New Zealander Henry van Asch was bumming around the ski slopes of Wanaka in the 1980s when another adventurous Kiwi persuaded him to try a strange new extreme sport. Hurl yourself off a bridge ...

New Zealand is also the home of bungee jumping—in 1988 the introduction of the hobby brought adventure-seekers to 141-foot-high Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, which helped the city gain a rep as ...

In 1988, daredevils AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch created the world’s first commercial bungee jump in Queenstown, New Zealand: the Kawarau Bridge Bungy at just 439 feet high. Think that’s a ...

bungee jumping off Kawarau Bridge, paragliding around Coronet Peak, or skydiving from 15,000 feet into dramatic alpine scenery. It's also home to New Zealand's best ski slopes, so expect lots of ...

They developed the bungee ropes and rigging system and found the perfect site – the historic Kawarau Suspension Bridge – which would give paying customers the chance to safely fall 43 metres.

The Kawarau Zipride features ... the four AJ Hackett Bungy sites in New Zealand. Current activities on offer include four Bungy Jumps, two Swings, a Bridge Climb, and now the Zipride will open ...

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

Transit New Zealand has commenced work on the seismic (earthquake) strengthening of the State Highway 6 Bridge over the Kawarau River next to the AJ Hackett Bungy Bridge near Queenstown.