December 2011
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RUGBY WORLD CUP! (
It all began with a huge hiss and a roar, strange faces, strange accents, STRANGERS from all over the globe made their way out to Gravity Canyon, willing to throw themselves off a perfectly fine bridge. For the next month and a half the site was chaos, English men, Irish men, Namibians drinking our liquor fridge dry, putting smiles on our faces and keeping us on our toes. It was great to see these...
September 2011
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Taihape Area School Work Experience
As part of supporting our local community we open up our doors 2 terms a year on Friday’s for a Work experience student to come and spend the day with the crew. Here is what today’s Work Experience Student had to say about his experience;
Hi my name is Hamuera Kakukaka, today I did careers at Gravity Canyon, and it was the best career I’ve done all term. I did heaps of awesome things and jobs, I...
August 2011
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Locals Day 2011 !
On Saturday the 13th of August, Gravity Canyon ise holding its annual Local’s Day!
All activities are half price all day.
To be a local you must live in the Manawatu, Rangitikei, Wanganui or Ruapehu regions, to receive the discount you must bring proof of your address.
You can ride the World’s most Amazing Flying Fox, Jump of the North Islands highest Bungy Jump or Swing from the...
June 2011
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Annual First Aid
First Aid Day
Twas (imagine an Irish voice speaking) an early start for the crew at MGC (Mokai Gravity Canyon(we like to use brackets)) yesterday, for the annual first aid refresher course. The course is standard for a majority of workplaces in the NZ, benefitting the crew professionally and personally. It is a requirement of being employed at Gravity, along with Basic Swift Water Rescue, Bi...
May 2011
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Miss ManawaTui takes the plunge!
Nine weeks ago 123 girls entered the competition to become Miss Tui, they have now narrowed it down to 8 finalists and the chick representing the Manawatu region is 23 year old Krystal Leigh Shortland. There are two events left in the Miss Tui competition: Tui’s got talent and Tui degrees of separation. For Krystal’s Tui’s got talent event she has decided to come and visit us here at Gravity...
February 2011
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Summer Mystery Trip
At the start of the summer season a group decision was made to throw the summer staff a farewell for their long hard efforts of the summer months, (seen as they seem to miss out on all the other staff activities during the year social club events and xmas party etc). Anthea and Shannan decided to take the responsibility upon themselves and organize a little something with a catch, they decided to...
The Big Day Out Experience
It’s 9.30 am Thursday on the 20th of January 2011 were sitting nervously and excited in the Palmerston North Airport waiting for our boarding call. Scott and Nick both headed up the day before, Scott by car and Nick by plane also. After a coffee and bit of food our boarding call finally came and we headed for the plane. Apart from Kayla’s emergency foot break outburst during the flight...
January 2011
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Were teaming up with V at the B.D.O
So a couple of on months ago the V Energy Drink Company had an idea for a ride at the Big Day Out. Running a mini flying fox called The Flying V like the one we have on site. But their where a couple of hiccups before anything could be set in stone.
1. Budget - would it fit in with the projected budget? 2. Operation - who would run the ride? 3. Fabrication - who would build the ride ?
So...
October 2010
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Technology has arrived!! (finally)
So over the past few years we have had an overwhelming number of our customers wanting to take away with them memory of their mind blowing Mokai Gravity Canyon experience; as a result we have just completed the installation of our new photo system (thanks to some help from Daz and George from Taupo Bungy)
The photo system consists of 2 digital SLR Nikon cameras, taking high quality photos of the...
November 2009
3 posts
The Gap Year flies into Gravity Canyon
Emma, Antonio and Holly
The 3 surviving members of the Gap Year show unexpectedly called in to Gravity Canyon last week on their way down to Wellington.
Check out our clips on YouTube of the Fox ride and interviews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ukmlO7YZQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2haxwEe54hw&feature=channel
TARGA RALLY @ GRAVITY’S BACK DOOR!
On Thursday 29th October the Nz Targa Rally will be racing on Gravity Canyons road which will be Awsome! Sadly the road closure means Gravity Canyon must close for the day, Day off for The Staff !
Thought we’d throw some info your way !!
Seven days of competition, approx 950kms of closed stages
Targa Rally Nz has raised over $400.000.00 for charity
Covers Auckland - Taupo -...
