Think smart and carry a beacon for peace of mind

When heading to the outdoors so many people are finding a personal locator beacon is a must-have. The ACR ResQLink PLB 400 is already saving lives.

It has all the great features of the previous model - the ACR ResQLink 375 - plus it has the added feature of not only a built-in high intensity strobe light, but also an infra-red strobe light that can been seen from kilometres away at night. They are waterproof, they float, and they come with

great Greg Turner

The championship course at Cromwell is the most inland links course in New Zealand. The sand based fairways guarantee year-round dry underfoot conditions – why not play a round soon?

“Relaxing, enjoyable golf with hidden subtle challenges” is the way course designer and supporter Greg Turner, former touring professional and now course designer describes Cromwell golf course.

Central Otago golf is all about fun in the sun amidst some fabulous scenery and few will walk away without a relieved wry smile or grin when they reflect on how they have played.

A generous climate and terrain resembling a coastal links area mean the a free heavy-duty pouch that Southland Locator Beacons have had custom-made. Some models have a screen on the front of them that will confirm your emergency signal has been sent, then it will give you your GPS position. Check them out for sale or rent at Macpac stores at 45 Willis St, Wellington; Queensgate, Lower Hutt; or 4 Jackson Street, Petone. They are all for sale on Southland Locator Beacons website www.locatorbeacons.co.nz/shop

Cromwell course is available all year round with little weather disruption.

We are not a resort course but strive to be “The Best of the Rest”. And after you have played it we think you’ll agree the $1M development, carried out in 2010-12 has resulted in a far more challenging and interesting golf course.

If you’re ready to accept the challenge phone 03 445 0165 or email bookings@ cromwellgolf.co.nz to book a tee time now.

Shantytown – a chance to pan for gold!

Shantytown, nestled amidst regenerative native rain forest provides a real sense of what it was like to live in New Zealand then and what it means to be a New Zealander now, by allowing you to be both participant and observer in this most dynamic period of its post-Maori colonisation.

Shantytown is one of New Zealand’s premier cultural and heritage attractions. A faithfully recreated 1900s pioneer town, born out of, and stimulated by, the great West Coast gold rushes of the 1860s.

Shantytown is located approximately 10km south of Greymouth.