About NZ Adventures

Now you don't have to be an outdoors expert to get into the real Kiwi back country thanks to NZ Adventures range of 4WD Safaris and expert guiding.
NZ Adventures has been taken over by Alexandra based Robbie and Connie Crickett. Robbie and Connie are recently retired Dairy farmers from the Western Southland region but who originally came from the South Waikato area near Putaruru. In Alexandra they operate High Country Trail NZ and Hillview Park accommodation but Robbie especially has had a close association with NZ Adventures since its inception in the late 1990s.

Robbie and Connie are delighted to be taking over the business which John Nicholson founded and Malcolm and Nancye Langley have taken on to a high level of success and also a level of customer satisfaction and repeat attendance on tours that is the envy of many. While a big ask, both Robbie and Connie are committed to carrying NZ Adventures on along a similar path of improvement. An example of this is the addition of the new Eastern Explorer tour to the line-up for 2014.

However, any successful operation is the sum of all parts and NZ Adventures is no exception. To build up the largest network of off road access privileges in the country NZ Adventures has received the valuable co-operation of several enthusiasts and likeminded people without whom this huge task would have been impossible. NZ Adventures now has regular access through more than 65 High Country Stations, several plantation forests and extensive DOC managed Conservation estates in the Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury and Otago conservancies.

The 2013 / 14 season will see several new faces join the NZ Adventures team along with Malcolm and Nancye and Donald continuing to guide for some time to come. The entire team are passionate about the back country of our beautiful home. The guided Safaris are designed to deliver a genuine sustainable off road wilderness experience with first rate back up and safety as a priority. We believe that New Zealand is one of the finest places on earth to get away from the crowds and enjoy the feeling of dirt under your tyres. It is certainly one of the most accessible and we firmly believe that NZ Adventures offers the best 4WD experience available. Just ask our customers.

Your NZ Adventures team for the November 2012 to June 2013 Season


Malcolm & Nancye Langley Till June 2013 Malcolm and Nancye will continue to operate NZ Adventures from their base at Kaiata near Greymouth. However after June 2013 they will be handing over the reins to Robbie and Connie. Malcolm and Nancye will still be seen guiding some tours for Robbie and Connie for the next couple of years. After that they will move onto other things which include a year going around the Coast Road of Australia.	Robbie & Connie Crickett Robbie & Connie having done some guiding in past years will be taking over all the running of NZ Adventures from June 2013. They recently retired to Alexandra from their dairy farming business at Otautau in Southland. Both were born in the South Waikato and have fallen in love with their adopted home in the south. Now with an adult family all well settled in Southland, they are keen to be involved in showing off the beautiful back country of the South Island to those wanting to travel the rougher routes less travelled.

Donald McIntosh Donald is an experienced 4WD instructor and first joined the NZ Adventures team for the 2007 season as a guide & customer manager. He lives near Mt Lyford and is a retired sheep farmer. Donald & his late wife Mary have also been 4WDing in a number of other interesting countries. For those that take up our chauffer option, Donald will be taking you in his late model Nissan Patrol.	Cliff & Janette Diprose Cliff joined us as a customer manager and guide for his first season in 2008 with Janette joining us in 2009. Cliff has a long association with 4WD's, he is a keen trout fisherman and deerstalker. Janette is very involved with their family and community organisations. They are great company and enjoy 4WDing in the South Island. Cliff & Janette dairy farm in the Matamata area.

Shane Langley Shane joins us for tours a couple of times each year. Shane has studied computer programming and works for a large NZ company in their IT dept. He lives in Auckland and also looks after our computer & GPS tracking systems. Shane likes ice skating, sailing, fishing, camping and 4WDing in the South Island.	Katherine (Kathie) Ragg Kathie joined the NZ Adventures team as a guide for the first time in the 2011 season. She took over from Rachel who left us in 2011 to have a baby. Her main role is looking after the office and administration plus guiding on some of the tours. Kathie has worked in the outback of Australia, she enjoys the outdoors and meeting new people from all walks of life.