Canyoning

Lear's nonsense poem hits stage (The New Zealand Herald)

4 Jul 2008

Tim Bray sits surrounded by lights and electrical equipment, a ladder, an assortment of clothing and a scale model of how the PumpHouse Theatre stage will look once everything is in place.

Plunging into the abyss (The Japan Times)

4 Jul 2008

I'm hanging from a rope, high above the churning froth of an ice-blue river. My friends are waving and shouting out to me, but the roar of the waterfall muffles their voices. I pull myself off a wooden seat and lower my legs. Now there's nothing between me and the water below but crisp mountain air. Then I remember my guide's advice: "When you let go, the key is to look straight up," he says ...

Teacher honoured over river tragedy (The New Zealand Herald)

28 Jun 2008

When the first survivor of the Mangatepopo canyoning tragedy made it back to base cold and injured, teacher Daniel Charman was there to give comfort.