROTORUA CONSERVATION WEEK — 5/09/10
Rotorua community members, DOC and NZONE Skydive staff braved the weather to participate in the planting of around 150 native wetland trees and took part in activities offered for kids. -
STA TRAVEL INTERN VISITS QUEENSTOWN FOR SOME ADRENALINE — 28/07/10
Lucky Matthew Martin from the UK won the ultimate job of a lifetime as an STA World Traveller Intern. -
RUGBY PRESENTERS TAKE IN THE SIGHTS OF ROTORUA FROM 15,000FT! — 19/07/10
Two of New Zealand's rugby stars Karl Te Nana and Awen Guttenbeil tried a different kind of high energy sport this week when they skydived 15,000ft over Rotorua. -
DIARIES DOWN UNDER — 13/06/10
Its all go in Queenstown this winter. Both Coronet Peak & The Remarkables Skifields are now open. Check out Episode 2 on Diaries Down Under for some great footage of some of NZ's top riders in Action at the Remarkables. -
AIRSHOW DISPLAY — 5/04/10
To celebrate the first arrival of the new International Sydney-Rotorua direct flights, the city of Rotorua treated the community to a free airshow! -
ENVIRO SILVER AWARDED — 11/03/10
Nzone Skydive Queenstown and Rotorua are awarded with the Qualmark Enviro Silver Award, recognising our commitment to the environment. -
PLUNGE TO PROPOSE — 5/02/10
One man got the jump on the Valentine's Day marriage proposals in Queenstown last Friday, asking his partner of four years to marry him by landing on a sign after a tandem skydive from 15,000 feet. -
BOLLYWOOD MOVIE RELEASE — 3/02/10
Bollywood stars of "I hate Luv Story's" got some adrenaline pumping action while filming in New Zealand. Actors Imran Khan and the beautiful Sonam Kapoor checked out the remarkable view 15,000ft over Queenstown. -
FROM SHORTLAND STREET TO 15,000 FEET — 10/01/10
Nzone Queenstown were lucky enough to have Bonnie Soper from our national soap: Shortland Street, come and jump with us last Saturday. Bonnie plays Morgan Braithwaite who is a Theatre Nurse on the Shortland Street drama, who was killed in a hit and run i -
GAP YEAR CHALLENGE — 19/12/09
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I HATE LUV STORIES - BOLLYWOOD'S LATEST — 7/12/09
New Zealand takes the plot in the latest Bollywood film due to be shot in Queenstown next month. Well at least part of the plot! -
THE BACHELOR — 28/10/09
The latest Bachelor, Jason Mesnick of the US TV hit 'The Bachelor' revisited Queenstown a while back to propose to his chosen girlfriend Molly Malaney. -
DARE DAD - DAD DID! — 24/09/09
Queenstown Primary School Principal, John Weston Embraced the Fear on Fathers Day by Skydiving from 15,000ft last Sunday. -
JACK OSBOURNE - ADRENALINE JUNKIE — 14/09/09
Filming for the fifth series of Adrenaline Junkie, Jack Osborne and his mates Jesse Metcalf of Desperate Housewives, Reggie Yates of Radio One (UK) and Joanna Page of Gavin & Stacey (UK) complete skydives. Jack completed the solo course this time. -
THE ULTIMATE PROPOSAL — 30/08/09
Ryan Weekes proposed to his girlfriend, Tegan Fry, of eight years in Queenstown last Sunday (23rd August).... after both completing Tandem Skydives. -
MPs ELATED AFTER SKYDIVE FOR GOOD CAUSE — 26/05/09
Rotorua MP Todd McClay and Tauranga National MP Simon Bridges are floating on air today (Monday May 4) after making the ultimate jump for a good cause. -
SPECIAL KIWIS JUMP FOR JOY — 3/03/09
Some special Kiwi kids have been walking on air after going on the ride of their lives with Queenstown skydivers Nick Dowling and Colin Aitchison. -
LEAP OF LOVE — 26/01/09
When Canadian Raffella Manni leapt from a plane yesterday for a a tandem skydive, she had no idea she would receive a marriage proposal just after she landed. -
'LUCKY LEGS' DROPS INTO ROTORUA — 18/12/08
Nine-time Coast to Coast and multisport Steve Gurney recently enjoyed the ultimate book launch when he dropped into Rotorua courtesy of skydive company NZONE to promote his new book. -
FEMALE TANDEM MASTER ON THE TEAM — 30/11/08
In 1983 Lynette Warn experienced her first skydive; 25 years later our team in Rotorua are helping her celebrate her 10,000 jump milestone. -
QUEENSTOWN SKATEPARK CELEBRATION — 22/11/08
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is gearing up to celebrate the newest skatepark addition for the district's skating fraternity. Construction of the park commenced in February with completion of the plaza in June and the bowl in November. -
ALL IN PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS — 10/10/08
The Pink Ribbon Appeal Day is held to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October). -
NZONE ROTORUA FINALISTS IN LOCAL BUSINESS AWARDS — 25/09/08
Nzone 'The Ultimate Jump' has been named a finalist in the Rotorua Business Awards for 2008 in the Hospitality and Attractions category. -
QUEENSTOWN'S ULTIMATE COMMUNITY CHAMPION — 25/09/08
Youth advocate, Fi Sawers, was today named Queenstown's 2008 Ultimate Community Champion for her invaluable contribution to young people in the community. -
CROHN'S SURVIVOR SKYDIVES THE WORLD — 19/07/08
Queenstown was the stunning halfway point for an Englishman skydiving his way around the world to raise awareness of Crohn's disease and -
NZONE 'MAKES A WISH' HAPPEN — 5/07/08
16 year old Kate Kelly, of Doncaster, Melbourne, celebrated a major milestone of being clear of Leukaemia for five years this April. -
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOCUS FOR NZONE'S NEW RECRUIT — 23/06/08
An award-winning Queenstown adventure operator has expanded its management team with the appointment of Derek Melnick in the newly created role of business development manager. -
STAFF TAKE TIME TO UNWIND — 18/05/08
Most colleagues unwind after a hard week with a run, movie or glass of wine. Not innovative local skydivers Nzone, who took to the skies in a 18-way freefall formation skydive above stunning Lake Wakatipu. -
NZONE WINS BUSINESS OF YEAR AWARD — 12/11/07
Nzone were delighted to be awarded with the Queenstown Business of the Year Award 2007. -
NZONE TRIUMPHS AT TOURISM AWARDS — 30/08/07
NZONE is sky high with delight after winning the country’s top tourism award.NZONE won New Zealand Tourism Industry Association’s Supreme Award as well as taking out the Adventure subcategory and the overall category of Visitor Activities & Attractions.
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