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Itinerary Specially Prepared for

DARAMALAN COLLEGE RUGBY TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND 2019

WELCOME
Kia ora. Welcome to Daramalan College rugby team. Our long standing
relationship continues to endure and we are once again very pleased to be
hosting a sports team from your fine school. It is a special route that your
groups undertake which encompasses the West Coast and a drive through the
Haast Pass. It’s a great road trip and I am sure your time in Hokitika will
provide some great memories. We wish you all the best for your matches and
trust you will return to Canberra with a renewed understanding of the game of
rugby and the dynamics of your team.

I look forward to spending time with you again on your April

rugby tour.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES

Weather:​ April is autumn weather, which means it can be very changeable.

Temperatures can fluctuate wildly, from high 20’s / low 30’s to almost single
figures. However, the average should be about 16 degrees Celsius.

Grounds: G​ rounds will be in good condition without the winter rains. If weather
is warm they could be very hard. Multi-studded boots should be adequate for
backs (no guarantee), but are unlikely to provide adequate traction for tight
forwards. Medium length studs recommended
Game protocol: ​Most schools in New Zealand have their own haka and it is
common practice for the host school to perform the haka for overseas visiting
teams. This is meant as a challenge and it is up to the visiting team to accept it
as they wish. Generally, the team facing the challenge will line up on their own
10m line and ‘front up’. This is seen as the most respectful. Three cheers are
performed at the end of the match and players shake hands with the opposition.

Mouthguards: ​Mouthguards are compulsory at all levels of rugby in New

Zealand. The ref will inspect that you have a mouthguard at the start of the
game.
 
Rugby Rules: ​Crutch binding in the scrums and lifting in the lineout is permitted
in New Zealand age group rugby.

After match Arrangements: ​It is customary in New Zealand rugby to have an

after-match function for special visiting teams. It is a tradition we are keen to
maintain. The after match is generally held at the host’s clubrooms or school.
Speeches are made by the MC and respective captains. Often the visiting coach
or manager is also invited to speak. There is always an exchange of gifts. This
can take the form of a plaque/pendant, club or school ties, player’s jersey,
touring booklet, pins/badges, beanies or something else that has been prepared.
Food is then served. 

Ice: I​ ce for sideline treatment of injuries is available from nearly all service
stations and supermarkets. It is recommended that teams bring an insulated
container for storing ice at matches.

First Aid: ​It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game as it is in
Australia. Initial first aid is generally administered by coaching and/or
management staff. Emergency services are available for more serious injuries.
The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. There are after-hours medical
services available in all main centres. Total Rugby will assist with coordinating
medical services including physiotherapy. It is expected that tour groups will
have their own travel insurance to cover medical expenses. Operators of tourist
services have their own policies regarding health and safety and issues arising
should be managed directly with them.

Christchurch:
Pegasus Health 24 Hour Surgery is located at 401 Madras Street, Phone 03 365
7777

Hokitika:
Westland Medical Centre is located at 5A Sewell Street, Hokitika, Phone 03 755
8180.

Franz Josef:
South Westland Clinic, 97 Cron Street, Franz Josef, Phone 03 751 0836
Queenstown:​
Queenstown Medical Centre 9 Isle Street
Queenstown
Phone 03 441 0500

Equipment: T​ otal Rugby has a number of training balls available. Please make
an early request for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to
source a range of gear.

Laundry: ​There is a full laundry service at Adams House and coin operated
laundry services are available at the other accommodation. We recommend
everyone brings at least one towel with them.

Meals: B
​ reakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary.
Breakfasts are continental (typically cereal, toast and spreads, tea/coffee),
lunches are packed and are provided at your accommodation to be collected
each day as you leave breakfast, dinners are two course (main course and
dessert) or buffet style. Please note dinner, breakfast and lunch the next day
are not included the night the boys are with billets.

Security/valuables: ​This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen

before. Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended
or gear rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own
security.

Itinerary Times: ​All the times shown on this itinerary have been booked and
confirmed with the accommodation providers and activity operators. For meal
time changes please liaise directly with the hotel. If you wish to change timings
for any activities or find you are running behind schedule please contact Total
Rugby so that we can inform the operator 
 
Vouchers: O​ n your arrival your tour leader will be given a voucher booklet
containing the vouchers you will be required to hand over to our operators for
the various activities included in your tour. 

Liaison: T​ otal Rugby staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone
numbers on this page. Our staff will not always be with you during your
activities but we will check in with you each day, either in the evening to discuss
the day’s events and go over the next day, or in the morning.

Luggage: D ​ ue to coach luggage capacity it is requested that each person is

limited to one suitcase and one carry-on bag. If your luggage is going to exceed
this please advise Total Rugby prior to your arrival.

Rugby Boots: ​New Zealand has very strict biosecurity regulations, during your
flight please complete the Passenger Arrival Card supplied by the airline with
care and ensure rugby boots are clean prior to your departure.

Emergency and Risk Management: T ​ otal Rugby have an Emergency Management

Plan that you will have a copy of. Staff will take you through this and ask for a
sign off.
SATURDAY 13 APRIL
CANBERRA/CHRISTCHURCH

​Arrive on flight XXXX

Welcome to rugby mad Christchurch, home of the Crusaders

Christchurch is a garden city on the east coast

of New Zealand’s South Island, set on the
Canterbury Plains. Flat-bottomed punts glide on
the Avon River which runs through the city
centre. On its banks are cycling paths, the
green expanse of Hagley Park and the
Christchurch Botanic Gardens. In 2010 and
2011, 2 major earthquakes destroyed many
city-centre buildings, and rebuild and
restoration work continues.

Once you have cleared customs and immigration formalities you

will be met by Total Rugby staff. They will assist with uplifting your rental
vehicles and your check in to your accommodation

Check in to Adams House Boarding Hostel where accommodation is

confirmed for 4 nights. Accommodation is multi share dormitory style with
shared bathrooms.

Accommodation: Adams House Boarding Hostel

70 Harakeke Street
Christchurch
Phone 03 348 3307

Adams House is the boarding facility for Christchurch Boys High School. It
was completely rebuilt in 2001 with a new block added in 2016, and is
now one of the most modern and effective boarding establishments in the
country.

Time for a light training run, subject to flight arrival time

Dinner at the hostel

SUNDAY 14 APRIL
CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect after

breakfast

A training session at nearby CBHS grounds with your own coaching staff is
scheduled for this morning

Early afternoon head just north of Christchurch to

Spencerville for some team building fun in the
trees!! ​Adrenalin Forest​​ is a multi-level aerial
obstacle course!! It includes 6 pathways from 1.5
to 20 meters high, 100 challenges and is more
than 2km long.

​Depart the forest late afternoon to return to

the hostel

Dinner at your accommodation

MONDAY 15 APRIL
CHRISTCHURCH

This morning you will be joined for breakfast by

a celebrity New Zealand rugby player. Learn
about the life of a professional rugby player
over breakfast, there will be an opportunity for
photographs and autographs.
Packed lunches will be available to collect after
breakfast

After lunch head to ​Action Karts​​ for

some high octane fun on the race track.
Action Kart Raceway is New Zealand’s
only claybase go kart track. Its awesome
fun and something totally different. The
track features the drifting experience,
tighter more technical corners and long
fast sweeping straights.

This afternoon you will play your first match

against a New Zealand team and likely face
your first haka. This will be an experience in
itself. The haka is a traditional Maori challenge
that our All Blacks perform at the start of each
match. Nearly all First XV’s in New Zealand
have their own version of the haka.

MATCH 1 VS Christchurch Boys’ High School

 Christchurch Boys High School Rugby Club is one of the largest and most
successful school boy rugby organisations in New Zealand. With approx.
500 players and 20 teams they dominate the rugby landscape in
Canterbury. They have produced 46 All Blacks and current All Blaack Old
Boys are Brodie Retallic, Anton Lienert-Brown, Owen Franks, Matt Todd
and Luke Romano.
The match will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and
families are invited to attend.

Dinner at the hostel

TUESDAY 16 APRIL
CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at the hostel. Remember to pick up your packed lunches as you

leave breakfast

Depart for Rugby Park

This morning enjoy a ​Crusaders Experience. ​You

will spend time at Rugby Park, home of the
Crusaders. This is the most successful rugby
franchise in Super Rugby history, having won the
Super Rugby title 9 times since the competition
started. You will gain an insight into this franchise to
understand a bit about the culture, their secrets to
success. Watch them train (subject to confirmation),
view their state of the art facilities and listen to staff to find out about
some of the technology behind this team.

This afternoon you will be joined by elite local

coaches for a 2 hour training session. Your ​Total
Rugby Training Experience ​will be customized to
your requirements

Dinner at the hostel

WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL
CHRISTCHURCH/HOKITIKA

Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect after

breakfast

After breakfast check out

of Adams House and
depart by rental vehicles
for the West Coast, a drive
of 265km. The drive from
Christchurch to Hokitika
is a journey of dramatic
 natural contrasts. The trip takes you from coast to coast in a few hours
through landscapes changing from the relatively featureless intensively
farmed plains of Canterbury through the alpine region of Arthurs Pass
before descending into the glaciated bush-clad river valleys of Westland
en-route to the Tasman Sea.

Arrive into Hokitika where you will meet your billets for your overnight
stay. “Coasters” as they are known are legendary for their hospitality!

Staff will overnight at a local hotel.

Dinner, breakfast and lunches are own arrangements.

THURSDAY 18 APRIL
HOKITIKA/FRANZ JOSEF

Players will return from their overnight stays this morning. Time for match
preparation

MATCH 2 - HOKITIKA. Vs Westland High School

1st XV
Westland High School have a strong rugby tradition and
it is very much a community affair in this part of New
Zealand. So far, Daramalan have had the better of the
local side but underestimate the Coast teams at your
peril!

The match will be followed by an after match function. Supporters and

families are invited to attend.

At the conclusion of the after match depart in your rental vehicles for
Franz Josef. Only 1 1/2 hours south of Hokitika, Franz Josef is the start of
Glacier Country. The West Coast is one of only two places in the world
where you can view glaciers descending into temperate rainforest and
they are the most accessible glaciers in the world.

Check in to Franz Josef Top 10 Holiday Park where accommodation has

been confirmed for 2 nights

Accommodation: Franz Josef Top 10 Holiday Park

2902 Franz Josef Highway
Franz Josef Glacier
Phone 03 752 0735

Dinner this evening at The Landing Restaurant (2

course set menu). State Highway 6, Franz Josef
FRIDAY 19 APRIL
FRANZ JOSEF

Breakfast at The Landing Restaurant. Packed lunches will be provided at

breakfast.

Today is a free day in Franz Josef. With global

warming both Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers are
retreating and it is not possible to currently walk
right to the terminal face of either glacier,
however a walk to the closest viewing point is
highly recommended. There are a number of
sightseeing tours available from Franz Josef
township.

Spend some time today at the ​Glacier Hot

Pools​​ (the pools open at 11am, last
admission is 8:00pm with the pools closing
at 8:45pm)

Nestled in lush rainforest, the Glacier Hot

Pools is a haven of natural tranquility and
the perfect way to unwind and experience a
blissful state of relaxation.

Dinner this evening at The Landing Restaurant and Bar (2 course set
menu)

SATURDAY 20 APRIL
FRANZ JOSEF/QUEENSTOWN

Breakfast at The Landing Restaurant. Packed lunches will be provided at

breakfast.

After breakfast check out of your accommodation and it's time to hit the
road again. Depart Franz Josef for Queenstown - a distance of approx.
350km, travel time 4.5 hours.

A stop at Lake Matheson is recommended.

The walk is approx. 20 minutes each way and
well worth it! At Lake Matheson, near Fox
Glacier, nature has combined exactly the right
ingredients to create truly stunning
reflections of New Zealand's highest peaks -
Aoraki (Mount Cook) and Mount Tasman.​ ​An
easy walk passes over the Clearwater River
suspension bridge, just a few minutes from the car park. The track
continues through ancient native forest, including tall rimu trees, to a
pontoon that extends out to the lake.

Arrive into Queenstown late afternoon.

 The adventure capital of New
Zealand, Queenstown sits on the
shore of the South Island’s Lake
Wakatipu, set against the dramatic
Southern Alps. In winter, there's
backcountry skiing and the country’s
highest vertical drops. Summer
brings paragliding, mountain biking
and bungee-jumping (Kawarau
Suspension Bridge is among the sport's original sites)

Check in to the Swiss-Bel Resort Coronet Peak Hotel for your final 3 tour
nights.

Accommodation:​​ ​SWISS-BEL RESORT CORONET PEAK

161 Arthurs Point Road
Queenstown
Phone: 03 442 7850

Located just 7 minutes drive from downtown

Queenstown, the Swiss-Bel Resort Coronet
Peak hotel is the perfect base for your
Queenstown stay. The hotel is the closest
hotel to Coronet Peak Ski Field and the home
of Strike Bowl indoor bowling complex.

A training run is suggested, time permitted.

Dinner at the hotel

SUNDAY 21 APRIL - EASTER SUNDAY

QUEENSTOWN/WANAKA/QUEENSTOWN

Breakfast this morning at the Aspen Hotel, your packed lunches will be
available to collect after breakfast.

Depart for Wanaka for your final tour match. Its approx one hours drive m
Queenstown

MATCH 3 Vs Mt Aspiring College

Mt Aspiring College is set amongst the
wonderful lakeside town of Wanaka. This
is Upper Clutha territory and some fine
players have ‘cut their teeth’ on the
waterfront grounds of this magnificent
region.

The match will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and

families are invited to attend
 This evening enjoy a night at the movies
with pizza dinner at ​Cinema Paradiso​​ in
Wanaka. Described as “the best little
cinema in the world”. Cinema Paradiso is
not your average run-of-the-mill cinema,
the moment you step through the doors
into the café/entrance area you are
aware this cinema is different. The
seducing smell of freshly baked cookies
and homemade pizzas hit you as soon as
you enter Cinema Paradiso. Pick your
seat: a couch, plane seat or the Cinema Paradiso car!!
Included in your package is movie ticket, bag of popcorn per person to
take into the movie, pizzas to be served during intermission, a freshly
baked home-made cookie and ice-cream per person to take back into the
cinema for the second half of the movie.

Return to your Queenstown hotel after the movie

MONDAY 22 APRIL
QUEENSTOWN

Breakfast at the hotel this morning

With your rugby commitments all completed today you can relax and
enjoy some of Queenstown’s most iconic tourist activities

This morning depart by rental vehicles for the nearby Shotover Jet base at
Gorge Road, Arthurs Point, for the world’s most exciting jet boat
experience.

Wrap up warm - hats, gloves, scarf, sunglasses and a jacket are essential​.

SHOTOVER JET - Take a

unique breathtaking ride
through the dramatic and
narrow Canyons, and hold on
tight for Queenstown's only
exhilarating full 360 degree
spins. “Can you handle the
Canyons?” with award winning
Shotover Jet. The only
company permitted to operate in the spectacular Shotover River canyons

A short drive by coach to Skyline’s Queenstown gondola base and it's time
to head up the mountain.
Reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere, Skyline
Gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex
located on Bob's Peak. Numerous observation decks around the complex
offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over
 Queenstown and across Lake
Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter
Peaks. Truly magnificent and
awe-inspiring.
Once you are at the top it’s time to
hit the luge track - the scenery's a
blur! Hurtle down a winding
downhill track through the trees.
race through the bends, or pull in
for a breather and enjoy the
panorama. Burn it up on the
advanced track or cruise sedately
down the scenic track. Then hop on the chairlift and do it all again.
Skyline Luge - it's 800 metres of fast-paced freedom. Once is never
enough!
Your package includes gondola, 2 luge rides per person and buffet lunch
at the Skyline Restaurant.

Ride the gondola back down to the bottom after lunch, this afternoon is
free time to explore downtown Queenstown

Dinner this evening at the your hotel, then

spend your final night in New Zealand at
Strike Bowl, located at your hotel. This is
Queenstown’s only full size 7 lane ten pin
bowling and entertainment centre. Great for
all ages, Strike Bowl brings more than just
bowling but also Timezone arcade games,
pool tables, air hockey and table soccer.
Two games per person.

TUESDAY 23 APRIL
QUEENSTOWN/CANBERRA

Breakfast this morning at the hotel

Check out of your hotel

A stop at the legendary Ferburger

(42 Shotover Street) for lunch
today. Your burgers will have
been pre-ordered.

Make your own way to

Queenstown Airport where you
will drop your rental vehicles.
Instructions on vehicle return procedure will be supplied when you uplift
the vehicles in Christchurch. Please ensure the vehicles are returned
with a full tank of fuel

Depart Queenstown
Your Tour Arrangements Terminate
We wish you a safe journey home