What's Going On
The NZPF team are busy beavering away on various projects behind the scenes to make NZ skydiving better for everyone. Here is a quick summary of what’s going on:
Upcoming Events
Events Calendar
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Recent Posts
NZPF Safety Day 2021
We are extremely please to have run a successful online safety day!. We had many excellent speakers and for those who missed out, or simply want to revisit some of the informative topics talked about we have the links here for you to watch.
Jules talks about downsizing and canopy choices
Jill talks about surviving skydive events
Matt discusses Tandem camera flying, not the kind on a wrist 🙂
Henry discusses some incidents & learning from our mistakes
A big thank you to our guest speakers!
- Jules McConnell, All round canopy ninja and Sports Development officer with APF.
- Jill Grantham, our favourite Aussie shredder and load organiser.
- Tom Noonan, United Parachutes Technologies, USA.
- Henry Morgan, Parachute Operations Manager Inflite Group.
- Matt McKay, joins us from Skydive Auckland.
Kiwi athlete Lee Barraclough TOP 20 for Distance and Accuracy at the Mondial-2020
Lee Barraclough at Mondial 2020
, we celebrate our kiwi athlete Lee Barraclough being in the TOP 
for Distance and Accuracy at the Mondial-2020 canopy piloting competition 
World Championships 2021
The World Skydiving Championships 2021 (a.k.a. Mondial 2020) is set to take place in Siberia in August 2021. One of NZ’s top canopy pilots, Lee Barraclough, is preparing to travel to the World Championships this year to fly the New Zealand flag. Wish him luck!!
NZPF Safety Day – Rego Open!
The NZPF is bringing you “ NZPF Safety Day” on 11 Sept 2021 in Taupo. The event is kindly hosted by Taupo Tandem Skydive.
- Choosing your next canopy and downsizing.
- Keeping yourself safe at NZ skydiving events this season.
- Safety in tandem camera flying.
- Learning from our mistakes – a look at some incidents that occurred in NZ skydiving to learn from each other.
- Gear maintenance and pre-loading checks – avoiding complacency.
- Gear demos, video debriefs, questions and answers…
- Jules McConnell, All round canopy ninja and Sports Development officer with APF.
- Jill Grantham, our favourite Aussie shredder and load organiser.
- Tom Noonan, United Parachutes Technologies, USA.
- Henry Morgan, Parachute Operations Manager Inflite Group.
- Matt McKay, joins us from Skydive Auckland.
Taupo Big Way Camp
NZPF is sponsoring the Big Way Camp at Taupo Tandem Skydiving on 22-23 May 2021. We are stoked to be covering some extra altitude for all you big way skydivers. We hope this sponsorship will help you build some epic big way formations over stunning Lake Taupo.
NZPF Nationals 2021
In late March the NZPF facilitated the first nationals skydiving competition to be held on home soil for a few years. Big thanks to Skydive Auckland for hosting us. We had 2-way (rookie) 4-way (A and AAA), wingsuit (Int and open in performance) and CP categories (Int and open in distance, accuracy, and freestyle). We offered funding from our Nationals Training Fund for anyone struggling to meet the cost of training for nationals.
Virtual Skydiving Competitions
In keeping with the (wild) times, the NZPF is keen to bring you more virtual skydiving competitions. These are competitions you can complete at your home drop zone and send footage to be judged. Our first attempt at virtual competitions was “Clash of the Kiwis” and we learned heaps. Clash of the Kiwis ended on 21 Feb 2021 and a big congrats to Fallout Four for winning the 4 way category. Yeah Boyz! We will be launching our next virtual skydiving competition real soon, so stay tuned (and current!).
Sporty Fund
The NZPF makes a Sporty Fund available annually. This year the Sporty Fund was $5,000 and there are still funds available. The Sporty Fund was created to support NZPF members running sports skydiving events. If you are planning a sporty event you can apply for up to $500 or $1000 funding. You need to apply at least a month before the event is due to take place. Click here for more info and the Sporty Fund Application
New Website Build
Our new website is finally live!! Yahoo! In redeveloping our website we really wanted to create an impartial resource for skydivers to access current info about skydiving in NZ. Whether you want to learn to skydive solo or you are an experienced skydiver needing info, we hope you find our website a useful resource. If you have any ideas about how we can do things better… please get in touch.
Collaboration with NZPIA
We are very pleased to announce that we are now working collaboratively with the New Zealand Parachute Industry Association (NZPIA https://www.nzpia.co.nz/) for the benefit of NZ skydiving. The NZPIA has committed to supporting sports skydiving in NZ and we are stoked to have them on our team. NZPF/NZPIA collaborative projects already completed are:
Watch this space for more exciting collaborative projects from NZPF and NZPIA. Be excited…his means goooood things for NZ skydiving!
NZ Drop Zones
Our Accomplishments
Here are some recently completed projects you might like to read about!
Guide to Wingsuiting in NZ
The NZPF brought together an advisory group of experienced wingsuiters from both NZ and Aussie to consider what guidance is needed for wingsuiting in NZ at this time. Their advice and knowledge was put together by the NZPF in an easy-to-read guide.
This guide was produced in response to feedback received from some DZ operators in NZ that know little about wingsuiting and are therefore nervous about welcoming wingsuiters to their DZ. The Guide to Wingsuiting in NZ gives guidance to DZ operators about novice wingsuiters, suit sizes etc.
The Guide also explains how to learn to wingsuit in NZ and what skydivers sharing the sky with wingsuiters should now. Read the guide in full on our Resources Page. This guide was produced with the generous support of the NZPIA.
Canopy Essential Skills & Downsizing
This guide was produced by NZPF and designed to help skydivers gain a better understand of their parachute and how it flies. If you are a skydiver, then you are also a canopy pilot on every jump. Having a solid understanding of how your canopy performs and responds will make you a better and safer pilot.
Downsizing to a smaller canopy is something all skydivers will do sooner or later, and most skydivers will do many times. This is a big decision that should be carefully considered every time. This guide discusses the information you should know and the essential skills you should master before choosing to downsize your canopy.
Check out our Resources Page for a copy of this guide. This guide was produced with the generous support of the NZPIA.
NZPF Values, Conduct & Respect Policy
Knowledge, Champion, Fairness, Fun… these are the core values of the NZPF. Read more about them on our Resources Page.
You can also read through our Conduct & Respect Policy – here at the NZPF we are committed to treating each other with respect. It costs nothing to be nice!
We expect all NZPF officials, members, and associates to abide by our Conduct & Respect Policy.
We’re Planning!
Check out our Strategic Plan
