--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/09/09 00:37:04	1.33
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/24 22:26:27	1.52
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.33 2007/09/09 00:37:04 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.52 2007/11/24 22:26:27 philip Exp $ -->
 <strips>
 <strip
  code="L120 SOx 600,"
  comment="Good strip. Sheep grazing. Busy with adventure tourism."
  elev="1670"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="120"
  lat="43:13.500S"
  lng="171:27.300E"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L121 SOx 800,"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="121"
  lat="43:18.633S"
  lng="171:16.517E"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  code="L123 SOx,"
  comment="Western side on Lake Heron abeam Mt Sugarloaf, parallel with road, oriented north/south, good trailer access through gate to road."
  elev="2450"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="123"
  lat="43:27.883S"
  lng="171:09.717E"
@@ -50,26 +50,207 @@
  station="Mt Arrowsmith Station"
  width="20m"
 />
-<strip code="L130 SOx 400," elev="1463" gobook="yes" id="130" lat="43:18.856S" lng="171:22.680E" name="Glenariff hatchery" comment="Two vectors, had sheep on it." width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L135 SOx 400," elev="1340" gobook="yes" id="135" lat="43:22.907S" lng="171:29.520E" name="Redcliffs Station" contact="Willie Ensor" station="Redcliffs Station" comment="Land uphill to west. Good length and surface." width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L140 SOx 850," comment="No trailer access and limited foot or 4wd access through a deep stream. Several hour walk to nearest farmhouse. Surface unknown." elev="1970" gobook="yes" id="140" lat="43:09.600S" lng="171:52.800E" name="Avoca" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L141 SOl 850," comment="Not great. Rough grass, strip hard to pick. Crosswind and curlover in NW. Uphill, land towards Lake Coleridge. Better paddocks near Lake Coleridge." elev="2590" gobook="yes" id="141" lat="43:20.000S" lng="171:40.800E" name="Lake Lyndon Road" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L142 SOx 400,two strips" comment="Steeply sloping down at  SE end. Flatter at top near shed. Land at NW end." elev="1770" gobook="yes" id="142" lat="43:21.400S" lng="171:32.300E" name="Coleridge" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L143 SOx 800," comment="Good grass surface, marked by tyres, windsock at SE end." elev="1800" gobook="yes" id="143" lat="43:02.780S" lng="171:45.500E" name="Grassmere" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L160 SOx 600,two strips" elev="1410" gobook="yes" id="160" lat="43:08.600S" lng="172:10.600E" name="Lees Valley" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L220 SOx 400," elev="2590" gobook="yes" id="220" lat="43:51.200S" lng="170:25.800E" name="Cass River" surface="Grass" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L221 Sx 550," elev="2400" gobook="yes" id="221" lat="43:53.400S" length="700" lng="170:28.400E" name="Godley Peaks" vectors="1" width="15m"/>
-<strip code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!" elev="2200" gobook="yes" id="224" lat="43:58.500S" lng="170:13.600E" name="Braemar" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L240 SOx 400," comment="Crosswind, 90 degrees to prevailing valley wind. The old north/south (into wind) runway has been fenced across and is now only 300m long." elev="1690" gobook="yes" id="240" lat="43:34.100S" lng="170:55.700E" name="Erewhon" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L241 SOx 450," elev="1590" gobook="yes" id="241" lat="43:38.600S" lng="170:54.200E" name="Mesepotamia" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L242 SOx 450," elev="2660" gobook="yes" id="242" lat="43:58.700S" lng="170:32.400E" name="Mt Hay" orientation="30/12" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip alternate="Hay paddocks" code="L243 Sl 650," elev="2430" location="Hay paddocks" slope="Slight" gobook="yes" id="243" lat="43:45.500S" length="600" lng="170:34.100E" name="Mt Gerald" orientation="33/15" surface="Grass" vectors="1" width="15m"/>
+<strip
+ code="L130 SOx 400,"
+ elev="1463"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="130"
+ lat="43:18.856S"
+ lng="171:22.680E"
+ name="Glenariff hatchery"
+ comment="Two vectors, had sheep on it."
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L135 SOx 400,"
+ elev="1340"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="135"
+ lat="43:22.907S"
+ lng="171:29.520E"
+ name="Redcliffs Station"
+ contact="Willie Ensor"
+ station="Redcliffs Station"
+ comment="Land uphill to west. Good length and surface."
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L140 SOx 850,"
+ comment="No trailer access and limited foot or 4wd access through a deep stream. Several hour walk to nearest farmhouse. Surface unknown."
+ elev="1970"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="140"
+ lat="43:09.600S"
+ lng="171:52.800E"
+ name="Avoca"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L141 SOl 850,"
+ comment="Not great. Rough grass, strip hard to pick. Crosswind and curlover in NW. Uphill, land towards Lake Coleridge. Better paddocks near Lake Coleridge."
+ elev="2590"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="141"
+ lat="43:20.000S"
+ lng="171:40.800E"
+ name="Lake Lyndon Road"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L142 SOx 400,two strips"
+ comment="Steeply sloping down at  SE end. Flatter at top near shed. Land at NW end."
+ elev="1770"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="142"
+ lat="43:21.400S"
+ lng="171:32.300E"
+ name="Coleridge"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L143 SOx 800,"
+ comment="Good grass surface, marked by tyres, windsock at SE end."
+ elev="1800"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="143"
+ lat="43:02.780S"
+ lng="171:45.500E"
+ name="Grassmere"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L160 SOx 600,two strips"
+ elev="1410"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="160"
+ lat="43:08.600S"
+ lng="172:10.600E"
+ name="Lees Valley"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L220 SOx 400,"
+ elev="2590"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="220"
+ lat="43:51.200S"
+ lng="170:25.800E"
+ name="Cass River"
+ surface="Grass"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
+ length="600"
+ location="5nm W of Cass river mouth, Lake Tekapo"
+ alternate="L221, adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L221 Sx 550,"
+ elev="2400"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="221"
+ lat="43:53.400S"
+ length="700"
+ lng="170:28.400E"
+ name="Godley Peaks"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="15m"
+ location="1nm NE Lake Alexandina."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!"
+ elev="2200"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="224"
+ lat="43:58.500S"
+ lng="170:13.600E"
+ name="Braemar"
+ width="20m"
+ station="Braemar"
+ contact="D & C McKensie (03) 680 6844"
+ alternate="L225 if crosswind"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L225 SO 600,"
+ elev="2300"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="225"
+ lat="44:01.436S"
+ lng="170:14.764E"
+ name="Guide Hill"
+ width="20m"
+ station="Guide Hill"
+ alternate="L224 if crosswind"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L240 SOx 400,"
+ comment="Crosswind, 90 degrees to prevailing valley wind. The old north/south (into wind) runway has been fenced across and is now only 300m long."
+ elev="1690"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="240"
+ lat="43:34.100S"
+ lng="170:55.700E"
+ name="Erewhon"
+ width="20m"
+ station="Mt Potts"
+ contact="(03) 303 9738"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L241 SOx 450,"
+ elev="1590"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="241"
+ lat="43:38.600S"
+ lng="170:54.200E"
+ name="Mesepotamia"
+ width="20m"
+ station="Mesepotamia"
+ contact="M Pontinge (03) 696 3738"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L242 SOx 450,"
+ elev="2660"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="242"
+ lat="43:58.700S"
+ lng="170:32.400E"
+ name="Mt Hay"
+ orientation="30/12"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="650"
+ location="1nm S of homestead and Lake Tekapo."
+ alternate="Tekapo Airfield."
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Hay paddocks 2nm NW of airfield adjacent to Lilybank road."
+ comment="Scrub on either side marginal for 20m"
+ code="L243 Sl 650,"
+ elev="2430"
+ location="1nm N of Mt Gerald homestead."
+ slope="Slight"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="243"
+ lat="43:45.500S"
+ length="600"
+ lng="170:34.100E"
+ name="Mt Gerald"
+ orientation="33/15"
+ surface="Grass"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="15m"
+ station="Mt Gerald"
+ contact="Michael Burtscher (03) 680 6581"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L260 SOx 700,"
  comment="Land at northern end, stoney at southern end and in middle. Good trailer access, gate onto road."
  contact="Mr Greigg"
  elev="2070"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="260"
  lat="43:34.700S"
  lng="171:10.200E"
@@ -82,7 +263,7 @@
  comment="Not recommended. Flat area, tussocky, rabbit holes. Difficult trailer access as the gate to the road has been removed and fenced across."
  elev="2300"
  location="Flat by lake"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="261"
  lat="43:36.600S"
  lng="171:04.300E"
@@ -99,16 +280,18 @@
  lng="169:06.700E"
  name="Minaret Station"
  width="Open"
- comment="Undulations at north end"
+ comment="Undulations and narrow at north end"
+ location="1nm N of homestead."
  alternate="Nearby paddocks"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
  length="800"
  station="Minaret"
  contact="Nicholas Wallis"
+ location="1nm N Minaret homestead, adjacent to road."
 />
 <strip
- code="L301 SOx 400,"
+ code="L301 SOx 800,"
  elev="1280"
  gobook="yes"
  id="301"
@@ -116,24 +299,26 @@
  lng="169:23.500E"
  name="The Dingle"
  station="Dingleburn"
- contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 4431558"
+ contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 443 1558"
  retrieve="Both"
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
- location="Between small lake and Dingle stream."
+ comment="Used for hay in spring/early summer."
+ location="Between small lake and Dingle stream near mouth of Dingle stream."
  alternate="Topdressing strip 1nm southeast"
+ length="800"
 />
 <strip
  code="L302 SOx 500,"
- alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 20km south"
+ alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 10nm south"
  elev="1290"
  gobook="yes"
  id="302"
  lat="44:14.500S"
  lng="169:28.000E"
  name="Hunter River"
- location="West side of river, 2 side stream (5km) north of Lake Hawea. 1km north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold of river"
+ location="West side of river, 2 side stream (2nm) north of Lake Hawea. .5nm north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold on river"
  comment="Difficult to see until overhead,then vehicle wheelmarks visible."
  retrieve="Aero"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -152,8 +337,8 @@
  lng="169:07.164E"
  name="Minaret Burn"
  width="Open"
- location="2nm north of Minaret Burn."
- comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at south end."
+ location="2nm north of Minaret Burn stream."
+ comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at south end only. Can land either direction."
  alternate="L300 5nm north"
  length="800"
  station="Minaret Station"
@@ -162,24 +347,24 @@
  slope="Steep"
 />
 <strip 
- code="L304,SOx "
+ code="L304 SOx,"
  gobook="yes"
  id="304"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  location="At Makarora West village."
- comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut."
+ comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut. North end flat, can land to South if necessary."
  name="Makarora"
- contact="Southern Alps Air Charter"
+ contact="Southern Alps Air Charter (03) 433 4385"
  lng="169:14.000E"
  lat="44:13.750S"
  elev="990"
- alternate="L305 Makarora East strip"
+ alternate="L305 Makarora East strip which is easier."
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip 
- code="L305,SOx"
+ code="L305 SOx,"
  gobook="yes"
  id="305"
  name="Makarora East"
@@ -190,59 +375,546 @@
  width="20m"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
- location="East of Wilkin and Makarora rivers junction."
+ location="East of Wilkin and Makarora rivers junction in a grand piano shaped field."
  comment="Easier than L304 town strip. Land downhill in 5kt or more northerly wind, caution long grass."
  length="700"
 />
-<strip alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)" code="L320 SOx 500," elev="1940" location="East side of Dobson River, 2km north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end." comment="Long grass in late summer, sometimes hard to spot strip." station="Glen Lyon" contact="Ken Wigley" gobook="yes" id="320" lat="44:02.300S" length="600" lng="169:55.600E" name="Irishman Stream" orientation="16" slope="Medium" width="20m" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aerotow" vectors="1"/>
-<strip alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 2km to south, or adjacent hay paddock." code="L321 SOx 400," comment="Power lines appear to cross strip but are actually underground. Best strip in the Ohau Valley north of the Lake." contact="Mary and Hamish Weatherall 027 4717087 / 03 4389663 / 03 4389661 Paul and Nicola Wheatry 027 4791711" elev="2030" location="500m north of road bridge over Maitland Stream. Two barns at western end. Parallel and close to road." notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer." slope="Medium" width="20m" homestead="2km to south" gobook="yes" id="321" lat="44:09.600S" length="800" lng="169:48.900E" name="Maitland" orientation="21/03" station="Lake Ohau Station" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1"/>
-<strip alternate="Lucerne paddocks 3km NW." code="L322 SOx 300," comment="Cross wind may be a problem in NW, check wind on the Lake" contact="Gordon Burrows at Ribbonwood Station" elev="1900" location="2km S of Lake Ohau, 1/2km W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines." slope="Nil" gobook="yes" id="322" lat="44:18.200S" length="600" lng="169:52.300E" name="Shelton Downs" orientation="29/11" station="Shelton Downs" surface="Grass/dirt" retrieve="Both" width="20m" vectors="1" notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"/>
-<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or 348" 
+<strip
+ alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)"
+ code="L320 SOx 500,"
+ elev="1940"
+ location="East side of Dobson River, 1nm north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end."
+ comment="Long grass in late summer, sometimes hard to spot strip."
+ station="Glen Lyon"
+ contact="Ken Wigley"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="320"
+ lat="44:02.300S"
+ length="600"
+ lng="169:55.600E"
+ name="Irishman Stream"
+ orientation="16"
+ slope="Medium"
+ width="20m"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
+ vectors="1"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 1nm to south, or adjacent hay paddock."
+ code="L321 SOx 400,"
+ comment="Power lines appear to cross strip but are actually underground. Best strip in the Ohau Valley north of the Lake."
+ contact="Mary and Hamish Weatherall (027) 471 7087 / (03) 438 9663 / (03) 438 9661 Paul and Nicola Wheatry (027) 479 1711"
+ elev="2030"
+ location="500m north of road bridge over Maitland Stream. Two barns at western end. Parallel and close to road."
+ notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer."
+ slope="Medium"
+ width="20m"
+ homestead="1nm to south"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="321"
+ lat="44:09.211S"
+ length="800"
+ lng="169:49.330E"
+ name="Maitland"
+ station="Lake Ohau Station"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm NW."
+ code="L322 SOx 300,"
+ comment="Cross wind may be a problem in NW, check wind on the Lake"
+ contact="Gordon Burrows at Ribbonwood Station"
+ elev="1900"
+ location="1nm S of Lake Ohau, W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines."
+ slope="Nil"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="322"
+ lat="44:18.200S"
+ length="600"
+ lng="169:52.300E"
+ name="Shelton Downs"
+ orientation="29/11"
+ station="Shelton Downs"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ width="20m"
+ vectors="1"
+ notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"
+/>
+<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or L348" 
  code="L323 Sx 600," 
  elev="1800" 
  location="Parallel and adjacent to Lake Ohau Road. Line of trees 500m to East." 
  slope="Nil"
- homestead="1km south of strip"
  gobook="yes"
  id="323"
  lat="44:20.200S"
  length="700"
  lng="169:57.400E"
  name="Ohau Downs"
- contact="Carl Zeestraten 03 4389484"
+ contact="Carl Zeestraten (03) 438 9484"
  orientation="28/10"
  station="Ohau Downs"
- surface="Dirt and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
  comment="Caution large rock"
 />
-<strip alternate="Ribbonwood hay paddocks to east" code="L324 SOx 600," comment="Land to west advised. Caution rocks, do not taxi off strip." contact="Gandy Burrows 03 4389710" elev="2200" location="Green roofed super bin at west end beside Quailburn, 1km west of homestead" gobook="yes" id="324" lat="44:21.800S" length="800" lng="169:49.300E" name="Ribbonwood Station" orientation="26" slope="Slight" station="Ribbonwood" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 2km NW beside road. Caution deer fence." code="L325 SOx 700," contact="Stuart Ross" elev="2000" location="2km S of Ben Dhu homestead and Quailburn road." slope="Medium" gobook="yes" id="325" lat="44:24.400S" length="700" lng="169:51.800E" name="Ben Dhu" orientation="28/10" station="Ben Dhu" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" comment="Short cross vector at S end is steep and narrow" width="20m" vectors="2"/>
-<strip code="L326 SOx 700," elev="2200" gobook="yes" id="326" lat="44:26.380S" lng="169:41.633E" name="Longslip" slope="Nil" surface="Grass/gravel" length="850" width="20m" location="S end Ahuriri valley, 4km W of Magic Mountain parallel to gravel road with super bin at N end." alternate="Hay fields beside road 5km N." comment="Do not land N of super bin due to poor side clearance. Wind often 5-10kts up the valley." station="Longslip" retrieve="Both" contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks 03 4389493"/>
-<strip alternate="Hay paddocks 1 to 3 km NE." code="L327 SOx 300," elev="1690" location="Super bin at south end. Homestead SW 100 meters." gobook="yes" id="327" lat="44:29.000S" length="700" lng="169:50.300E" name="Ahuriri Downs" orientation="36/18" station="Ahuriri Downs" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" slope="Nil" width="20m" comment="Numerous cultivated paddocks sometimes better than the strip." contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks 03 4389493"/>
-<strip code="L328 SOx 500," elev="2400" gobook="yes" id="328" lat="44:18.018S" lng="169:36.420E" name="Birchwood" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="650" width="20m" location="3km N of Birchwood Station. Small hay barn mid strip W side." alternate="Field in front of Birchwood Homestead." comment="Hay field can be long grass in early summer or hay bales" station="Birchwood" contact="Ron Williamson 03 4389498"/>
-<strip code="L329 Sx 500," elev="1750" gobook="yes" id="329" lat="44:14.271S" lng="169:49.319E" name="Ohau Lodge" slope="Slight" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 2km SE of Ohau Lodge. Parallel to sealed road." alternate="Shelton Downs (322) or Maitland (321)." comment="Bushes encroach at S end." contact="03 4389885"/>
-<strip alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1.5 km/strip to NW 2 km" code="L335 SO 600," elev="1500" location="Dirt strip 1km NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction" slope="Slight" gobook="yes" id="335" lat="44:26.750S" lng="169:56.000E" name="Riverside" orientation="30/12" station="Willowburn" surface="Dirt" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L330 SOx 500," elev="2300" gobook="yes" id="330" lat="44:22.742S" lng="169:37.601E" name="Ben Avon" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="2km N of Ben Avon, parallel to stream W of gravel road." alternate="Adjacent field to E with woolshed and lake at S end or hay fields to SE." comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only." station="Ben Avon" contact="Jim Morris 03 4389458"/>
-<strip alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1.5 km/strip to NW 2 km" code="L335 SO 600," elev="1500" location="Dirt strip 1km NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction" gobook="yes" id="335" lat="44:26.750S" lng="169:56.000E" name="Riverside" orientation="30/12" slope="Slight" station="Willowburn" surface="Dirt" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L336 SOx 500," alternate="Omarama Airfield" comment="Caution power lines by road. Wingrunner required" elev="1400" location="Parallel to Ben Omar road on gentle bend. 1km east of south end of Buscot ridge." slope="Nil" gobook="yes" id="336" lat="44:27.702S" lng="170:00.412E" name="Ben Omar" orientation="27/09" station="Buscot Station" surface="Dirt and stones" retrieve="Both" lenght="700" width="20m" contact="Ginger and Sylvia Anderson 03 4389784"/>
-<strip code="L331 Sx 600," elev="1750" gobook="yes" id="331" lat="44:10.500S" lng="169:52.300E" name="Glen Lyon" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="NE corner Lake Ohau, parallel to gravel road." alternate="Fields (rough) 5km N near Glen Lyon homestead (TP31) or Maitland (321)" comment="Caution deer fence on NE side, Narrow for 20m, cattle." station="Glen Lyon" contact="Ken Wigley 03 4389664"/>
-<strip code="L341 Sl 600," comment="Trailer retrieve" elev="2000" gobook="yes" id="341" lat="44:07.800S" lng="170:15.300E" name="Mt Mary" contact="Justin and Gillian Wills 03 6806603" width="15m"/>
-<strip alternate="Airstrip 2km west" code="L342 Sx 600," comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level. Wing runner recommended." elev="2030" location="SW corner Lake Pukaki, W of sealed road. Tree plantations to South. Shearing sheds and yards to SE. Dry lake at north western end." slope="Medium" gobook="yes" id="342" lat="44:09.600S" length="600" lng="170:05.900E" name="Pukaki Downs" orientation="19" station="Pukaki Downs" contact="Rusty Houston 03 4350567" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aero" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L343 SOx 600," elev="1720" gobook="yes" id="343" lat="44:10.000S" lng="170:20.000E" name="Maryburn" contact="Martin and Penny Murray 03 680612" width="20m"/>
-<strip alternate="East/West sealed road 500 meters to South. Pukaki airfield 4NM East" code="L344 SOx 600," comment="Sealed road 500 meters South of strip, runs East/West. 07/25. Suitable for landing. Needs wing runner. Caution power lines at east end." contact="Simon and Pricilla Cameron 03 4350791" elev="1800" location="3km North of Pukaki/Ohau canal junction. Fraser Stream 500 meters from northern threshold." slope="Nil" width="20m" gobook="yes" id="344" lat="44:13.700S" length="600" lng="170:02.000E" name="Ohau Canal Junction" orientation="34/16" station="Ben Ohau Station" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1"/>
-<strip code="L345 SOx 650," elev="1430" gobook="yes" id="345" lat="44:16.900S" lng="170:07.500E" name="Moonbase" contact="John Lyons" width="20m"/>
-<strip alternate="Cultivated grass paddocks 1km North West. Caution irrigation." code="L346 SOx 800," elev="1600" location="Midway between Dam and Ohau turnoff, adjacent to homestead in trees W of sealed road." slope="Nil" gobook="yes" id="346" lat="44:19.200S" length="800" lng="170:03.000E" name="Glenbrook" orientation="02/20" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" comment="Strip has tall pines at N end." station="Glenbrook" contact="Simon Williamson 021 2859303 03 4389580 / Henry Williamson 021 704583 03 4389583" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L347 Sl 400," elev="1620" location="Barn at north end close to and parallel to road." gobook="yes" id="347" lat="44:19.200S" lng="170:23.700E" name="Grays Hills" orientation="03/21" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt" length="700" width="20m" alternate="Fields 3-5km NE" station="Grays Hills" contact="Mark and Sherie Urquhart 03 6806640"/>
-<strip code="L348 SOx 400," elev="1640" gobook="yes" id="348" lat="44:21.700S" lng="170:01.000E" name="Clearburn" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="2km E Lake Ohau road junction. NE side of center pivot irrigator." comment="New strip 2006" station="Benmore Station" contact="Bill  and Kate Sutherland 027 4510342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland 027 2438577"/>
-<strip code="L349 SOx 400," elev="1210" gobook="yes" id="349" lat="44:25.000S" lng="170:15.500E" name="Black Forest" slope="Mod/Nil" surface="Grass" length="400/600" width="20m" location="E side Lake Benmore, N of Black Forest Station" alternate="Haldon strip and fields (351) 5km N" comment="Comments lake side vector reduced length by buildings at N end." station="Black Forest" contact="Ben and Caroline Innes 03 6806795"/>
-<strip code="L351 SOx 550," elev="1280" gobook="yes" id="351" lat="44:21.100S" lng="170:16.200E" name="Haldon Stn" contact="Paddy Boyd 03 6806637/03 6806649" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet" elev="2130" gobook="yes" id="352" lat="44:05.300S" lng="170:20.700E" name="Windy Ridges" contact="John and Bronwyn Murray 03 6806608" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L353 SOx 600," elev="1840" location="Homestead and farm buildings to SE, strip E of gravel road." gobook="yes" id="353" lat="44:15.300S" lng="170:27.500E" name="Grampion" orientation="33/15" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" alternate="Fields to NW" station="Grampions" contact="03 6806618"/>
-<strip code="L360 SOx 550," elev="2170" location="Super patch at west end. Parallel to state highway." gobook="yes" id="360" lat="44:04.600S" lng="170:30.000E" name="Whisky Cutting" orientation="30/12" vectors="1" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="750" width="20m" alternate="Fields 2km E"/>
-<strip code="L363 SOx 450," elev="2430" gobook="yes" id="363" lat="44:14.300S" lng="170:34.200E" name="Fett Stream" width="20m"/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Ribbonwood hay paddocks to east"
+ code="L324 SOx 600,"
+ comment="Land to west advised. Caution rocks, do not taxi off strip."
+ contact="Gandy Burrows (03) 438 9710"
+ elev="2200"
+ location="Green roofed super bin at west end beside Quailburn, 1nm west of homestead"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="324"
+ lat="44:21.800S"
+ length="800"
+ lng="169:49.300E"
+ name="Ribbonwood Station"
+ orientation="26"
+ slope="Slight"
+ station="Ribbonwood"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 1nm NW beside road. Caution deer fence."
+ code="L325 SOx 700,"
+ contact="Hamish and Pip Smith"
+ elev="2000"
+ location="1nm S of Ben Dhu homestead and Quailburn road."
+ slope="Medium"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="325"
+ lat="44:24.400S"
+ length="700"
+ lng="169:51.800E"
+ name="Ben Dhu"
+ orientation="28/10"
+ station="Ben Dhu"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ comment="Short cross vector at S end is steep and narrow"
+ width="20m"
+ vectors="2"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L326 SOx 700,"
+ elev="2200"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="326"
+ lat="44:26.380S"
+ lng="169:41.633E"
+ name="Longslip"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="850"
+ width="20m"
+ location="S end Ahuriri valley, 2nm W of Magic Mountain parallel to gravel road with super bin at N end."
+ alternate="Hay fields beside road 2nm N."
+ comment="Do not land N of super bin due to poor side clearance. Wind often 5-10kts up the valley."
+ station="Longslip"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks (03) 438 9493"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Hay paddocks 1nm NE."
+ code="L327 SOx 300,"
+ elev="1690"
+ location="Super bin at south end. Homestead SW 100 meters."
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="327"
+ lat="44:29.000S"
+ length="700"
+ lng="169:50.300E"
+ name="Ahuriri Downs"
+ orientation="36/18"
+ station="Ahuriri Downs"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ slope="Nil"
+ width="20m"
+ comment="Numerous cultivated paddocks sometimes better than the strip."
+ contact="Graeme Spittle"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L328 SOx 500,"
+ elev="2400"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="328"
+ lat="44:18.018S"
+ lng="169:36.420E"
+ name="Birchwood"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="650"
+ width="20m"
+ location="1nm N of Birchwood Station. Small hay barn mid strip W side."
+ alternate="Field in front of Birchwood Homestead."
+ comment="Hay field can be long grass in early summer or hay bales"
+ station="Birchwood"
+ contact="Ron Williamson (03) 438 9498"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L329 Sx 500,"
+ elev="1750"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="329"
+ lat="44:14.271S"
+ lng="169:49.319E"
+ name="Ohau Lodge"
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 1nm SE of Ohau Lodge. Beside sealed road."
+ alternate="Shelton Downs L322 to South or Maitland L321 to North."
+ comment="Bushes encroach at S end."
+ contact="(03) 438 9885"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm/strip to NW 1nm"
+ code="L335 SO 600,"
+ elev="1500"
+ location="Dirt strip .5nm NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction"
+ slope="Slight"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="335"
+ lat="44:26.750S"
+ lng="169:56.000E"
+ name="Riverside"
+ orientation="30/12"
+ station="Willowburn"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L330 SOx 500,"
+ elev="2300"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="330"
+ lat="44:22.742S"
+ lng="169:37.601E"
+ name="Ben Avon"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ location="1nm N of Ben Avon, parallel to stream W of gravel road."
+ alternate="Adjacent field to E with woolshed and lake at S end or hay fields to SE."
+ comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only. Caution horses."
+ station="Ben Avon"
+ contact="Jim Morris (03) 438 9458"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm or strip to NW 1nm"
+ code="L335 SO 600,"
+ comment="Better than it looks."
+ elev="1500"
+ location="Dirt strip 1nm NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="335"
+ lat="44:26.750S"
+ lng="169:56.000E"
+ name="Riverside"
+ orientation="30/12"
+ slope="Slight"
+ station="Willowburn"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L336 SOx 500,"
+ alternate="Omarama Airfield"
+ comment="Caution power lines by road."
+ elev="1400"
+ location="Parallel to Ben Omar road on gentle bend. 1nm east of south end of Buscot ridge."
+ slope="Nil"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="336"
+ lat="44:27.702S"
+ lng="170:00.412E"
+ name="Ben Omar"
+ orientation="27/09"
+ station="Buscot Station"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ contact="Ginger and Sylvia Anderson (03) 438 9784"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L331 Sx 600,"
+ elev="1750"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="331"
+ lat="44:10.500S"
+ lng="169:52.300E"
+ name="Glen Lyon"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="NE corner Lake Ohau, parallel to gravel road."
+ alternate="Fields (rough) 2nm N near Glen Lyon homestead (TP31) or Maitland L321"
+ comment="Caution deer fence on NE side, Narrow for 20m, cattle."
+ station="Glen Lyon"
+ contact="Ken Wigley (03) 438 9664"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L340 S0x 600,"
+ comment="Trees on approach"
+ elev="2000"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="340"
+ lat="44:12.597S"
+ lng="170:13.768E"
+ name="Pukaki River Flats"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L341 Sl 600,"
+ comment="Trailer retrieve"
+ elev="2000"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="341"
+ lat="44:07.800S"
+ lng="170:15.300E"
+ name="Mt Mary"
+ contact="Justin and Gillian Wills (03) 680 6603"
+ width="15m"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Airstrip 1nm west or Pukaki Airfield."
+ code="L342 Sx 600,"
+ comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level."
+ elev="2030"
+ location="SW corner Lake Pukaki, W of sealed road. Tree plantations to South. Shearing sheds and yards to SE. Dry lake at north western end."
+ slope="Medium"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="342"
+ lat="44:09.600S"
+ length="600"
+ lng="170:05.900E"
+ name="Pukaki Downs"
+ orientation="19"
+ station="Pukaki Downs"
+ contact="Rusty Houston (03) 435 0567"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Aero"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L343 SOx 600,"
+ elev="1720"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="343"
+ lat="44:10.000S"
+ lng="170:20.000E"
+ name="Maryburn"
+ contact="Martin and Penny Murray (03) 680 612"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="East/West sealed road 500 meters to South. Pukaki airfield 4NM East"
+ code="L344 SOx 600,"
+ comment="Sealed road 500 meters South of strip, runs East/West. 07/25. Suitable for landing. Needs wing runner. Caution power lines at east end."
+ contact="Simon and Pricilla Cameron (03) 435 0791"
+ elev="1800"
+ location="1nm North of Pukaki/Ohau canal junction. Fraser Stream 500 meters from northern threshold."
+ slope="Nil"
+ width="20m"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="344"
+ lat="44:13.700S"
+ length="600"
+ lng="170:02.000E"
+ name="Ohau Canal Junction"
+ orientation="34/16"
+ station="Ben Ohau Station"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L345 SOx 650,"
+ elev="1430"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="345"
+ lat="44:16.900S"
+ lng="170:07.500E"
+ name="Moonbase"
+ contact="John Lyons"
+ width="Open"
+ location="2nm N of Ohau B powerhouse and 1nm E of substation."
+ alternate="Pukaki Airfield"
+ comment="Hard to see, caution rabbit holes."
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Cultivated grass paddocks 1nm North West. Caution irrigation."
+ code="L346 SOx 800,"
+ elev="1600"
+ location="Midway between Dam and Ohau turnoff, adjacent to homestead in trees W of sealed road."
+ slope="Nil"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="346"
+ lat="44:19.523S"
+ length="800"
+ lng="170:03.450E"
+ name="Glenbrook"
+ orientation="02/20"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ comment="Strip has tall pines at N end."
+ station="Glenbrook"
+ contact="Simon Williamson (021) 285 9303 (03) 438 9580 / Henry Williamson (021) 704 583 (03) 438 9583"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L347 Sl 400,"
+ elev="1620"
+ location="Barn at north end close to and parallel to road."
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="347"
+ lat="44:19.200S"
+ lng="170:23.700E"
+ name="Grays Hills"
+ orientation="03/21"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ alternate="Fields 2nm NE"
+ station="Grays Hills"
+ contact="Mark and Sherie Urquhart (03) 680 6640"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L348 SOx 400,"
+ elev="1640"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="348"
+ lat="44:21.700S"
+ lng="170:01.000E"
+ name="Clearburn"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ location="1nm E Lake Ohau road junction. NE side of center pivot irrigator."
+ comment="New strip 2006"
+ station="Benmore Station"
+ contact="Bill  and Kate Sutherland (027) 451 0342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland (027) 243 8577"
+ alternate="Field with hay barn SW 1nm"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L349 SOx 400,"
+ elev="1210"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="349"
+ lat="44:25.000S"
+ lng="170:15.500E"
+ name="Black Forest"
+ slope="Moderate"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400/600"
+ width="20m"
+ location="E side Lake Benmore, N of Black Forest Station"
+ alternate="Haldon strip L351 and fields 2nm N"
+ comment="Comments lake side vector reduced length by buildings at N end."
+ station="Black Forest"
+ contact="Ben and Caroline Innes (03) 680 6795"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L351 SOx 550,"
+ elev="1280"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="351"
+ lat="44:21.100S"
+ lng="170:16.200E"
+ name="Haldon Station"
+ station="Haldon"
+ contact="Paddy Boyd (03) 680 6637/(03) 680 6649"
+ width="20m"
+ location="0.5nm NE of homestead."
+ alternate="Fields 1nm NE."
+ comment="Hard to see, poorly marked with tyres, seldom used but servicable."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet"
+ elev="2130"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="352"
+ lat="44:05.300S"
+ lng="170:20.700E"
+ name="Windy Ridges"
+ contact="John and Bronwyn Murray (03) 680 6608"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L353 SOx 600,"
+ elev="1840"
+ location="Homestead and farm buildings to SE, strip E of gravel road."
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="353"
+ lat="44:15.300S"
+ lng="170:27.500E"
+ name="Grampion"
+ orientation="33/15"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ alternate="Fields to NW"
+ station="Grampions"
+ contact="Guy King (03) 680 6618"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L360 SOx 550,"
+ elev="2170"
+ location="Super patch at west end. Parallel to state highway."
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="360"
+ lat="44:04.600S"
+ lng="170:30.000E"
+ name="Whisky Cutting"
+ orientation="30/12"
+ vectors="1"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="750"
+ width="20m"
+ alternate="Fields 1nm E"
+ comment="Strip sometimes hard to see."
+ station="Sawdon"
+ contact="Snow and Susan (03) 680 6757"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L363 SOx 450,"
+ elev="2430"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="363"
+ lat="44:14.300S"
+ lng="170:34.200E"
+ name="Fett Stream"
+ width="20m"
+ alternate="Fields nearby, or L353 Grampion strip."
+ station="The Whaleback"
+ contact="John Perriam (03) 445 2769"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L400 SOx 500,"
  elev="1020"
@@ -260,6 +932,7 @@
  location="Greenstone river abeam Pigeon Island."
  alternate="401 Mt Creighton or Glenorchy"
  station="Greenstone"
+ contact="S Percy (03) 442 9901"
 />
 <strip
  code="L401 SOl 300,"
@@ -277,9 +950,10 @@
  location="On terrace."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
  station="Mt Creighton"
+ contact="B H Douglas (03) 442 9934"
 />
 <strip
- code="L402,SOx"
+ code="L402 SOx,"
  name="Earnslaw Station"
  gobook="yes"
  id="402"
@@ -293,9 +967,10 @@
  alternate="Adjacent fields or Glenorchy strip."
  comment="Cross vector 400m"
  station="Earnslaw"
+ contact="Geofrey Thompson (03) 442 5268"
 />
 <strip
- code="L403,"
+ code="L403 SOx,"
  name="Paradise Station"
  gobook="no"
  id="403"
@@ -306,7 +981,7 @@
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
- code="L404,SOx 550"
+ code="L404 SOx 550,"
  name="Rees Valley"
  gobook="yes"
  id="404"
@@ -319,11 +994,12 @@
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Slight"
  location="South end upper Rees river flats."
- alternate="L402 10nm SW?"
+ alternate="L402 5nm South"
  station="Rees Valley"
+ contact="I Scott (03) 442 9908"
 />
 <strip
- code="L405,SOS"
+ code="L405 SOS,"
  name="Routeburn Station"
  gobook="no"
  id="405"
@@ -337,7 +1013,7 @@
 <strip
  code="L420 SOx 400,"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="420"
  lat="44:56.800S"
  lng="168:47.700E"
@@ -349,24 +1025,24 @@
  elev="1670"
  gobook="yes"
  id="422"
- lat="44:45.200S"
- lng="168:44.000E"
+ lat="44:44.633S"
+ lng="168:43.682E"
  name="Branches"
  width="Open"
  slope="Nil"
  length="800"
  surface="Grass"
- comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve."
+ comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve. Road retrieve very difficult."
  station="Branches"
- contact="James Murray"
- alternate="Old strip .5nm south marked with tyres, but not good for retrieve."
+ contact="James Murray (03) 441 8421"
+ alternate="Old strip .5nm south east marked with tyres."
  retrieve="Aero"
  location="Between homestead trees and river."
 />
 <strip
- code="L423,SOS"
+ code="L423 SOS,"
  name="Coronet Peak paddocks"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="423"
  comment="flat, slight hollow in center, slight slope towards Coronet Peak"
  lng="168:42.800E"
@@ -386,7 +1062,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
- location="Parallel sealed road 10km S Lake Hawea"
+ location="Parallel sealed road 5nm S Lake Hawea"
  alternate="Nearby fields, caution rocks"
  comment="Caution trees at S end.
 "/>
@@ -404,13 +1080,13 @@
  width="20m"
  location="Adjacent bend in Clutha River beside Tarras/Wanaka road."
  alternate="Nearby fields"
- comment="Short strip not suitable for aerotow."
+ comment="Short strip not suitable for aerotow. May be compromised by new irrigator."
  retrieve="Road"
 />
 <strip
  code="L444 SxOl400,"
  elev="1660"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="444"
  lat="44:51.800S"
  lng="169:01.300E"
@@ -432,6 +1108,7 @@
  alternate="Cromwell race course."
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
+ contact="(03) 445 0117"
 />
 <strip
  code="L447 SOx 400,"
@@ -445,7 +1122,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="600"
  width="20m"
- location="2km NE of Tarras"
+ location="1nm NE of Tarras"
  alternate="Nearby fields especially on terrace above town of Tarras"
  comment="Center pivot irrigator across strip."
 />
@@ -461,14 +1138,14 @@
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
  width="20m"
- location="Dalrachney homestead, 10km NE Lindis Pass, W of highway."
- alternate="Small fields 1km N or 3km NW."
+ location="Dalrachney homestead, 5nm NE Lindis Pass, W of highway."
+ alternate="Small fields 1nm N or 2nm NW."
  comment="Banana shape, super patch at W end. Don't taxi off due to rocks."
  station="Dalrachney"
  contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 4389 863"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Fields to S or strip 2km N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
+ alternate="Fields to S or strip 1nm N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
  code="L461 Sx 600,"
  elev="1840"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -483,7 +1160,7 @@
  location="S of main road at homestead at the mouth of the Lindis/Ahuriri Valley. Hangar at W end."
  comment="Aerotow to W can be difficult due to trees and power lines. Windsock at SE end."
  station="Killermont"
- contact="Mike or Dan Thomas 025 824202/027 4362942/03 4389625/03 4389864"
+ contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824 202/(027) 436 2942/(03) 438 9625/(03) 438 9864"
 />
 <strip
  code="L462 SOx 700,"
@@ -501,13 +1178,13 @@
  alternate="463 Killermont Vegas"
  comment="Windsock at SE end."
  station="Killermont"
- contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824202/(027) 4362942/(03) 4389625/(03) 4389864"
+ contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824 202/(027) 436 2942/(03) 438 9625/(03) 438 9864"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Wardell's"
  code="L463 SOx 400,two strips"
  comment="Caution rabbit holes"
- contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824202/(027) 4362942/(03) 4389625/(03) 4389864"
+ contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824 202/(027) 436 2942/(03) 438 9625/(03) 438 9864"
  elev="1570" 
  location="Two white huts and dirt access track from road. Marked by white tires (see from overhead center of strips)"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -524,9 +1201,8 @@
  vectors="2"
  width="Open"/>
 <strip
- alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 3km to NW, or Berwen #462 5km to north."
+ alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 1nm to NW, or Berwen L462 2nm to north."
  code="L464 Sx 500,"
- comment="Wing runner required"
  contact="Peter and Ann Patterson (03) 4389 493"
  elev="1840"
  location="Parallel to road. Locate from homestead and farm buildings opposite southern end (across road)."
@@ -539,15 +1215,82 @@
  name="Dunstan Peaks"
  orientation="35/17"
  station="Dunstan Peaks"
- surface="Grass and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
 />
-<strip code="L465 Sx 550," elev="1540" gobook="yes" id="465" lat="44:38.251S" lng="169:30.867E" name="Malvern Hills" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="SW end of Lindis gorge where main road crosses Lindis River." alternate="Strip W side of road in border dike field." comment="Caution sheep" station="Malvern Hills" contact="Richard Snow 03 4452831"/>
-<strip code="L466 SOx 650," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="466" lat="44:41.764S" lng="169:31.247E" name="Goodger" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt/Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of road junction Lindis Pass and Geordy Hills roads, parallel to dirt road." comment="Windsock" contact="Gerald Goodger 03 4452878"/>
-<strip code="L467 SOx 1km," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="467" lat="44:45.000S" lng="169:31.800E" name="Merivale" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees." altrnate="Fields adjacent." comment="Super patches at both ends." station="Merivale"/>
-<strip code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see" elev="2260" gobook="yes" id="468" lat="44:46.700S" lng="169:55.200E" name="Upper Hawkduns" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="500" width="20m" location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 12 km N of Falls Dam." alternate="Rough field to S on E side of stream" comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end."/>
+<strip
+ code="L465 Sx 550,"
+ elev="1540"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="465"
+ lat="44:38.251S"
+ lng="169:30.867E"
+ name="Morven Hills"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ location="SW end of Lindis gorge where main road crosses Lindis River."
+ alternate="Strip W side of road in border dike field."
+ comment="Caution sheep"
+ station="Morven Hills"
+ contact="Richard Snow (03) 445 2831"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L466 SOx 650,"
+ elev="1250"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="466"
+ lat="44:41.764S"
+ lng="169:31.247E"
+ name="Goodger"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of road junction Lindis Pass and Geordy Hills roads, parallel to dirt road."
+ comment="Windsock"
+ alternate="Nearby fields."
+ contact="Gerald Goodger (03) 445 2878"
+ station="Merivale"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L467 SOx 1km,"
+ elev="1250"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="467"
+ lat="44:44.858S"
+ lng="169:31.762E"
+ name="Merivale"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="1nm E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees."
+ alternate="Fields to South."
+ comment="Super patches at both ends."
+ station="Merivale"
+ contact="Matt McCaughan (03) 445 2852"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see"
+ elev="2260"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="468"
+ lat="44:46.700S"
+ lng="169:55.200E"
+ name="Upper Hawkduns"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="500"
+ width="20m"
+ location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 6nm N of Falls Dam."
+ alternate="Very rough field to S on E side of stream, worse than strip."
+ comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end. Difficult strip often crosswind."
+ contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L470 SOx 400,"
  elev="2170"
@@ -560,12 +1303,43 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="600"
  width="20m"
- location="On hill above and 2km S of St Bathans town."
- alternate="Hayfields 4km SW beside road."
- comment="Undulating, easier to land on alternate!"
+ location="On hill above and 1nm S of St Bathans town."
+ alternate="Hayfields 2nm SW beside road."
+ comment="Undulating, alternate hayfields are better."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see"
+ elev="1640"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="471"
+ lat="44:59.300S"
+ lng="169:57.350E"
+ name="Oturehua"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L472 SOx 900,"
+ elev="2170"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="472"
+ lat="44:51.800S"
+ lng="169:56.700E"
+ name="Falls Dam"
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="800"
+ width="20m"
+ location="2nm E of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road."
+ alternate="Dirt road 1nm N of Falls Dam or fields 7nm to SW."
+ comment="Often crosswind, check wind on lake."
+ station="Home Hills"
+ contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
 />
-<strip code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see" elev="1640" gobook="yes" id="471" lat="44:59.300S" lng="169:57.350E" name="Oturehua" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction." alternate="Adjacent fields."/>
-<strip code="L472 SOx 900," elev="2170" gobook="yes" id="472" lat="44:51.800S" lng="169:56.700E" name="Falls Dam" slope="Slight" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road." alternate="Dirt road at N end of Falls Dam or fields 15km to SW."/>
 <strip
  code="L473 SOx 500,"
  elev="2060"
@@ -574,15 +1348,15 @@
  lat="44:32.999S"
  lng="169:35.447E"
  name="Upper Lindis"
- location="5km NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
+ location="2nm NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  length="650"
  width="20m"
- alternate="Malvern Hills (465) 15km NE."
- comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult winds."
- station="Dalrachny"
- contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"
+ alternate="Malvern Hills L465 7nm NE."
+ comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult gusty winds."
+ station="Dalrachney"
+ contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 438 9863"
 />
 <strip
  code="L481 Sx 250,uphillanding"
@@ -596,13 +1370,29 @@
  surface="Dirt"
  length="600/400"
  width="15m"
- location="2km SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
- alternate="Fields 4km E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges (482)"
+ location="1nm SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
+ alternate="Fields 2nm E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges L482."
  comment="Side clearances restricted by bushes especially on short cross vector."
  station="Otematata Station"
- contact="Hugh Cameron 03 4387863"
+ contact="Hugh Cameron (03) 438 7863"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L482 SOx 400,"
+ elev="890"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="482"
+ lat="44:37.262S"
+ lng="170:16.050E"
+ name="Rugged Ridges"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="600"
+ width="20m" 
+ location="Beside Lake Aviemore 0.5nm from main road."
+ alternate="Fields to W 1nm or 2nm E."
+ comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!"
+ contact="Struan Munro (03) 438 7814"
 />
-<strip code="L482 SOx 400," elev="890" gobook="yes" id="482" lat="44:37.262S" lng="170:16.050E" name="Rugged Ridges" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="600" width="20m" location="Beside Lake Aviemore 1/2km from main road." alternate="Fields to W 3km or 5km E." comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!" contact="Struan Munro 03 4387814"/>
 <strip
  code="L500 SOx 500,Wind!"
  elev="2300"
@@ -615,8 +1405,9 @@
  slope="Slight"
  length="700"
  location="East end of Von valley near gravel road."
- alternate="Old strip 1nm east, caution rabbit holes."
- station="Mt Nicholas?"
+ alternate="Old strip 1nm east (caution rabbit holes)."
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
  surface="Dirt"
 />
 <strip
@@ -630,7 +1421,7 @@
  comment="This strip is now DOC land and is not maintained as an airstrip. Not suitable for aerotow."
  location="Between North and South Mavora lakes."
  length="500"
- alternate="502 Mid Von"
+ alternate="L502 Mid Von"
  station="DOC"
  retrieve="Road"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -653,6 +1444,8 @@
  width="20m"
  slope="Steep"
  surface="Grass"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
 />
 <strip
  code="L503 SOx 1km,"
@@ -670,6 +1463,8 @@
  width="Open"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
 />
 <strip
  code="L504 SOx 500,"
@@ -682,12 +1477,13 @@
  width="20m"
  location="In paddock near the road, marked with tyres."
  length="600"
- alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 1km west, and adjacent field."
+ alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 0.5nm west, and adjacent field."
  comment="Aerotow preferred, long road retrieve via Von valley gravel road."
  retrieve="Both"
  station="Mt Nicholas"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
 />
 <strip
  code="L520 SOx 600,"
@@ -700,36 +1496,41 @@
  width="20m"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
+ contact="NZone (03) 442 2256"
 />
 <strip
  code="L521 SxOl450,"
  elev="1310"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="521"
  lat="45:07.700S"
  lng="168:30.500E"
  name="Walter Peak"
  width="20m"
+ station="Walter Peak"
+ contact="J Templeton (03) 441 1126"
 />
 <strip
  code="L522 SOx 600,"
  elev="1020"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="522"
  lat="45:11.700S"
  lng="168:41.000E"
  name="Halfway Bay"
  width="20m"
+ station="Halfway Bay"
+ contact="(03) 442 8838"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North"
+ alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North near homestead."
  code="L523 SxOl700,O SOS only"
  elev="2000"
  gobook="yes"
  id="523"
  length="700"
  location="1.5nm south of Nevis homestead."
- station="Nevis"
+ station="Ben Nevis"
  comment="Caution berms on both sides of strip. Road retrieve possible but not recommended."
  retrieve="Aero"
  lat="45:12.640S"
@@ -738,6 +1539,7 @@
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
  slope="Nil"
+ contact="(03) 445 3306"
 />
 <strip
  code="L524 SOx 450,SSlope +Road"
@@ -750,12 +1552,13 @@
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
  comment="Slight hump in middle, caution side slope and gravel pit between strip and road. Marginal aerotow."
- staion="Nevis"
+ station="Ben Nevis"
  length="500"
  retrieve="Aero"
  alternate="Lower Nevis"
- location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats."
+ location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats, adjacent to small old goldmine and huts."
  slope="Varies"
+ contact="(03) 445 3306"
 />
 <strip
  code="L562 SOx 650,"
@@ -766,19 +1569,43 @@
  lng="169:41.000E"
  name="Lauder"
  width="20m"
+ location="1nm NW Lauder town."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ comment="Windsock."
+ surface="Grass"
+ station="Cambrian"
+ contact="D Menzies (03) 447 3073"
 />
 <strip
  code="L580 SOx 800,h2seeMarkers"
  elev="1640"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="580"
  lat="45:02.300S"
  lng="170:14.400E"
  name="Glenshiels"
  width="20m"
 />
-<strip code="L581 SxOl300,two strips" elev="1900" gobook="yes" id="581" lat="45:11.200S" lng="170:22.470E" name="Kakanui" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L583 SOx 800,three strips" elev="1480" gobook="yes" id="583" lat="45:12.010S" lng="170:14.280E" name="Kokonga" width="20m"/>
+<strip 
+ code="L581 SxOl300,two strips" 
+ elev="1900" 
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="581"
+ lat="45:11.200S"
+ lng="170:22.470E"
+ name="Kakanui"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L583 SOx 800,three strips"
+ elev="1480"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="583"
+ lat="45:12.010S"
+ lng="170:14.280E"
+ name="Kokonga"
+ width="20m"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L600 SOx 850,"
  elev="1310"
@@ -805,7 +1632,7 @@
  station="East Dome"
  location="Five Rivers road junction"
  alternate="adjacent fields"
- comment="Gliding South club"
+ comment="Gliding South club. Nice Cafe at road intersection."
  contact="Woody Roose"
  retrieve="Both"
 />