Jesse, There are some great caves on both the north and south islands of New Zealand. You may want to check out the NSS Directory and see who is a member down there. Also, I would recommend that you contact some of the caving clubs in the country. I believe there is a number of them. The karst is outstanding with giant sinkhole plains, some deep pits (Harwood Hole), glow worm caves, long and deep limestone caves, lava tubes, etc. I stayed in some caver huts near Waitoma where the glow worm caves are located. They also have a nice caving museum. If I remember correctly, there is also a 320 foot pit in the area. Also, there is black water rafting which is when you use a wet suit and inner tube and float through some of the caves that contain glow worms. It is a wonderful country with some of the most varied scenery on the planet. From volcanoes to fault block mountains, sinkholes and caves, hot springs and geysers, high mountains and glaciers, from rocky coasts to deltas and very large springs, it is a geomorphologist's dream. The folks are wonderful - even to American's - and they have great wines.
Geary From: Jesse Walker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] New Zealand Caves Has anyone caved in New Zealand, or know any caving contacts there? I'm going there in a little over a month, and want to do non-commercial caving. Jesse ________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. Click here.<http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery>
