Welcome to House of Travel Racing for Starship

House of Travel Racing for Starship

Starship Foundation aims to enable every child in New Zealand access to world leading healthcare and experiences.

Starship Foundation aims to enable every child in New Zealand access to world leading healthcare and experiences.

OFrom L-R, Rob Nichol, Ben Meyer, Dave Gibson and Huriana Manuel

OFrom L-R, Rob Nichol, Ben Meyer, Dave Gibson and Huriana Manuel

 
PAGE CREATOR: Starship Foundation
EVENT: Orion Health GODZone Adventure Race
EVENT DATE: 07/04/2012

The House of Travel Racing for Starship Team will be competed in the Orion Health GODZone Adventure during Easter 2011. This was an expedition-style race in and around Queenstown. The race tranversed a distance of over 500 km, with team of 4 remaining together at all time - they navigated, trekked, mountain biked and kayaked on a non-stop basis over a vast array of different landscapes testing the mental and physical skills of participants.

(read our race blog - you'll find these half way down on the right hand side of this page).

House of Travel in conjunction with The New Zealand Rugby Players Association put together the four-person “House of Travel Racing for Starship” team to compete in the challenge - at the same time they raised funds for the Starship National Air Ambulance Service.

The team comprised of ex-Blues and New Zealand Maori Player David Gibson, current Black Fern Huriana Manuel, ex-Blues player Ben Meyer and Players Association CEO Rob Nichol.

Year-round the Air Ambulance Service rushes medical experts to life-threatening emergencies around the country where they stabilise the children and allow them to be brought safely to Starship to receive the care they need.

The Starship Foundation raises the $1.5 million needed annually for this vital service which includes staff training and aviation costs.

Congratulate the team by donating below!

Support the House of Travel Racing for Starship team and our Starship kids!

A huge thank you to all who have donated to date, and also to our Corporate Sponsors:

Gold: House of Travel
Silver: Barfoot & Thompson, Skoda New Zealand and Thrifty Car Rentals
Bronze: MoleMap and Naturebee

Dates have already been announced for next year's race...we hope to see you all there!

For further information on the team or other Starship Events, please contact Starship's Marketing and Events Executive, Nicola Valk on 021 877 174.




My Online Sponsors To Date
DATE NAME AMOUNT COMMENT
23/04/2012 Fiona Carruthers $30.00 Well done guys for taking part in such a marathon event. Hope you gained from the experience and will be back next year :-)
22/04/2012 Ben, Julie, Blake, Chewy, Stella $50.00 Keep looking after the little people
22/04/2012 Kummer $30.00 Well done
22/04/2012 Kummer $30.00 Well done
13/04/2012 Dave, Danielle, Sophia, Lucy and Ben Nichol $50.00 Great effort. Looking forward to hearing you arrive back in Queenstown safe and sound. We are very proud of you all.
10/04/2012 Paul Cook $30.00
09/04/2012 Nigel and Bev Gibson $100.00 Go House of Travel / Starship...phew, what a mission. We are in awe of your efforts. We are tracking your whereabouts and keeping an eye on your progress...go team go!!!
09/04/2012 Cousin Kate $30.00 Keep swimming, running, breathing, gasping,sweating, swearing, chafing and stocked up with Vasoline!
06/04/2012 Emma & Henry $30.00 Not only are you one of my favourite flatmates, but you are the most amazing, insane, and freakishly-committed person I have ever known. Go hard and keep safe out there in the bush! Xo
05/04/2012 Tri NZ $250.00 Good for you, all the best
05/04/2012 Amanda Jackson $30.00 Good luck, I hope it goes smoothly for you and the weather is kind.
05/04/2012 Megan Compain $50.00 All the best Rob - will be pulling for you guys! And look after the feet.
05/04/2012 Gemma, Steve & Daisy Brown $50.00 Good luck team...looking forward to the stories when your back.
04/04/2012 Mike, Gin, Thomas, Ella and Flynn Sullivan $50.00 Good Luck Rob, Gibbo, Huriana & Ben. Looking forward to hearing the stories on your return.
02/04/2012 Tam, Brad, Flynn, Max and Charlie Cave $50.00 Go hard Bro (and fellow team members)!! So proud of you. Show them some of that Gibson determination! Will be thinking of you. Love the Cave whanau x
01/04/2012 Gill firth $50.00 So proud of you my beautiful man (and the rest of the team!)
31/03/2012 Rebecca Smith $50.00 Racing for such a fantastic cause. Good luck!
31/03/2012 Derek and Maxine Firth $100.00 Best wishes to all
29/03/2012 Fellows family $200.00
28/03/2012 Piri and Loughlin Manuel $30.00 Sis you are amazing and an inspiration, carve that south island up!! and whats even better your surrounded with an awsum team, which is going to make it easier for you guys to bring home at least 1st place. Goodluck guys go hard, stay safe and God bless.
p.s Win that race for me aunty hoods!! Love locky
28/03/2012 Ruth Farrell $30.00
27/03/2012 Francie & the Staceys $20.00 A massive challenge for a fantastic cause. Smash it Huriana and the team.
27/03/2012 Ben Saunders $100.00 Everything will succeed Rob.
27/03/2012 Sylroos $50.00 Good luck and have fun!
27/03/2012 Jim Roberts $50.00
27/03/2012 R J HART $5,000.00 Go well Rob, Gibbo, Huriana and Ben show the international teams you are the best! Remember you are doing it for the kids - thank you so much for your efforts. Good Luck and have fun!!
27/03/2012 MaryD $50.00 Thanking the team and sending Starship love and support!
27/03/2012 Lucy Lawless-Rob Tapert $1,000.00 Gotta keep great doctors and nurses in NZ for our kids!
26/03/2012 Ange Nichol $50.00 Have fun!!
26/03/2012 jane nichol $50.00 go team
26/03/2012 New Zealand Sponsorship Agency $50.00 Best of luck from the team at New Zealand Sponsorship Agency!
26/03/2012 Melanie Perry $50.00 Good luck everybody!
26/03/2012 Stevenson Family $30.00
25/03/2012 Gina & Nigel Schroder $30.00 Kimihia te kahurangi;
Ki te piko tou matenga,
Ki te munga teitei
23/03/2012 Paula Kearns $30.00
23/03/2012 Adrian & Yvonne Bowling $50.00 Go Rob, but look after yourself please
22/03/2012 Di Pinckney $50.00
21/03/2012 Hansen $50.00 Good on ya
20/03/2012 Raj Singhal $100.00
20/03/2012 Brad Clark $50.00 Thanks team for the huge effort and support for Starship kids & families!
19/03/2012 Richard Wells $100.00 What a challenge! Good luck.
14/03/2012 John Morrow $60.00 Good cause - Can attest first hand the Air Ambulance Service significantly extends the reach of Starship's specialised trauma and surgical services to children and families in need across the country. All the best on the traverse too.
13/03/2012 Bruce & Lenna Wallace $200.00
09/03/2012 Meyer-Jones family $150.00 best of luck to the team - Ben has some unusual night time habits.
08/03/2012 Wood Family $200.00 Good luck to the team and thank you to you all for doing some amazing work to support such an important cause!
07/03/2012 David, Gil, Georgia, Marley, Tate & Luigi Gibson $25.00
07/03/2012 Wheeler family $50.00 Fantastic and worthy cause. Good luck boys and Huriana.
06/03/2012 Sanj Silva $50.00 Good luck with the hard work ahead.
06/03/2012 The Hirsts $20.00 Think you're all mad but what a great cause!
05/03/2012 Marty D $20.00
02/03/2012 Jan and Paul Valk $50.00
01/03/2012 Geoff Holland $200.00
28/02/2012 Diana & Peter from Barfoot & Thompson Epsom $50.00
27/02/2012 Charles Cadwallader $50.00 Fantastic cause! Best of luck and thanks for putting in the hard yards.
27/02/2012 Steve & Diane Miles $50.00
27/02/2012 Peter Thompson $250.00 Supporting a worthy and much needed cause (and I'm not talking about the rugby players!)
24/02/2012 Nichol Family $500.00
23/02/2012 Kim McDowall $50.00
23/02/2012 Phil Newland $300.00
23/02/2012 ScottyR $30.00 Go hard Mr Meyer
23/02/2012 Mark/Rach/Miriama/Maia/Mahe Ivo $50.00 good stuff
23/02/2012 Georgina Yarrell-Stevenson $150.00
23/02/2012 jacko $100.00
23/02/2012 Lyndsay Yarrell $100.00
22/02/2012 Andrea Newland $100.00 Go for it! You are legends. Thanks for helping those precious Starship kids.
22/02/2012 Nic Valk $50.00 Train and race hard :). Remember it's for the kids!
22/02/2012 John $30.00
22/02/2012 Andrew Thorburn $30.00
22/02/2012 Gretchen Hawkesby $200.00 Good Luck to the team, I really appreciate all that you are doing for Starship!
22/02/2012 Meyer Family $50.00
Total Raised Online: NZD$11,445.00
Total Raised Offline: NZD$32,788.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$44,233.00
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