Our Guides

Our main motorcycle guide, with his own motorcycle tourism company based in Christchurch, Mike brings a depth of technical expertise, a breadth of tourism experience in New Zealand, and a lifetime of looking after people as a firefighter in the UK.  The latter meaning that he is very highly qualified in case of any sort of motorcycling emergency. 

Mike is a highly trained member of the Institute of Advanced Motorcycling in the UK, knows many of the country's roads... > Read More

Keven Reily is an outdoor man par excellence.  One of the most highly trained outdoorsmen I know, his past includes work as a Royal New Zealand Navy Diver, commercial saturation diver, scuba instructor, firefighter, security specialist and expert in "rescue from confined spaces", where he has written the national qualification.  In the past he has helped us with abseiling our national rugby team, the All Blacks, from Sky Tower in Auckland, with diving to collect... > Read More

Lydia Bradey is the first female as well as the first New Zealander to make it to the summit of Mount Everest with no additional oxygen.  As one can imagine, this is quite a breathtaking feat!  In developing her expertise, Lydia has been fortunate in growing up in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island which she got to know very well while refining her skills.  She... > Read More

Grant Taylor is the founder of Valli Vineyards.  With almost thirty years winegrowing experience in the USA, France and New Zealand, he is a master winemaker.  Credited with putting Central Otago on the global map as a heavyweight wine growing region, we can think of no one better to showcase these wines to our knowledgeable, demanding and intelligent clients.

For people... > Read More

Dave Nicholas has been in the business of wine in New Zealand for the last 12 years.  A professional marketer and former Chairman of New Zealand Wine Exporters, Dave learnt the business of international wine sales and marketing while working as... > Read More