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Tubing, also known as inner tubing, bumper tubing, towed tubing, biscuiting (in New Zealand), or kite tubing, is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. The tubes themselves are also known as "donuts" or "biscuits" due to their shape.
Peter Lynn (born 1946) is a New Zealand kitemaker, engineer and inventor. He is notable for his construction of the world's largest kites ( Guinness book of records holders), [ 1 ] giant inflatable (sparless) display kites [ 2 ] (the most widely known is the 27 m octopus kite ), the popularisation of kite buggying [ 2 ] and contributions to the ...
Whenuakite is a locality on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it. Whitianga is north west, Coroglen 8 km west, Cooks Beach and Hahei north, Hot Water Beach north east, and Tairua 18 km to the south east. The Whenuakite River flows from coastal hills in the east through the area to drain in the Whitianga ...
Colorful kites of all shapes and sizes lined the skies at the Otaki Kite Festival, held annually on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand.
Lake Rotoiti is a lake in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. [3] It is the northwesternmost in a chain of lakes formed within the Okataina Caldera.The lake is close to the northern shore of its more famous neighbour, Lake Rotorua, and is connected to it via the Ohau Channel.
Weymouth, also known as Weymouth by the sea, is a southern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [3] It is located adjacent to Clendon Park and Manurewa, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Auckland city centre, and is sited on a peninsula between the southeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour and that Harbour's Pahurehure Inlet.
Visited by around 1,600 commercial vessels a year, [14] Auckland is New Zealand's largest commercial port, handling more than NZ$20 billion of goods per year. [15] Ports of Auckland handles the movement of 60% of New Zealand's imports and 40% of its exports (both by value, 2006), [ 16 ] respectively 50% of the North Island's container trade ...
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