--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/07 00:06:15	1.45
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2014/11/08 20:04:19	3.7
@@ -1,32 +1,501 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.45 2007/11/07 00:06:15 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 3.7 2014/11/08 20:04:19 philip Exp $ -->
 <strips>
 <strip
+ id="357"
+ code="L357,"
+ name="Stony River"
+ elev="2800"
+ lat="44:24.434S" 
+ lng="170:30.196E"
+ comment="Topdressing strip with shed."
+ location="Kirkliston ranges near Stony River"
+ station=""
+ contact=""
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="600"
+ width="Open"
+ gobook="no"
+ runway="040"
+ alternate="Grays Hill"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="245"
+ code="L245,"
+ name="Lilybank"
+ elev="2444"
+ lat="43:42.701S"
+ lng="170:34.162E"
+ comment="Sealed"
+ location="Godley - Macaulay river junction"
+ station="Lilybank"
+ contact="Rex Miles"
+ surface="Seal"
+ length="1150"
+ width="15m"
+ gobook="yes"
+ runway="13/31"
+ alternate="Mt Gerald L243 2nm south"
+/>
+
+<strip
+ id="378"
+ code="L378,"
+ name="Rasberry Flat"
+ elev="1100"
+ lat="44:30.349S"
+ lng="168:45.914E"
+ comment="Topdressing strip"
+ location="Matukituki road end."
+ station="Mt Aspiring"
+ contact="Randall Aspinall"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400"
+ width="15m"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="380"
+ code="L380,"
+ name="Camerons Flat"
+ elev="1100"
+ lat="44:29.050S"
+ lng="168:47.950E"
+ comment="Topdressing strip"
+ location="South of East / West Matukituki river junction."
+ station="Mt Aspiring"
+ contact="Randall Aspinall"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400"
+ width="15m"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="382"
+ code="L382,"
+ name="Matukituki"
+ elev="1100"
+ lat="44:33.675S"
+ lng="168:53.435E"
+ comment="Topdressing strip"
+ location="Matukituki"
+ station="Matukituki"
+ contact="Farm Manager (03) 443 4342"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400"
+ width="20m"
+ gobook="yes"
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="383"
+ code="L383,"
+ name="Lower Matukituki"
+ elev="980"
+ lat="44:36.190S"
+ lng="168:55.145E"
+ comment="Runs east/west from road to gravel bank. Large barn mid strip on north side. Deer fenced."
+ location="South end of Matukituki"
+ station="Unknown"
+ contact="Unknown"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="500"
+ width="20m"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="384"
+ code="L384,"
+ name="Glendhu Bay"
+ elev="1400"
+ lat="44:41.025S"
+ lng="168:58.922E"
+ comment="Topdressing strip up hill southwest of Glendhu Bay. Super bin beside narrow triangle of trees."
+ location="Matukituki / Glendhu Bay"
+ station="Unknown"
+ contact="Unknown"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="300"
+ width="20m"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="385"
+ code="L385,"
+ name="Whare Kea"
+ elev="1200"
+ lat="44:40.620S"
+ lng="169:04.800E"
+ comment="Multiple ownership. Whare Kea Lodge near lake edge, Simon Laming. Used by hangar/house owner on road side also."
+ location="Northwest edge of Mt Roy, 2 nm northeast of Wanaka town."
+ contact="Simon Laming 0274 346080 work 03 4345666"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="800"
+ width="Open"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L350 SOx 500,two strips"
+ sdesc="L350 SOx 500"
+ comment="Power pylon at north end of visible vector (24) makes it one way only. Difficult to see 06/30 is OK both ways."
+ contact=""
+ elev="1850" 
+ location="Beside Ahuriri River southeast of Magic. In triangular field formed by river bank and two tree lines. Across the river from Killermont Station."
+ slope="Slight"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="350"
+ lat="44:30.226S"
+ length="500"
+ lng="169:48.065E"
+ name="Birdwood"
+ sname="Birdwood"
+ alternate="Ahuriri Downs 2nm NE."
+ orientation="06/30 24"
+ station="Birdwood"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="2"
+ width="Open"/>
+<strip
+ id="485"
+ code="L485,"
+ name="Kurow"
+ elev="600"
+ lat="44:44.257S"
+ lng="170:28.735E"
+ comment="SOS only. Little info known. Probably rough."
+ location="Next to sewage pond"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="431"
+ code="L431 SOx 800,"
+ name="Marks strip"
+ elev="1200"
+ lat="44:52.154S"
+ lng="169:23.165E"
+ comment="Land uphill to the east."
+ location="500m south of silos."
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ id="432"
+ code="L432 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="L432 SOx 600"
+ name="Thompsons gorge"
+ sname="Thompsons"
+ elev="1100"
+ lat="44:54.054S"
+ lng="169:23.785E"
+ alternate="Fields next to Thompsons track"
+ comment="Topdressing strip with concrete super bin at top."
+ location="1nm north of Thompsons track"
+ gobook="no"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L306 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L306 SOx 400"
+ id="306"
+ lat="43:57.590S"
+ lng="169:28.399E"
+ elev="350"
+ name="Landsborough"
+ sname="Landsborough"
+ gobook="no"
+ comment="Danger: SOS only. Hard to see. Not maintained. Thick grass cover."
+ location="1nm SW of Clarke and Landsborough river junction. On river flat near the river."
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Helicopter"
+/> 
+<strip
+ code="L307 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L307 SOx 400"
+ id="307"
+ lat="43:55.187S"
+ lng="169:41.319E"
+ elev="350"
+ name="Cheswicke Flat"
+ sname="Cheswicke"
+ gobook="no"
+ comment="Danger: SOS only. Difficult retrieve."
+ location="Below Broderick Pass on flat with hut at west end."
+ alternate="Strip 2nm east in Toetoe flat near red hut."
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="400"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
+/> 
+<strip
+ code="L490 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="L490 SOx 800"
+ id="490"
+ lat="45:05.800S"
+ lng="170:07.000E"
+ elev="1570"
+ name="Crossans"
+ sname="Crossans"
+ comment="Used to be a registered airfield. Now just farmland. Removable fence across intersection of vectors at treeline increases usable length to 1500m."
+ location="1nm north of Ranfurly"
+ surface="Grass"
+ width="Open"
+ length="800"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ slope="Nil"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L138 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="L138 SOx 800"
+ id="138"
+ lat="43:31.800S"
+ lng="171:36.800E"
+ elev="1540"
+ name="Mt Hutt Station"
+ sname="Mt Hutt"
+ comment="119.1"
+ gobook="yes"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ width="Open"
+ length="800"
+ location="West of Rakia River gorge adjacent to main road."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L235 SOx 1500,NZMC"
+ sdesc="NZMC"
+ id="235"
+ lat="43:45.900S"
+ lng="170:08.000E"
+ elev="2150"
+ name="Mount Cook Airfield"
+ sname="Mount Cook"
+ comment="Inside NZB978, use 118.6. Can be busy airfield, try to vacate runway ASAP or use alternate 1nm south (shown at bottom of photo)."
+ location="2nm SE of Hermitage"
+ length="1500"
+ width="Open"
+ contact="Aoraki Mt Cook Skiplanes (03) 430 8034"
+ gobook="yes"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Seal"
+ slope="Nil"
+ alternate="Old two vector grass strip 1nm south, aerotowable (shown at bottom of photo)."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L232 SOx 900,NZGT"
+ sdesc="NZGT"
+ id="232"
+ lat="43:54.600S"
+ lng="170:07.600E"
+ elev="1800"
+ name="Glentanner Airfield"
+ sname="Glentanner"
+ length="900"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ slope="Slight"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ runway="15/33"
+ comment="Stock grazed occasionally. Inside NZB978, use 118.6. Grass vector from north end of seal with medium slope up to the west is landable."
+ location="North west end of Lake Pukaki"
+ contact="Glentanner Park Ltd (03) 435 1855"     
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="L224 Braemar 5nm SE on east of Lake Pukaki."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L231 SOx 1000,NZTL"
+ sdesc="NZTL"
+ id="231"
+ lat="44:00.300S"
+ lng="170:26.500E"
+ elev="2490"
+ name="Tekapo Airfield"
+ sname="Tekapo"
+ length="1000"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ slope="Nil"
+ comment="Inside NZB978, use 118.6. Very difficult in strong northerly. Seal is narrow."
+ location="1.5nm west of Tekapo township."
+ contact="Air Safaris, (03) 680 6880"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="Old airfield .5nm SE of 29 threshold marked with tyres. 400m. Good for northerly wind."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L338 SOx 1500,NZUK"
+ sdesc="NZUK"
+ id="338"
+ lat="44:14.100S"
+ lng="170:07.100E"
+ elev="1570"
+ name="Pukaki Airfield"
+ sname="Pukaki"
+ comment="Unattended 119.1."
+ location="1.5nm NE of Twizel."
+ length="1500"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ slope="Nil"
+ contact="Airport Manager (027) 493 1919"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="Topdressing strip 1nm south adjacent willow trees."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L441 SOx 900,NZWF"
+ sdesc="NZWF"
+ id="441"
+ lat="44:43.500S"
+ lng="169:14.600E"
+ elev="1150"
+ name="Wanaka Airfield"
+ sname="Wanaka"
+ comment="Unattended 120.1 Use northern grass rather than seal. Warbirds, helicopters, GA and scheduled services."
+ location="1.5nm west of Luggate"       
+ length="900"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ contact="Wanaka Airport Manager (03) 443 1112"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Seal"
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L411 SOx 675,NZGY"
+ sdesc="NZGY"
+ id="411"
+ lat="44:52.400S"
+ lng="168:23.800E"
+ elev="1260"
+ name="Glenorchy Airfield"
+ sname="Glenorchy"
+ comment="Sheep grazing. Unattended 119.2"
+ location="2nm south of Glenorchy"
+ length="675"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"       
+ contact="Queenstown Airport Corporation (03) 442 3505"
+ surface="Grass"
+ alternate="Fields to north."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L510 SOx 1800,NZQN"
+ sdesc="NZQN"
+ id="510"
+ lat="45:01.250S"
+ lng="168:44.100E"
+ elev="1160"
+ name="Queenstown Airport"
+ sname="Queenstown"
+ comment="Busy airfield. Don't land unless you really need to. Use grass 14/32 runway and taxi clear if possible. Has international services and GA. Tower 118.1 info 128.9 ground 121.9"
+ length="1800"
+ location="4nm east of Queenstown"
+ contact="Queenstown Airport Corporation (03) 442 3505"
+ surface="Seal"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ slope="Nil"
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="L520 Jardines 4nm south"
+/>
+
+<strip
+ code="L457 SOx 1000,NZCS"
+ sdesc="NZCS"
+ id="457"
+ lat="45:03.000S"
+ lng="169:10.100E"
+ elev="740"
+ name="Cromwell Racecourse"
+ sname="Cromwell"
+ comment="Unattended 119.1. Caution runway undulating at south end."
+ length="1020"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"       
+ width="Open"
+ gobook="yes"
+ slope="Nil"
+ location="1nm west of Cromwell"
+ contact="Central Otago District Council (03) 448 6979"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L570 SOx 1200,NZLX"
+ sdesc="NZLX"
+ id="570"
+ lat="45:12.800S"
+ lng="169:22.400E"
+ elev="750"
+ name="Alexandra Airfield"
+ sname="Alexandra"
+ comment="Parallel grass and seal runways 14/32. Grass cross vector 01/19. 119.1 in circuit. Caution winching by Central Otago Gliding Club."
+ length="1200"
+ location="2nm NNW of Alexandra"   
+ contact="Central Otago Flying Club (03) 448 7462"
+ gobook="yes"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Seal"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L530 SOx 1250,NZRX"
+ sdesc="NZRX"
+ id="530"
+ gobook="yes"
+ comment="Sheep grazing"
+ elev="500"
+ lat="45:30.800S"
+ lng="169:19.000E"
+ name="Roxburgh Aerodrome"
+ sname="Roxburgh"
+ width="Open"
+ contact="Central Otago District Council (03) 448 6967"
+ location="2nm north of Roxburgh, adjacent to racecourse."
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Grass"
+ slope="Nil"
+ length="1250"
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+/>
+<strip
  code="L120 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="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"
  name="Harper River"
+ sname="Harper River"
  station="Ryton Station"
  width="20m"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L121 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="L121 SOx 800"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="121"
  lat="43:18.633S"
  lng="171:16.517E"
  name="Double Hill"
+ sname="Double Hill"
  comment="Hangar and windsock halfway along. 800m long, good surface, power lines on north side."
  width="20m"
  length="800"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L122 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L122 SOx 400"
  comment="Recommend not be used. Gliders not welcome during Sep to Nov due to lambing and calving."
  contact="Peter Todd Hunter"
  elev="2430"
@@ -35,40 +504,48 @@
  lat="43:26.100S"
  lng="171:12.200E"
  name="Upper Lake Heron"
+ sname="Lake Heron"
  station="Lake Heron Station"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L123 SOx,"
+ sdesc="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"
  name="Mt Arrowsmith"
+ sname="Arrowsmith"
  station="Mt Arrowsmith Station"
  width="20m"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L130 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L130 SOx 400"
  elev="1463"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="130"
  lat="43:18.856S"
  lng="171:22.680E"
  name="Glenariff hatchery"
+ sname="Glenariff"
  comment="Two vectors, had sheep on it."
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L135 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L135 SOx 400"
  elev="1340"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="135"
  lat="43:22.907S"
  lng="171:29.520E"
  name="Redcliffs Station"
+ sname="Redcliffs"
  contact="Willie Ensor"
  station="Redcliffs Station"
  comment="Land uphill to west. Good length and surface."
@@ -76,72 +553,126 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L140 SOx 850,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ gobook="no"
  id="140"
  lat="43:09.600S"
  lng="171:52.800E"
  name="Avoca"
+ sname="Avoca"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L141 SOl 850,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ gobook="no"
  id="141"
  lat="43:20.000S"
  lng="171:40.800E"
  name="Lake Lyndon Road"
+ sname="Lake Lyndon"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L142 SOx 400,two strips"
+ sdesc="L142 SOx 400"
  comment="Steeply sloping down at  SE end. Flatter at top near shed. Land at NW end."
  elev="1770"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="142"
  lat="43:21.400S"
  lng="171:32.300E"
  name="Coleridge"
+ sname="Coleridge"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L143 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="L143 SOx 800"
  comment="Good grass surface, marked by tyres, windsock at SE end."
  elev="1800"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="143"
  lat="43:02.780S"
  lng="171:45.500E"
  name="Grassmere"
+ sname="Grassmere"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
+ code="L150 SOx 800,two strips"
+ sdesc="L150 SOx 800"
+ elev="660"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="150"
+ lat="43:31.680S"
+ lng="171:57.300E"
+ name="Hororata"
+ sname="Hororata"
+ comment="Ex Canterbury Gliding home field. Club is now at Springfield."
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ location="Adjacent to racecourse, 1nm north of Hororata town."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L155,"
+ sdesc="L155"
+ elev="660"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="155"
+ lat="43:23.013S"
+ lng="171:54.667E"
+ name="Springfield"
+ comment="Canterbury Gliding home field"
+ contact="Canterbury Gliding Club"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ location="Russells Flat, corner of Swamp Road and Wyndale Road"
+/>
+<strip
  code="L160 SOx 600,two strips"
+ sdesc="L160 SOx 600"
  elev="1410"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="160"
  lat="43:08.600S"
  lng="172:10.600E"
  name="Lees Valley"
+ sname="Lees Valley"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L220 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L220 SOx 400"
  elev="2590"
  gobook="yes"
  id="220"
  lat="43:51.200S"
  lng="170:25.800E"
  name="Cass River"
+ sname="Cass River"
+ station="Glenmore Station"
+ contact="Will and Emma Murray, Glenmore Station, Tekapo"
  surface="Grass"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
+ length="600"
+ location="5nm W of Cass river mouth, Lake Tekapo. Adjacent to gravel road."
+ alternate="L221, adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both. Road via Godley Peaks station."
 />
 <strip
  code="L221 Sx 550,"
+ sdesc="L221 Sx 550"
  elev="2400"
  gobook="yes"
  id="221"
@@ -149,57 +680,115 @@
  length="700"
  lng="170:28.400E"
  name="Godley Peaks"
+ sname="Godley Peaks"
+ station="Godley Peaks"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
+ location="1nm NE Lake Alexandrina, 1nm W of Lake Tekapo."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!"
+ sdesc="L224 SOl 600"
  elev="2200"
  gobook="yes"
  id="224"
  lat="43:58.500S"
  lng="170:13.600E"
  name="Braemar"
+ sname="Braemar"
  width="20m"
+ station="Braemar"
+ contact="D and C McKensie (03) 680 6844"
+ location="1nm NE of Braemar homestead and Lake Pukaki."
+ comment="East-West strip. In NW wind use L225"
+ alternate="L225 Guide Hill if crosswind."
+ retrieve="Both. Road via east side Lake Pukaki."
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L225 SO 600,"
+ sdesc="L225 SO 600"
+ elev="2300"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="225"
+ lat="44:01.436S"
+ lng="170:14.764E"
+ name="Guide Hill"
+ sname="Guide Hill"
+ width="20m"
+ station="Guide Hill"
+ surface="Grass"
+ comment="Large shed at North end of strip."
+ 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."
+ sdesc="L240 SOx 400"
+ comment="Danger: Airstrip no longer exists. Use small fields. Caution strong down valley wind."
  elev="1690"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="240"
  lat="43:34.100S"
  lng="170:55.700E"
  name="Erewhon"
+ sname="Erewhon"
  width="20m"
+ station="Mt Potts"
+ contact="(03) 303 9738"
+ location="Junction Rangitata and Potts River"
+ alternate="L241 Mesopotamia"
+ retrieve="Road via Lake Clearwater"
 />
 <strip
  code="L241 SOx 450,"
+ sdesc="L241 SOx 450"
  elev="1590"
  gobook="yes"
  id="241"
  lat="43:38.600S"
  lng="170:54.200E"
- name="Mesepotamia"
+ name="Mesopotamia"
+ sname="Mesopotamia"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
+ comment="Marked with old tyres, mostly black. Hangar at NW end."
+ length="1000"
+ location="Mesopotamia Station, Rangitata River."
+ station="Mesopotamia"
+ contact="M Pontinge (03) 696 3738"
+ alternate="Fields 1-2nm south"
+ retrieve="Both. Road vi Rangitata Gorge."
 />
 <strip
  code="L242 SOx 450,"
+ sdesc="L242 SOx 450"
  elev="2660"
  gobook="yes"
  id="242"
  lat="43:58.700S"
  lng="170:32.400E"
  name="Mt Hay"
+ sname="Mt Hay"
  orientation="30/12"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="650"
+ station="Mt Hay"
+ contact="Simpson"
+ retrieve="Both. Road via Tekapo and Mt Hay station."
+ location="1nm S of homestead and Lake Tekapo."
+ alternate="Tekapo Airfield."
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Hay paddocks"
+ alternate="Hay paddocks 2nm NW of airfield adjacent to Lilybank road."
+ comment="Scrub on either side marginal for 20m"
  code="L243 Sl 650,"
+ sdesc="L243 Sl 650"
  elev="2430"
- location="Hay paddocks"
+ location="1nm N of Mt Gerald homestead."
  slope="Slight"
  gobook="yes"
  id="243"
@@ -207,47 +796,57 @@
  length="600"
  lng="170:34.100E"
  name="Mt Gerald"
+ sname="Mt Gerald"
  orientation="33/15"
  surface="Grass"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ station="Mt Gerald"
+ contact="Michael Burtscher (03) 680 6581"
 />
 <strip
  code="L260 SOx 700,"
+ sdesc="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"
  name="Maori Lakes"
+ sname="Maori Lakes"
  station="Barrossa Station"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L261 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L261 SOx 500"
  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"
  name="Lake Clearwater"
+ sname="Clearwater"
  station="Mt Possession Station"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L300 SOx 700,"
+ sdesc="L300 SOx 700"
  elev="1000"
  gobook="yes"
  id="300"
  lat="44:24.000S"
  lng="169:06.700E"
  name="Minaret Station"
+ sname="Minaret"
  width="Open"
- comment="Undulations at north end"
+ comment="Undulations and narrow at north end"
  alternate="Nearby paddocks"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -255,27 +854,32 @@
  station="Minaret"
  contact="Nicholas Wallis"
  location="1nm N Minaret homestead, adjacent to road."
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
- code="L301 SOx 400,"
+ code="L301 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="L301 SOx 800"
  elev="1280"
  gobook="yes"
  id="301"
  lat="44:26.300S"
  lng="169:23.500E"
  name="The Dingle"
+ sname="The Dingle"
  station="Dingleburn"
- contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 4431558"
- retrieve="Both"
+ contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 443 8684"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
  comment="Used for hay in spring/early summer."
- location="Between small lake and Dingle stream."
+ location="Between small lake and Dingle stream near mouth of Dingle stream."
  alternate="Topdressing strip 1nm southeast"
+ length="800"
 />
 <strip
  code="L302 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L302 SOx 500"
  alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 10nm south"
  elev="1290"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -283,56 +887,66 @@
  lat="44:14.500S"
  lng="169:28.000E"
  name="Hunter River"
- location="West side of river, 2 side stream (2nm) north of Lake Hawea. .5nm north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold of river"
+ sname="Hunter 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"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  station="Hunter"
- length="650"
+ length="550"
  width="20m"
  contact="Taff Cochrane" 
 />
 <strip
  code="L303 SOx 800," 
+ sdesc="L303 SOx 800" 
  elev="1000"
  gobook="yes"
  id="303"
  lat="44:29.346S"
  lng="169:07.164E"
  name="Minaret Burn"
+ sname="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"
- contact="Nicholas Wallis"
+ contact="James Cochrane, Manager. (03) 443 7144 (West Wanaka Station)"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Steep"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip 
- code="L304,SOx "
+ code="L304 SOx,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ sname="Makarora"
+ 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 4nm south which is easier."
  width="20m"
+ station="Public Airfield"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip 
- code="L305,SOx"
+ code="L305 SOx,"
+ sdesc="L305 SOx"
  gobook="yes"
  id="305"
  name="Makarora East"
+ sname="MakaroraEast"
  lng="169:12.100E"
  lat="44:16.400S"
  elev="980"
@@ -340,13 +954,15 @@
  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"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)"
  code="L320 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="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."
@@ -358,6 +974,7 @@
  length="600"
  lng="169:55.600E"
  name="Irishman Stream"
+ sname="Irishman Str"
  orientation="16"
  slope="Medium"
  width="20m"
@@ -366,33 +983,36 @@
  vectors="1"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 2km to south, or adjacent hay paddock."
+ alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 1nm to south, or adjacent hay paddock."
  code="L321 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ contact="S & L Inkersell (03) 438 9663"
  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"
+ homestead="1nm to south"
  gobook="yes"
  id="321"
  lat="44:09.211S"
  length="800"
  lng="169:49.330E"
  name="Maitland"
+ sname="Maitland"
  station="Lake Ohau Station"
  surface="Grass"
  retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Lucerne paddocks 3km NW."
+ alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm NW."
  code="L322 SOx 300,"
+ sdesc="L322 SOx 300"
  comment="Cross wind may be a problem in NW, check wind on the Lake"
- contact="Gordon Burrows at Ribbonwood Station"
+ contact="Gandy Burrows at Ribbonwood Station (03) 4389 710/880"
  elev="1900"
- location="2km S of Lake Ohau, 1/2km W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines."
+ location="1nm S of Lake Ohau, W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines."
  slope="Nil"
  gobook="yes"
  id="322"
@@ -400,30 +1020,32 @@
  length="600"
  lng="169:52.300E"
  name="Shelton Downs"
+ sname="SheltonDowns"
  orientation="29/11"
  station="Shelton Downs"
- surface="Grass/dirt"
- retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both. Road difficult due to locked gates."
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
  notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"
 />
-<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or 348" 
+<strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or L348" 
  code="L323 Sx 600," 
+ sdesc="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"
+ sname="Ohau Downs"
+ contact="Carl Zeestraten (03) 438 9484"
  orientation="28/10"
  station="Ohau Downs"
- surface="Dirt and stones"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
@@ -432,8 +1054,9 @@
 <strip
  alternate="Ribbonwood hay paddocks to east"
  code="L324 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="L324 SOx 600"
  comment="Land to west advised. Caution rocks, do not taxi off strip."
- contact="Gandy Burrows (03) 4389710"
+ contact="Gandy Burrows (03) 4389 710/880"
  elev="2200"
  location="Green roofed super bin at west end beside Quailburn, 1nm west of homestead"
  gobook="yes"
@@ -442,6 +1065,7 @@
  length="800"
  lng="169:49.300E"
  name="Ribbonwood Station"
+ sname="Ribbonwood"
  orientation="26"
  slope="Slight"
  station="Ribbonwood"
@@ -451,18 +1075,20 @@
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 1nm NW beside road. Caution deer fence."
- code="L325 SOx 700,"
- contact="Stuart Ross"
+ alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 1nm NE beside road. Caution deer fence."
+ code="L325 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L325 SOx 500"
+ contact="Hamish and Pip Smith (03) 4389 466"
  elev="2000"
  location="1nm S of Ben Dhu homestead and Quailburn road."
  slope="Medium"
  gobook="yes"
  id="325"
  lat="44:24.400S"
- length="700"
+ length="500"
  lng="169:51.800E"
  name="Ben Dhu"
+ sname="Ben Dhu"
  orientation="28/10"
  station="Ben Dhu"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -473,12 +1099,14 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L326 SOx 700,"
+ sdesc="L326 SOx 700"
  elev="2200"
  gobook="yes"
  id="326"
  lat="44:26.380S"
  lng="169:41.633E"
  name="Longslip"
+ sname="Longslip"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="850"
@@ -488,11 +1116,12 @@
  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"
+ contact="Bryan and Michelle Patterson (03) 438 9419"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Hay paddocks 1nm NE."
  code="L327 SOx 300,"
+ sdesc="L327 SOx 300"
  elev="1690"
  location="Super bin at south end. Homestead SW 100 meters."
  gobook="yes"
@@ -501,6 +1130,7 @@
  length="700"
  lng="169:50.300E"
  name="Ahuriri Downs"
+ sname="AhuririDowns"
  orientation="36/18"
  station="Ahuriri Downs"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -508,17 +1138,19 @@
  vectors="1"
  slope="Nil"
  width="20m"
- comment="Numerous cultivated paddocks sometimes better than the strip."
- contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks (03) 4389493"
+ comment="Numerous cultivated paddocks sometimes better than the strip. Electric fence across the middle sometimes, and sheep."
+ contact="Craig Morgan (027) 479 1532"
 />
 <strip
  code="L328 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L328 SOx 500"
  elev="2400"
  gobook="yes"
  id="328"
  lat="44:18.018S"
  lng="169:36.420E"
  name="Birchwood"
+ sname="Birchwood"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  length="650"
@@ -527,28 +1159,34 @@
  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"
+ contact="Ron Williamson (03) 438 9498"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L329 Sx 500,"
+ sdesc="L329 Sx 500"
  elev="1750"
  gobook="yes"
  id="329"
  lat="44:14.271S"
  lng="169:49.319E"
  name="Ohau Lodge"
+ sname="Ohau Lodge"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
- location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 1nm SE of Ohau Lodge. Parallel to sealed road."
- alternate="Shelton Downs L322 or Maitland L321."
+ station="Lake Ohau"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ 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) 4389885"
+ contact="(03) 438 9885"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm/strip to NW 1nm"
  code="L335 SO 600,"
+ sdesc="L335 SO 600"
  elev="1500"
  location="Dirt strip .5nm NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction"
  slope="Slight"
@@ -557,103 +1195,122 @@
  lat="44:26.750S"
  lng="169:56.000E"
  name="Riverside"
+ sname="Riverside"
  orientation="30/12"
  station="Willowburn"
  surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ length="800"
+ contact="D McAughtrie (03) 4389 460"
+/>
+<strip
+ alternate="Omarama"
+ code="L336 SO 600,"
+ sdesc="L336 SO 600"
+ elev="1400"
+ location="Dirt strip south of Little Ben, east of Buscot ridge."
+ slope="Medium"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="336"
+ lat="44:26.335S"
+ lng="170:01.499E"
+ name="Buscot"
+ sname="Buscot"
+ orientation="32"
+ station="Buscot"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ vectors="1"
+ width="20m"
+ length="800"
+ contact="Richard and Jemma Gloag (03) 4389 626"
 />
 <strip
  code="L330 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L330 SOx 500"
  elev="2300"
  gobook="yes"
  id="330"
  lat="44:22.742S"
  lng="169:37.601E"
  name="Ben Avon"
+ sname="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."
+ 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) 4389458"
-/>
-<strip
- alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm/strip to NW 1nm"
- code="L335 SO 600,"
- 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"
+ contact="Jim Morris (03) 438 9458"
  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. 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) 4389784"
 />
 <strip
  code="L331 Sx 600,"
+ sdesc="L331 Sx 600"
  elev="1750"
  gobook="yes"
  id="331"
  lat="44:10.500S"
  lng="169:52.300E"
  name="Glen Lyon"
+ sname="Glen Lyon"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
  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) 4389664"
+ contact="Ken Wigley (03) 4389 643"
 />
 <strip
- code="L341 Sl 600,"
- comment="Trailer retrieve"
+ code="L340 S0x 600,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ sname="Pukaki River"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ width="20m"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L341 Sl 600,"
+ sdesc="L341 Sl 600"
+ comment="Berms on either side are 12m apart 60cm high."
+ alternate="Hay field 3nm to NW beside canal or fields to SE near Simons Pass"
+ location="Between Mt Mary and canal 1nm SE of canal end."
+ slope="None"
+ elev="2200"
+ gobook="yes"
  id="341"
  lat="44:07.800S"
  lng="170:15.300E"
+ length="600"
+ surface="Grass"
  name="Mt Mary"
- contact="Justin and Gillian Wills (03) 6806603"
+ sname="Mt Mary"
+ contact="Justin and Gillian Wills (03) 680 6603"
  width="15m"
+ station="Irishman Creek"
+ retrieve="Both. Check locked gates."
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Airstrip 1nm west"
+ 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. Wing runner recommended."
+ sdesc="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"
@@ -663,30 +1320,39 @@
  length="600"
  lng="170:05.900E"
  name="Pukaki Downs"
+ sname="Pukaki Downs"
  orientation="19"
  station="Pukaki Downs"
- contact="Rusty Houston (03) 4350567"
+ contact="Rusty Houston (03) 435 0567"
  surface="Grass"
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L343 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ sname="Maryburn"
+ contact="Martin and Penny Murray (03) 680 6612"
  width="20m"
+ location="Adjacent to SH8 1nm NW of Maryburn homestead."
+ comment="Two vectors safe in E, NW, or S winds."
+ alternate="Fields to east."
+ station="Maryburn"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="East/West sealed road 500 meters to South. Pukaki airfield 4NM East"
  code="L344 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ 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"
@@ -697,6 +1363,7 @@
  length="600"
  lng="170:02.000E"
  name="Ohau Canal Junction"
+ sname="Ohau Canal"
  orientation="34/16"
  station="Ben Ohau Station"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -705,38 +1372,50 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L345 SOx 650,"
+ sdesc="L345 SOx 650"
  elev="1430"
  gobook="yes"
  id="345"
  lat="44:16.900S"
  lng="170:07.500E"
  name="Moonbase"
+ sname="Moonbase"
  contact="John Lyons"
  width="Open"
+ location="2nm N of Ohau B powerhouse and 1nm E of substation."
+ alternate="Pukaki Airfield 3nm to north."
+ length="700"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ slope="Nil"
+ comment="Hard to see, caution rabbit holes."
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best, or 4WD."
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Cultivated grass paddocks 1nm North West. Caution irrigation."
  code="L346 SOx 800,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ lat="44:19.523S"
  length="800"
- lng="170:03.000E"
+ lng="170:03.450E"
  name="Glenbrook"
+ sname="Glenbrook"
  orientation="02/20"
  surface="Grass"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
- comment="Strip has tall pines at N end."
+ comment="Caution turbulence in lee of tall trees at N end."
  station="Glenbrook"
- contact="Simon Williamson (021) 2859303 (03) 4389580 / Henry Williamson (021) 704583 (03) 4389583"
+ contact="Simon Williamson (021) 285 9303 (03) 438 9580 / Henry Williamson (021) 704 583 (03) 438 9583"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L347 Sl 400,"
+ sdesc="L347 Sl 400"
  elev="1620"
  location="Barn at north end close to and parallel to road."
  gobook="yes"
@@ -744,22 +1423,26 @@
  lat="44:19.200S"
  lng="170:23.700E"
  name="Grays Hills"
+ sname="Grays Hills"
  orientation="03/21"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields 2nm NE"
+ retrieve="Both"
  station="Grays Hills"
- contact="Mark and Sherie Urquhart (03) 6806640"
+ contact="Mark and Sherie Urquhart (03) 680 6640"
 />
 <strip
  code="L348 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L348 SOx 400"
  elev="1640"
  gobook="yes"
  id="348"
  lat="44:21.700S"
  lng="170:01.000E"
+ sname="Clearburn"
  name="Clearburn"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -768,50 +1451,73 @@
  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) 4510342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland (027) 2438577"
+ contact="Bill  and Kate Sutherland (027) 451 0342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland (027) 243 8577"
+ alternate="Field with hay barn SW 1nm"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L349 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L349 SOx 400"
  elev="1210"
  gobook="yes"
  id="349"
  lat="44:25.000S"
  lng="170:15.500E"
  name="Black Forest"
- slope="Slight"
+ sname="Black Forest"
+ slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
  length="400/600"
  width="20m"
  location="E side Lake Benmore, N of Black Forest Station"
- alternate="Haldon strip and fields (351) 2nm N"
+ 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) 6806795"
+ contact="Ben and Caroline Innes (03) 680 6795"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L351 SOx 550,"
+ sdesc="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"
+ name="Haldon Station"
+ sname="Haldon"
+ 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."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet"
+ sdesc="L352 SOx 600"
  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"
+ sname="Windy Ridges"
+ contact="John and Bronwyn Murray (03) 680 6608"
+ width="Open"
+ length="700"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ location="1nm SW of SH8 and canal overbridge."
+ comment="Caution rabbit holes and ruts. Good for NW wind."
+ alternate="L343 Maryburn 4nm south, or Irishman Creek 2nm north."
+ station="Wolds"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L353 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="L353 SOx 600"
  elev="1840"
  location="Homestead and farm buildings to SE, strip E of gravel road."
  gobook="yes"
@@ -819,17 +1525,20 @@
  lat="44:15.300S"
  lng="170:27.500E"
  name="Grampion"
+ sname="Grampion"
  orientation="33/15"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields to NW"
- station="Grampions"
- contact="(03) 6806618"
+ station="Grampion"
+ contact="Guy King (03) 680 6618"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L360 SOx 550,"
+ sdesc="L360 SOx 550"
  elev="2170"
  location="Super patch at west end. Parallel to state highway."
  gobook="yes"
@@ -837,6 +1546,7 @@
  lat="44:04.600S"
  lng="170:30.000E"
  name="Whisky Cutting"
+ sname="Whisky Cutt"
  orientation="30/12"
  vectors="1"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -845,43 +1555,58 @@
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields 1nm E"
  comment="Strip sometimes hard to see."
+ station="Sawdon"
+ contact="Snow and Susan (03) 680 6757"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L363 SOx 450,"
+ sdesc="L363 SOx 450"
  elev="2430"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="363"
  lat="44:14.300S"
  lng="170:34.200E"
  name="Fett Stream"
+ sname="Fett Stream"
  width="20m"
+ station="The Whaleback"
+ contact="John Perriam (03) 445 2769"
+ location="1nm E of Haka pass road."
+ comment="Poorly maintained strip overgrown with tussock. Not usable."
+ alternate="Fields to NW or L353 Grampions"
 />
 <strip
  code="L400 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L400 SOx 500"
  elev="1020"
  gobook="yes"
  id="400"
  lat="44:55.800S"
  lng="168:21.600E"
  name="Elfin Bay"
+ sname="Elfin Bay"
  width="20m"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  comment="Marked with tyres"
  length="700"
- retrieve="Both"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best."
  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,"
+ sdesc="L401 SOl 300"
  elev="1120"
  gobook="yes"
  id="401"
  lat="44:59.800S"
  lng="168:26.300E"
  name="Mt Creighton"
+ sname="Mt Creighton"
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
  length="500"
@@ -890,10 +1615,13 @@
  location="On terrace."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
  station="Mt Creighton"
+ contact="B H Douglas (03) 442 9934"
 />
 <strip
- code="L402,SOx"
+ code="L402 SOx,"
+ sdesc="L402 SOx"
  name="Earnslaw Station"
+ sname="Earnslaw"
  gobook="yes"
  id="402"
  lng="168:23.800E"
@@ -906,10 +1634,14 @@
  alternate="Adjacent fields or Glenorchy strip."
  comment="Cross vector 400m"
  station="Earnslaw"
+ contact="Geofrey Thompson (03) 442 5268"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
- code="L403,"
+ code="L403 SOx,"
+ sdesc="L403 SOx"
  name="Paradise Station"
+ sname="Paradise"
  gobook="no"
  id="403"
  lng="168:21.880E"
@@ -919,8 +1651,10 @@
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
- code="L404,SOx 550"
+ code="L404 SOx 550,"
+ sdesc="L404 SOx 550"
  name="Rees Valley"
+ sname="Rees Valley"
  gobook="yes"
  id="404"
  lng="168:27.611E"
@@ -934,10 +1668,14 @@
  location="South end upper Rees river flats."
  alternate="L402 5nm South"
  station="Rees Valley"
+ contact="I Scott (03) 442 9908"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
- code="L405,SOS"
+ code="L405 SOS,"
+ sdesc="L405 SOS"
  name="Routeburn Station"
+ sname="Routeburn"
  gobook="no"
  id="405"
  lng="168:18.900E"
@@ -949,36 +1687,42 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L420 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L420 SOx 400"
  elev="1440"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="420"
  lat="44:56.800S"
  lng="168:47.700E"
  name="Arrowtown Flight Park"
+ sname="Arrowtown"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip
  code="L422 SOx 450,"
+ sdesc="L422 SOx 450"
  elev="1670"
  gobook="yes"
  id="422"
  lat="44:44.633S"
  lng="168:43.682E"
  name="Branches"
+ sname="Branches"
  width="Open"
  slope="Nil"
  length="800"
  surface="Grass"
- comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve. Road retrieve very difficult."
+ comment="Two airstrips. Strip by river is prefered. Road retrieve very difficult."
  station="Branches"
- contact="James Murray"
- alternate="Old strip .5nm south east marked with tyres."
- retrieve="Aero"
- location="Between homestead trees and river."
+ contact="James Murray (03) 441 8421"
+ alternate="Old strip .5nm SE."
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
+ location="Beside river west of homestead."
 />
 <strip
- code="L423,SOS"
+ code="L423 SOS,"
+ sdesc="L423 SOS"
  name="Coronet Peak paddocks"
+ sname="Coronet Peak"
  gobook="no"
  id="423"
  comment="flat, slight hollow in center, slight slope towards Coronet Peak"
@@ -989,28 +1733,33 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L440 SOx 650,"
+ sdesc="L440 SOx 650"
  elev="1260"
  gobook="yes"
  id="440"
  lat="44:41.000S"
  lng="169:18.100E"
  name="Hawea Flat"
+ sname="Hawea Flat"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
  location="Parallel sealed road 5nm S Lake Hawea"
  alternate="Nearby fields, caution rocks"
- comment="Caution trees at S end.
-"/>
+ comment="Caution trees at S end."
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L442 SOl 400,"
+ sdesc="L442 SOl 400"
  elev="900"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="442"
  lat="44:47.300S"
  lng="169:21.400E"
  name="Maori Hill"
+ sname="Maori Hill"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  length="450"
@@ -1021,23 +1770,51 @@
  retrieve="Road"
 />
 <strip
+ code="L443 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L443 SOx 500"
+ elev="800"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="443"
+ lat="44:49.527S"
+ lng="169:21.450E"
+ name="Maori Point Road"
+ sname="Maori Point"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="500"
+ width="20m"
+ location="Intersection of Highway 8A and Maori Pt Rd."
+ alternate="Nearby fields"
+ comment="Unusable due to irrigation"
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
  code="L444 SxOl400,"
+ sdesc="L444 SxOl400"
  elev="1660"
- gobook="no"
+ gobook="yes"
  id="444"
  lat="44:51.800S"
  lng="169:01.300E"
  name="Cardrona"
- width="20m"
+ sname="Cardrona"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ location="Junction Cardrona valley road and skifield road."
+ comment="Caution sheep."
+ alternate="Fields to north."
 />
 <strip
  code="L445 SOx 1km,"
+ sdesc="L445 SOx 1km"
  elev="1050"
  gobook="yes"
  id="445"
  lat="44:59.000S"
  lng="169:13.000E"
  name="Lowburn"
+ sname="Lowburn"
  width="Open"
  length="1000"
  comment="Ex DC3 strip on plateau, windsock at each end."
@@ -1045,14 +1822,18 @@
  alternate="Cromwell race course."
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
+ contact="(03) 445 0117"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L447 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L447 SOx 400"
  elev="1350"
  gobook="no"
  id="447"
  lat="44:49.529S"
  lng="169:25.498E"
+ sname="Tarras"
  name="Tarras"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -1064,11 +1845,13 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L460 Sl 400,"
+ sdesc="L460 Sl 400"
  elev="2170"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="460"
  lat="44:31.112S"
  lng="169:42.989E"
+ sname="Dalrachney"
  name="Dalrachney"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Dirt"
@@ -1076,70 +1859,79 @@
  width="20m"
  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."
+ comment="Danger: Unusable. Has been fenced across. Banana shape, super patch at W end. Don't taxi off due to rocks."
  station="Dalrachney"
  contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 4389 863"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
- alternate="Fields to S or strip 1nm N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
+ alternate="Birdwood 1nm north"
  code="L461 Sx 600,"
+ sdesc="L461 Sx 600"
  elev="1840"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="461"
  lat="44:31.129S"
  lng="169:48.536E"
+ sname="Killermont"
  name="Killermont"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  length="550"
  width="20m"
  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."
+ comment="Danger: Unusable. Plowed under for crop."
  station="Killermont"
- contact="Mike or Dan Thomas 025 824202/027 4362942/03 4389625/03 4389864"
+ contact="Dan Thomas (021) 680 0014 (03) 438 9625 Kierin (021) 888 129"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L462 SOx 700,"
+ sdesc="L462 SOx 700"
  elev="1640"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="462"
  lat="44:31.949S"
  lng="169:51.952E"
  name="Berwen"
+ sname="Berwen"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
  width="Open"
  location="Road junction Tara Hills/Killermont roads."
- alternate="463 Killermont Vegas"
- comment="Windsock at SE end."
+ comment="Danger: Unusable. Plowed under."
+ alternate="Dunstan Peaks L464 2nm south"
  station="Killermont"
- contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824202/(027) 4362942/(03) 4389625/(03) 4389864"
+ contact="Dan Thomas (021) 680 0014 (03) 438 9625 Kierin (021) 888 129"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <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"
+ sdesc="L463 SOx 400"
+ comment="Danger: Unusable. Has been plowed under."
+ contact="Dan Thomas (021) 680 0014 (03) 438 9625 Kierin (021) 888 129"
  elev="1570" 
- location="Two white huts and dirt access track from road. Marked by white tires (see from overhead center of strips)"
+ location="Two white huts and dirt access track from road."
  slope="Nil"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="463"
  lat="44:31.200S"
  length="700"
  lng="169:53.800E"
  name="Killermont Vegas"
+ sname="Kmont Vegas"
  orientation="26/08 34/13"
  station="Killermont"
- surface="Dirt and grass"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="2"
  width="Open"/>
 <strip
- alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 3km to NW, or Berwen L462 5km to north."
+ alternate="Rough hay and crop paddocks 1nm to NW."
  code="L464 Sx 500,"
- contact="Peter and Ann Patterson (03) 4389 493"
+ sdesc="L464 Sx 500"
+ contact="Bryan and Michelle Patterson (03) 4389 419"
  elev="1840"
  location="Parallel to road. Locate from homestead and farm buildings opposite southern end (across road)."
  slope="Slight"
@@ -1149,6 +1941,7 @@
  length="500"
  lng="169:52.150E"
  name="Dunstan Peaks"
+ sname="DunstanPeaks"
  orientation="35/17"
  station="Dunstan Peaks"
  surface="Dirt"
@@ -1158,12 +1951,14 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L465 Sx 550,"
+ sdesc="L465 Sx 550"
  elev="1540"
  gobook="yes"
  id="465"
  lat="44:38.251S"
  lng="169:30.867E"
- name="Malvern Hills"
+ name="Morven Hills"
+ sname="Morven Hills"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
@@ -1171,16 +1966,19 @@
  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"
+ station="Morven Hills"
+ contact="Richard Snow (03) 445 2831"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L466 SOx 650,"
+ sdesc="L466 SOx 650"
  elev="1250"
  gobook="yes"
  id="466"
  lat="44:41.764S"
  lng="169:31.247E"
+ sname="Goodger"
  name="Goodger"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
@@ -1189,16 +1987,20 @@
  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 4452878"
+ station="Geordie Hills"
+ contact="Matt McCaughan (03) 445 2852"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L467 SOx 1km,"
+ sdesc="L467 SOx 1km"
  elev="1250"
  gobook="yes"
  id="467"
  lat="44:44.858S"
  lng="169:31.762E"
  name="Merivale"
+ sname="Merivale"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
@@ -1207,30 +2009,38 @@
  alternate="Fields to South."
  comment="Super patches at both ends."
  station="Merivale"
+ contact="Gerald Goodger (03) 445 2878"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
- code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see"
+ code="L468 Sl 400,hard to see"
+ sdesc="L468 Sl 400"
  elev="2260"
  gobook="yes"
  id="468"
  lat="44:46.700S"
  lng="169:55.200E"
  name="Upper Hawkduns"
+ sname="UpperHawkdun"
  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."
+ location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 6nm north of Falls Dam."
+ alternate="Strip to south across river on small hill. Avoid good looking field to east."
+ comment="Uphill landing only, south side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at east end. Difficult strip often crosswind."
+ contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Road by 4WD."
 />
 <strip
  code="L470 SOx 400,"
+ sdesc="L470 SOx 400"
  elev="2170"
  gobook="yes"
  id="470"
  lat="44:52.800S"
  lng="169:48.600E"
+ sname="St Bathans"
  name="St Bathans"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
@@ -1239,103 +2049,143 @@
  location="On hill above and 1nm S of St Bathans town."
  alternate="Hayfields 2nm SW beside road."
  comment="Undulating, alternate hayfields are better."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see"
+ sdesc="L471 SOx 400"
  elev="1640"
  gobook="yes"
  id="471"
  lat="44:59.300S"
  lng="169:57.350E"
  name="Oturehua"
+ sname="Oturehua"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  length="800"
  width="20m"
  location="2nm E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L472 SOx 900,"
+ sdesc="L472 SOx 900"
  elev="2170"
  gobook="yes"
  id="472"
  lat="44:51.800S"
  lng="169:56.700E"
  name="Falls Dam"
+ sname="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."
+ location="2nm east of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road."
+ alternate="Grass strip 1nm north west of Falls Dam or fields 7nm to south west."
  comment="Often crosswind, check wind on lake."
+ station="Home Hills"
+ contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Long road retrieve."
 />
 <strip
  code="L473 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L473 SOx 500"
  elev="2060"
  gobook="yes"
  id="473"
  lat="44:32.999S"
  lng="169:35.447E"
  name="Upper Lindis"
- location="5km NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
+ sname="Upper Lindis"
+ 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."
+ alternate="Morven Hills L465 7nm NE."
  comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult gusty winds."
- station="Dalrachny"
- contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"
+ station="Dalrachney"
+ contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 438 9863"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L481 Sx 250,uphillanding"
+ sdesc="L481 Sx 250"
  elev="1100"
  gobook="yes"
  id="481"
  lat="44:37.000S"
  lng="170:11.000E"
  name="Otematata"
+ sname="Otematata"
  slope="Slight"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="600/400"
  width="15m"
  location="1nm SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
- alternate="Fields 2nm E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges L482."
+ alternate="Fields 2nm E beside Lake."
  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"
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L482 SOx 400,Danger fence."
+ sdesc="L482 SOl"
+ elev="890"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="482"
+ lat="44:37.262S"
+ lng="170:16.050E"
+ name="Rugged Ridges"
+ sname="RuggedRidges"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="600"
+ width="20m" 
+ location="Beside Lake Aviemore 0.5nm from main road."
+ alternate="Fields to W 1nm or 2nm E."
+ comment="Danger, fence across strip in center. Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!"
+ contact="Struan Munro (03) 438 7814"
+ retrieve="Road"
 />
-<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!"
+ sdesc="L500 SOx 500"
  elev="2300"
  gobook="yes"
  id="500"
  lat="45:13.400S"
  lng="168:19.500E"
  name="Upper Von"
+ sname="Upper Von"
  width="20m"
  slope="Slight"
  length="700"
  location="East end of Von valley near gravel road."
  alternate="Old strip 1nm east (caution rabbit holes)."
- station="Mt Nicholas?"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
  surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Very long road retrieve."
 />
 <strip
  code="L501 SOl 350,"
+ sdesc="L501 SOl 350"
  elev="2030"
  gobook="yes"
  id="501"
  lat="45:16.700S"
  lng="168:10.500E"
  name="Mavora Lakes"
+ sname="Mavora Lakes"
  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"
@@ -1344,6 +2194,7 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L502 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="L502 SOx 600"
  elev="2170"
  gobook="yes"
  id="502"
@@ -1353,14 +2204,18 @@
  location="South side of gravel road below bush."
  alternate="500 Upper Von"
  comment="One way landing to south only."
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Both"
  name="Mid Von"
+ sname="Mid Von"
  width="20m"
  slope="Steep"
  surface="Grass"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
 />
 <strip
  code="L503 SOx 1km,"
+ sdesc="L503 SOx 1km"
  elev="1640"
  location="Adjacent to road. Barn midway."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
@@ -1372,153 +2227,233 @@
  lat="45:23.800S"
  lng="168:05.000E"
  name="Lower Von"
+ sname="Lower Von"
  width="Open"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
 />
 <strip
  code="L504 SOx 500,"
+ sdesc="L504 SOx 500"
  elev="1150"
  gobook="yes"
  id="504"
  lat="45:05.500S"
  lng="168:25.100E"
  name="Mt Nicholas"
+ sname="Mt Nicholas"
  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,"
+ sdesc="L520 SOx 600"
  elev="1210"
  gobook="yes"
  id="520"
  lat="45:05.200S"
  lng="168:44.800E"
  name="Jardines"
+ sname="Jardines"
  width="20m"
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
+ contact="NZone (03) 442 2256"
+ location="4nm S of Queenstown Airport, 1/2nm west of main road."
+ comment="Parachute drop zone and operations. Land uphill toward buildings."
+ alternate="Queenstown Airport."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L521 SxOl450,"
+ sdesc="L521 SxOl450"
  elev="1310"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="521"
  lat="45:07.700S"
  lng="168:30.500E"
  name="Walter Peak"
+ sname="Walter Peak"
  width="20m"
+ station="Walter Peak"
+ contact="J Templeton (03) 441 1126"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L522 SOx 600,"
+ sdesc="L522 SOx 600"
  elev="1020"
  gobook="yes"
  id="522"
- lat="45:11.700S"
- lng="168:41.000E"
+ lat="45:11.308S"
+ lng="168:40.018E"
  name="Halfway Bay"
+ sname="Halfway Bay"
  width="20m"
+ station="Halfway Bay"
+ contact="(03) 442 8838"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Grass"
+ width="Open"
+ location="1nm west of homestead by Lake."
+ comment="Tricky winds, windsock on fence at west end."
+ alternate="L520 Jardines"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North near homestead."
  code="L523 SxOl700,O SOS only"
+ sdesc="L523 SxOl700"
  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"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  lat="45:12.640S"
  lng="168:58.420E"
  name="Lower Nevis"
+ sname="Lower Nevis"
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
  slope="Nil"
+ contact="(03) 445 3306"
 />
 <strip
  code="L524 SOx 450,SSlope +Road"
+ sdesc="L524 SOx 450"
  elev="2600"
  gobook="yes"
  id="524"
  lat="45:18.700S"
  lng="168:54.000E"
  name="Mid Nevis"
+ sname="Mid Nevis"
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
  comment="Slight hump in middle, caution side slope and gravel pit between strip and road. Marginal aerotow."
- station="Nevis"
+ station="Ben Nevis"
  length="500"
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Aerotow only. Difficult aerotow, impossible road."
  alternate="Lower Nevis"
  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="L560,"
+ sdesc="L560"
+ elev="1180"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="560"
+ lat="45:02.415S"
+ lng="169:32.940E"
+ name="Omakau"
+ sname="Omakau"
+ width="20m"
+ location=""
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ comment="Windsock."
+ surface="Grass"
+ station="Unknown"
+ contact="Unknown"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L562 SOx 650,"
+ sdesc="L562 SOx 650"
  elev="1300"
  gobook="yes"
  id="562"
  lat="45:02.500S"
  lng="169:41.000E"
  name="Lauder"
+ sname="Lauder"
  width="20m"
  location="1nm NW Lauder town."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
- comments="Windsock."
+ comment="Windsock."
  surface="Grass"
+ station="Cambrian"
+ contact="JR Donna and Pete Morrison, Tarras, RD3, The Gums, Cromwell (03) 445227 (027) 2307633"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L580 SOx 800,h2seeMarkers"
+ sdesc="L580 SOx 800"
  elev="1640"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="580"
  lat="45:02.300S"
  lng="170:14.400E"
  name="Glenshiels"
+ sname="Glenshiels"
  width="20m"
 />
 <strip 
  code="L581 SxOl300,two strips" 
+ sdesc="L581 SxOl300" 
  elev="1900" 
  gobook="yes"
  id="581"
  lat="45:11.200S"
  lng="170:22.470E"
  name="Kakanui"
+ location="On small rise west of road."
+ comment="Two vectors, super mark at top."
+ alternate="Kokonga 5nm west"
+ sname="Kakanui"
+ surface="Grass"
+ slope="Medium"
  width="20m"
+ contact="John Mathewson (03) 444 9345"
+ station="Taieriside Kokonga RD3 Ranfurly"
 />
 <strip
  code="L583 SOx 800,three strips"
+ sdesc="L583 SOx 800"
  elev="1480"
  gobook="yes"
  id="583"
  lat="45:12.010S"
  lng="170:14.280E"
+ surface="Grass"
+ slope="Nil"
  name="Kokonga"
+ sname="Kokonga"
+ alternate="Nearby fields"
  width="20m"
+ contact="John Mathewson (03) 444 9345"
+ station="Taieriside Kokonga RD3 Ranfurly"
 />
 <strip
  code="L600 SOx 850,"
+ sdesc="L600 SOx 850"
  elev="1310"
  gobook="no"
  id="600"
  lat="45:35.400S"
  lng="168:10.400E"
  name="West Dome"
+ sname="West Dome"
  width="20m"
  comment="Plenty of flat fields here."
 />
 <strip
  code="L602 SOx 900,ifWindN>L601"
+ sdesc="L602 SOx 900"
  elev="1030"
  gobook="yes"
  id="602"
@@ -1526,13 +2461,14 @@
  lng="168:28.300E"
  length="900"
  name="Five Rivers"
+ sname="Five Rivers"
  width="Open"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
  station="East Dome"
  location="Five Rivers road junction"
  alternate="adjacent fields"
- comment="Gliding South club. Nice Cafe at road intersection."
+ comment="Ex Gliding South club. Caution may have fence across strip near middle. Nice Cafe at road intersection."
  contact="Woody Roose"
  retrieve="Both"
 />