Blog | Shotover Canyon Swing

New, New, New!!!!

By Oi | Published: March 10, 2009

We’ve had quite a few changes happen in the past couple of months out here at the Swing! We have had a few beloved staff members leave – Franko is off back to Aussie, Taelor has gone onto adventures in South America, and Jack has gone to work in a vineyard in Nelson. Best of luck to you guys, we miss you!

When staff members leave, we obviously get new people to come out and play with us, so welcome to trainee Jumpmasters Pete and Pirate Steve, and new Domette (customer service staff) Sally!!!! Come on out on one of our trips to meet these guys!

Pirate Steve in disguise as a baby! Very clever!

Pete, who we have decided is our Operations Manager Harry's long lost son, looks like this....but younger!

Sally a.k.a. Danger Mouse

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Bring on 2009!!!

By Oi | Published: January 3, 2009

We at the Swing hope everyone had a phenomenal holiday season - with too much eating, drinking and way too much merriness! We would like this opportunity to welcome everyone to the amazingness of 2009, may it be a brilliant year for all of you!

Just a wee note to try and book your Swing at the earliest opportunity as we are coming into a busy time and we would not want any of you to miss out on the magic of Swing Love! So give us a ring, drop us an email or use our secure online booking system (accessible via our website) and come out to say hidy-ho!

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Hooray!!!!!

By Oi | Published: November 22, 2008

We did it!!!! We won TNT Magazine's 2008 Golden Backpacks Award for 'Best Activity in New Zealand' – that's two years in a row so far! We're so stoked with this as the votes are made by the customers that jump off a cliff with us, not by number-crunching people in suits! You ch-ch-choooose us! It's a huge pat on the back for doing what we love doing the best – spreading the Swing Love! Thank you so much to all of those customers who voted for us, we love you!!!!!

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MISSING: The notorious C-R-I-S-P-Y

By Oi | Published: September 21, 2008

When we first heard that our beloved Jumpmaster, Crispy (aka C-Dog), was returning to the Swing after his extensive adventures overseas we all leapt for joy and high-fived! Alas, tragedy has struck, as we have been sent an imposter instead! Who is this dwarfish Hagrid lookalike? We suspect this man may be Blind Phil’s long lost son – see the amazing likeness below!

For now we are just going to have to make do with this imposter and his inappropriate beard rubbings. If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of sweet, sweet Crispy, please let us know immediately! We promise you will be handsomely rewarded!

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Little Miss Bexalicious

By Oi | Published: September 8, 2008

Yaaaaaay!!!!! We are very pleasured to announce that our gorgeous domette with the piercing blue eyes is back from her 2 1/2 month jaunt in the USA. Seems like she’s had a mighty fine time while she was there as well: from working as a camp counsellor, eating cookie cereal and cake for breakfast, working on her tan, getting furthest on a giant instant pudding slip-and-slide, to spending far too long in one of the world’s largest hunting shops and fraternizing with the locals, of course! Welcome back Bexy, we love you!!!!

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We’re Winners!!! 2008 Tourism Awards

By Oi | Published: August 20, 2008

That’s right …. We won! Another one for the pool room. This one is quite special really….

Matt, Oi, Nick, Andy and I (Ana) all headed up to the big smoke of mighty Christchurch city. It was the 2008 Tourism Awards and we were in the ‘Adventure’ category. It was gonna be tough but we were excited, we had Gimp Ted and Helen Clark was gonna be there … doesn’t get much better then that.

We were well chuffed (considering the tough competition) that we managed to take out the award and its all down to the awesome staff, custies (you guys) and agents out there who all help to make the Shotover Canyon Swing what it is.

We ate, we drank and we danced …. and then we got a picture with the PM … all and all a great result!

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Business In Humour Awards 2008

By Oi | Published: August 20, 2008

We were up for this award again this year, last year we took the award out in style and we were hoping for much of the same.

Sending up one of the best of the best of the best DVD dudes Joden (or Jodi 1 Konobie as we like to call him) was the plan. However Air New Zealand had different ideas, with a broken plane poor ole Jodi 1 had no chance of splurgin the company card around the big smoke …. luckily we had a back up plan and had a couple of ex-staff members already up in Auckland. Crispy ‘Your Gonna Die!’ Duck and Aimee ‘I Don’t Get Paid Enough For This Job’ were poised in wings … and once again we won!

We’re stoked that we have taken out this prize for the second time in a row. Aimee and Crispy celebrated in style for us … hopefully I’ll have some photo’s for you once I’ve censored them ……

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Cheap Extra Swing Deal For Month Of August!!

By Oi | Published: August 1, 2008

Cause we love you guys sooooo much we’ve decided to bring on the cheap extra swing deal, for a limited time, book on for your first swing and any extra swings after that usually priced at $49 you can get for a bargain $35 instead!! Wow!! Thats worth the flight just to get here!

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Whose the Best Experience in New Zealand?

By Oi | Published: July 22, 2008

Well …. we’d like to think we are … but it’s up to you guys out there. Last year you thought we were pretty good at our stuff and we had to agree.

If you’ve been traveling around a bit and would like to tell others what you think has been the best of the best of the best of the best. Simply click on to http://www.canyonswing.co.nz/awards/ download or pop into our shop for a voting form and hey presto your good deed to the next traveler has been cast.

But more importantly cast a vote AND be in to win $2,000 worth of goodies courtesy of the guys from TNT Magazine in Australia …. as the Ozzie’s like to say …. ‘To easy!…’

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Nutter ….

By Oi | Published: July 22, 2008

Ever fancied going jumping off a big cliff in nothing but a pair of highly attractive underwear … well ….. you are not alone ….

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