Hallo,

I am from Scandinavia and plan to travel to NZ dec/jan.
Could anybody tell me where there are some nice places for kite surfing near Christchurch or south of the city?
I don't have much experience but, I do have license for kite boarding.
Also info of board/equipment rental in Christchurch appreciated.

Thanks
Jari

Make sure you go with others over there as you're not very experienced. They will tell you what to look out for if you tell them you are new to the sport. Intro yourself via the NZ forums.

also have a quick look at http://www.nzkiter.com/ maybe.

But to answer your question, there is this perfect flat water location south east of Christchurch. (quite close actually 10kms from the middle of chch) It an estuary between South Shore and Sumner. (real nice spot in summer. you'll love it.) Heaps of kiters there too. Have fun.

Hey guys,

Thanks for the help.

I'll go to the NZ forum,

Cheers,

wassaby said...

parmer said...

Hallo,

I am from Scandinavia and plan to travel to NZ dec/jan.
Could anybody tell me where there are some nice places for kite surfing near Christchurch or south of the city?
I don't have much experience but, I do have license for kite boarding.
Also info of board/equipment rental in Christchurch appreciated.

Thanks
Jari

Hey bud just come back from a holiday over there. Good strong winds there. Try queenstown/wanaka Lake south from christchurch, they have a heap of lakes there seen people kite surfing all the time there.

Jeez, I dunno, I'd want a bit of local input before heading to Queenstown or Wanaka to kite. Load of other stuff to do there if it doesn't blow though.